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BumRushDaShow

(146,628 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:47 AM Jan 6

Democratic senator blasts RFK Jr's vaccine theories ahead of confirmation hearings: 'Kids will get killed'

Source: The Independent

Sunday 05 January 2025 23:02 GMT

Robert F Kennedy Jr is facing a predictably skeptical reception from senators on Capitol Hill as he pursues a bid to become the next Health secretary for incoming president Donald Trump.

His long history of comments and activism against vaccines — which he falsely blames for causing autism in children — has earned him ideological foes among Democrats and Republicans alike. Now, Kennedy needs to convince some of those moderate Republican senators to vote for his confirmation, even as he faces a barrage of attacks from Democrats. Most of those Republicans are being quiet about their position on his confirmation so far.

On Sunday, Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy attacked a conservative activist for calling him “deranged” in response to some of the criticism RFK jr has faced. “We don't have to treat conspiracy theorists like RFK Jr. with kid gloves. It's simple. He's spent his career fighting school vaccine programs. If they atrophy, kids will get killed,” tweeted the senator.

He added: “[E]ven if RFK Jr. doesn't legally weaken school vaccine requirements (and he might!), his elevation to HHS Secretary will amplify his conspiracy views. When vaccine rates drop because of RFK Jr.'s conspiracy spreading - kids get killed.” As evidence, Murphy pointed to a measles outbreak in Samoa and pinned the blame for the disastrous consequences on Kennedy’s activism against the measles jab in the island nation in 2018.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chris-murphy-rfk-nomination-twitter-b2674150.html

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Democratic senator blasts RFK Jr's vaccine theories ahead of confirmation hearings: 'Kids will get killed' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 6 OP

If only we could vaccinate people against stupidity Walleye Jan 6 #1

I swear it's a program to feed Republican constituents bucolic_frolic Jan 6 #2

Survival of the richest, I mean the fittest. Buddyzbuddy Jan 6 #3

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Both sides? Are you NUTS?! jvill Jan 6 #5

Are you calling medical science reports propaganda? truthisfreedom Jan 6 #6

Critical thinking, huh? EYESORE 9001 Jan 6 #7

then you're not thinking about it critically WhiskeyGrinder Jan 6 #8

What the hell are you talking about? Prof. Toru Tanaka Jan 6 #9

It's all a plan to scare people back into monogamy by fear of disease bucolic_frolic Jan 6 #10

It's not just kids that will be killed sakabatou Jan 6 #11

Walleye

(37,429 posts)

1. If only we could vaccinate people against stupidity

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Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:49 AM

Jan 6

bucolic_frolic

(48,380 posts)

2. I swear it's a program to feed Republican constituents

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Mon Jan 6, 2025, 05:51 AM

Jan 6

Undertakers, preachers, lawyers, doctors, medical institutions.

Potentially they all get fees on every death. Grass roots GOP professionals.

BONUS TIME! You can preach to produce more babies and feed the system even more! Births drag out the preachers, doctors, lawyers, medical institutions.

Buddyzbuddy

(303 posts)

3. Survival of the richest, I mean the fittest.

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Mon Jan 6, 2025, 06:28 AM

Jan 6

I think death is a goal not a side effect for some of the Republicans.
During covid, how many seniors died unnecessarily. I'm sure some of the incoming administration were glad to get them off of government support. And now the children that they claim to be so concerned about will be at risk. The tolerance for cruelty from that side of the aisle never ceases to amaze me.

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jvill

(459 posts)

5. Both sides? Are you NUTS?!

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Mon Jan 6, 2025, 08:11 AM

Jan 6

One side points to a documented history of saving hundreds of millions of people worldwide...

The other side points to debunked nonsense.

You can take your lazy bothsiderism right back to CNN, thank you very much.

truthisfreedom

(23,346 posts)

6. Are you calling medical science reports propaganda?

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Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:09 AM

Jan 6

At some point science has to be accepted as real. Science leads to technology, which, hand in hand, has increased human lifespans continuously (except during the trump dip, of course, when he killed off millions of Americans with his terrible examples of not wearing masks, etc.)

Kaiser Family Foundation

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-life-expectancy-compare-countries/