John Stone,

You are 100% about Trump needing a dedicated one-on-one with someone (and receiving references he could later review) of the caliber of Barbara Loe Fisher, Andrew Wakefield, Boyd Haley, Suzanne Humphries, Gary Null, on and on -- the list is huge, including yourself, AoA founder Dan Olmsted, and/or Mark Blaxill.

Dan Olmsted, why not send Trump your seminal UPI autism pieces about Home First and the Amish? Since they were endorsed by the UPI THAT should get his attention and show at least how long the CDC has been corrupted.

Go for it, Dan! (your combination of oft-espoused Liberal politics in combination with your investigative reporting/writings just might the perfect ironic mix to get Trump's attention).

Trump's technical grasp of the issue - let alone ignoring Thompson - is rudimentary to say the least. With half-an-hour's proper briefing he could give a much better account than that. Though when it comes down to it - and this is where he gets the point - is that he ignores all the official BS and says in effect "this is what happens and let's stop pretending". And, of course, it is what happens.

Jeanette, these wash post articles, derogatory as they are do have some quote from her stand early on, of course polis blow with the money so I wouldn't take it to the bank.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/14/carly-fiorina-this-is-what-happens-when-you-let-parents-refuse-to-vaccinate-their-kids/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/13/carly-fiorina-parents-should-not-be-forced-to-vaccinate-their-children/

This Thursday morning after the GOP Debate the Associated Press "Fact Checker" uses the CDC as his source to claim Trump was dead wrong about vaccines causing autism.

I am not making this up: What does anybody expect the CDC to say? It just shows how deep Mainstream Media is in the tank with Pharma and the U.S. Health Institutions

Hurrah! for Donald Trump emphatically saying on the National Stage that vaccines can and do cause autism - THAT should cause more people to get into family/friends discussion about the toxicity of vaccines.

And, by the way, Obama back in 2009 declared H1N1/Swine Flu a U.S. 'National Emergency" and 50 million+ doses of extra-toxic new Flu vaccines were rushed into production and injected into pregnant mothers and young infants. The result? Thousands of aborted babies, stricken women no longer able to conceive, and hundreds of extra "flu-associated deaths" in the Fall of 2009, and surely much greater numbers of infants regressing into the autism spectrum. Thanks to Barack Obama.

During the New Labour era in the United Kingdom it was always Conservative Party policy to allow single vaccinations. When I pointed out to them in 2009 that this was no longer possible the policy quietly disappeared - I don't think they even realised until that point. So, politicians who suggest people should be allowed to leave out some of the shots should make sure that this is possible.

Jeannette

An important issue to note here is that choice is actually often ruled out by multivacs. I believe this was one of the reasons for the attack on Andy Wakefield over MMR in 1998. You can't pick and choose vaccines if they are only available combined, you can only say yes or no to the whole thing, if "no" is an option. In principle you can say no in the UK but they were quick to make single vaccines unavailable in the UK in the months following the Royal Free press briefing. After 2009, of course, you couldn't get the single mumps privately.

Ted Cruz's vaccination position according to USA Today report back a few months:

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/02/03/ted-cruz-vaccines-children-christie/

Fiorina's position here might be the most pro-right-to-choose position I've heard (the rest of the candidates, to me, allude to acceptance of at least some mandates that some individuals conceivably are not able to avoid, i.e. forced vaccination, but no one wants to use those two words together), but if anyone knows of a statement from her that also seems to support mandates, I'd appreciate getting some more education:

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/carly-fiorina-vaccinations-parents-decision-religious-liberty-2016-121369

Ben Carson was Chairman of the Board of a cancer vaccine company until May of this year.

I just heard the autism question and Rand Pall just totally sold out on the issue (I think he must have a lot of pharma money backing him). Trump didn't go strong enough in criticizing the CDC at all- big let down. He did say it was associated though (vaccines and autism). At least Carson said there were too many vaccines but I think he is beholden and actually said he believes the "science." Anyone here that thinks Carson is legit deserves what they get because he just knowingly lied.

The political comments from readers on this article are disappointing to me. Not because I disagree with Dan Burns (I believe his intuition got it right) or that I feel political opinions are not relevant to the vaccination issue, they are. No, I am a little disappointed that many are not looking for substance from Trump and the other candidates, a track record if you will. Rather it seems many are influenced by the political show intended to distract us from a real candidate that the establishment absolutely does not want you to hear from or know about. That is Sen. Ted Cruz. Ever wonder why FOX News minimizes his exposure on their network? One commenter here mentioned a couple of candidates and then ended with that he doesn’t know much about Ted Cruz. Well, why not? Here’s his resume: http://www.youngcons.com/ted-cruzs-resume-is-very-impressive-should-make-him-standout-amongst-other-candidates/

Trump says what many of us feel, but how many times have we been down that road, talk is cheap and the his only track record has not served in favor of American citizens’ interests; Sen. Rand Paul I believe is a good man, but he is definitely not his father; Dr. Ben Carson is also a good man, but pro-mandatory vaccines, so maybe he could be misled in other ways, as well; Jeb Bush, really? He’s one of a long line of Globalists. Sen. Marco Rubio calls for a New American Century—that’s code for Globalist intervention. Sen. Ted Cruz is not controlled by the establishment, represents the people, knows the Constitution, is an attorney, and most importantly he has always done what he says he will do.

bayareamom-very well stated and I totally agree with you. The gov't isn't here for us. Yes, we like what Trump said ab out vaccines, but his egotism, which he parades like a winning float, is just plain scary. He only knows how to get the crowd on this side making them think they will have a big say in government policy. Frankly, all politicians are frightening

I like Trump and think the criticism uncalled for. Trump sees the connection. Also Rand Paul is, I believe, an eye surgeon, not a dentist. Along with Ted Cruz, I find the three of them head and shoulders above the rest.

Trump is beholden to no special interest groups.
Rand Paul was raised by Ron Paul, a man of great integrity. He also throws his heart into his job and recently gave quite a few Haitians back their sight. Pro-bono I would think.

Thanks for posting this. It seems more and more like all the options are pretty grim.

"...Having said that .. I would suggest Dan take notice of what is occurring throughout Western Europe this very day .. literally hundreds of thousands of "desperate immigrants from an admittedly a ravaged middle-east" ... are seeking refuge and a better life by mass migration to the countries of Europe's Western democracies ... and .. just as Trump has suggested .. those countries are going to eventually decide whether or not the borders of their own countries are "worth defending or not"..."

And just why do you think these poor refugees are being forced out of their homelands? What country do you suppose is causing this issue in the first place? Oh that's right, the country that's supposed to stand for democracy and the home of the brave and free? THAT country?

Ever hear of PNAC? Or that these wars that are now ongoing were planned WELL in advance of 9/11? This is NOT a conspiracy theory. It's fact.

"In my humble opinion .. a country that refuses to defend it's borders .. will soon cease to be country worth defending."

ALL people on this earth deserve a safe, fruitful and happy life. All people on this earth deserve to have a safe environment within which to raise their families.

While I take exception re allowing thugs/criminals across our borders, I very much care about those who are coming here because the U.S. has made their own country absolutely intolerable to live in. And if you don't think I know what I'm talking about, I suggest you take a look re what John Perkins has to say about some of this - for starters.

He's a true whistle-blower; he blew the whistle on not only what HE had been doing when working undercover on behalf of this 'great country,' but has come out swinging about one particular abc/intelligence agency behind some of these atrocities.

NOTHING is ever what it seems down here. And for Americans, at this stage of the game, to NOT fully understand the who, why and how our own government is behind these atrocious acts committed upon other citizens and other countries, is just beyond me.

You're not going to find TRUTH in our schools regarding our own American history. It's not there. There have been many whistle-blowers who have come out SWINGING because their own hearts couldn't take what they knew was going on any longer. Ask Kay Griggs what she knows. She knows a helluva lot. She blew the whistle on her own husband, a Naval intelligence officer. I spoke on the phone with Kay several years ago - for over 3 hours. She is an extraordinary lady. She has advanced degrees in American history, but know where she told me she had to go to learn the truth about the U.S./real history?

ENGLAND. NOT here.

I could go on and on as to what I've since learned about all of this. My own family background/history with my Dad's intelligence background has absolutely FLOORED me. I found some of these things out some 8 years ago. It's changed me FOREVER. I found out the truth and I must say, it's not always palatable.

As for Donald Trump: NONE of the individuals who are currently running for President are worth a vote. That's MY humble opinion. And sad to break the news, but even if Trump's statements about vaccines are remotely true, I daresay that should that man find himself in the White House, there are major powers that be that will be running things anyway...

...NOT him. The Presidency DOES NOT have the sort of power behind it that most of you seem to feel it does.

I realize many of you reading here still believe in our government - that it's there to serve YOU, if only the RIGHT person were in charge.

Humbly speaking, this is truly a naive way to view your government, your country and the world in which we live. NO ONE in government is here to serve YOU. There are various agendas at play here, and rather unfortunately, none of them are interested in serving the better interests of the impoverished and heartfelt.

Those that are in power are for the most part, sociopaths. They care NOTHING about doing 'what's right,' but care only about their own self-serving agendas and those that are machinating things from above. There are those folks, call them the elites, who control things from afar, folks of whom most of us have never heard of.

There's a gentleman by the name of William Pawelek who was interviewed in I believe it was 2010. He refused to allow his interview to be released until his passing. He did pass away; his wife found, when going through his paperwork, the information he'd hidden from her about his interview. She contacted the gentleman who had interviewed her husband and gave him permission to release the video of her husband's interview.

My life and that of my family's has been changed FOREVER since certain events started happening to us and certain information was released to us. We will never be the same.

That saying that you cannot unring that bell, is SO true. It's far easier, and believe me I would prefer, to pretend I did NOT know the things I know, but I can't do that. I realized I had to literally grow up and FACE what I've since come to learn.

So if anyone here truly believes that Trump's your man, you're sadly misinformed. Just as many of you were DECEIVED by the likes of Obama when HE made certain promises to the masses, I can guarantee you that same sort of deception will occur should Trump make it into the White House.

Personally, I cannot imagine the Powers that Be will allow that to happen anyway. Time will tell...

It is reassuring to see that not all AoAers are prepared to jump on the Trump bandwagon, solely on the basis of a few casual remarks about vaccination. The views he has expressed on the subject may have more to do with the fact that he is a contrarian (vis-à-vis mainstream opinion); I've never felt he is strongly committed to the issue or indeed knows much about it.

As for Trump being a REAL Scot, one can only hope that will keep him safely out of the White House.

Comparing Donald Trump to a Nuremberg Rally is unwarranted.

If people think it is warranted, how about the screaming ignorant hoards in Germany in 2008 adoring Barack Obama who has since turned his position into an unaccountable law breaker, breaking his Oath of Office vow to "faithfully protect the Constitution" and literally ignoring Federal Laws he has sworn to uphold, prohibiting illegals into the U.S. - while he issues many Executive Orders to allow illegal immigrants, even criminals. to stay in the U.S?

At any rate there is no more Critical Issue of our time: Protecting our children from the incredible carnage now imposed by the U.S. CDC Immunization Schedule. There have already been tens of millions of families so afflicted. This has got to stop, and to me having a candidate who is on record (like Trump) about vaccines causing autism (and countless other injuries) takes priority over personality "flaws" cited here.

Ben Carson is on record praising our Vaccine Society (what do you expect of a typical medico, no matter how distinguished?)

Rand Paul is on record that vaccine choice is THE RIGHT of the parents, though he is a doctor (dentist) putting medical decisions of parents above The State imposing them.

Chris Cristy is on record questioning vaccines.

Jeb Bush is on record praising our current Vaccine System.

Ted Cruz I have no information on.

Our Current Occupant of the Oval Office touts and encourages (insane) CDC Schedule.

Carly Fiorina (splg?) has not been vocal either way as far as I know.

Bernie Sanders raves enthusiastically about vaccines

Hillary Clinton thinks the "sky is blue" and "vaccines are all good" for America's infants.

If others have solid evidence of Candidates' giving their views on vaccines, autism, etc., it seems AoA is an ideal forum to present them.

david m burd

Ben Carson clearly is pro-vaccine. Fiorina and Paul seem wishy washy. Ron Paul was more clear.

Thank you Dan. I'm proud of this community.

@Linda 1:

You stated: "...Currently in the United States it is federal labor law that anyone making $23,000 as a salaried employee does not have to be paid overtime for hours worked over 40. Of course, $23,000 is poverty level pay and as far as I am aware, there is no limit to the number of hours that employers can demand of their salaried employees..."

This is not accurate. It depends on your status as an employee, i.e., whether your status is 'exempt' or 'non-exempt.'

I was paid a salary well over $23,000.00/yearly, but was still paid over-time for anything over 40 hours per week.

David,
I really disagree. I just told a friend last night on the phone when we talked about what a fascist jerk Trump was that I was EXTREMELY surprised that Age of Autism appeared to be supporting him. I am relieved to read what I think is an accurate description of his offensive blustering, sort of a tawdry version of Mitt Romney.

david m burd "I question the Editorial Decision of AoA running this piece so negative about Trump."

John Stone "Speaking as a liberal I of course don't like where the state is going anyway."

Dan Burns took the trouble to attend a Trump rally, in the hope of hearing some Trump vaccine wisdom. Instead he got the Trump Trumpeting. Well -That's the man, like him or loath him. In a democratic society citizens can choose who to vote for. I expect Trump is giving the crowd what they want in order to get those votes. Perhaps a PRIVATE approach to Trump's election team might get a vaccine stance out of him.

As for the bonny wee Hispanic child, there seems to be an assumption here of recent immigration. In Scotland we have very few 'Hispanic' persons, but there are a number of different ethnic communities. It would be most unwise to make assumptions about immigration status based on appearance, some citizens are 3rd and 4th immigrant generation descendants with 'braw' Scottish accents to prove it.

It's not easy to obtain UK resident status, but once obtained, immigrants have the same legal and other rights as indigent citizens. Trump could be prosecuted for publicly expressing any sentiments which could be construed as racist or inflammatory in the UK.

David - I guess 'liberal means something else here in the UK. Like John Stone I despair of the way our UK and devolved Scottish state is going.

Thank you so much, Dan Burns, for writing this article.

Trump made some good comments on vaccines and autism a while ago, saying that vaccines may cause autism and that it is reckless to give so many vaccines. But I haven't heard him say anything about this lately. I haven't heard him say anything about Dr. William Thompson or Dr. Poul Thorsen or any specific plans regarding autism or vaccines or reform of the CDC or opposition to the proliferating vaccine mandates. I have seen him flip-flop on some issues. We have no idea whether he would do anything about the issues that are so important to us.

And I agree with Dan's description of Trump's character. There's no way I could support him.

David, it's not true that "Liberals in general love for The State to gain ever more control of the public." Liberals often fight for individual rights and protest govt actions.

I appreciate AoA running this article, and that AoA runs articles with a variety of viewpoints.

Thank you Dan for attending the rally and for sharing your observations and invaluable wisdom and insight.

Currently in the United States it is federal labor law that anyone making $23,000 as a salaried employee does not have to be paid overtime for hours worked over 40. Of course, $23,000 is poverty level pay and as far as I am aware, there is no limit to the number of hours that employers can demand of their salaried employees. I was listening to the radio about this yesterday and heard employers defending the law, saying that it would be a disaster for them if they had to pay employees overtime (time and a half) for those hours. I can hardly believe that this is the same country that I started working in more than 40 years ago.

What is the difference between $23,000 for as many hours as are demanded of you and slavery? The difference is at least with slavery your room and board was provided.

Americans are so desperate, disgusted, disillusioned and abused that they are grasping for anything, anyone who is different and that they think might save them. But does anyone think that Trump the billionaire businessman would want to go back to the days when employees had to be paid for their work? Has anyone posed that question to him?

Of course, young parents are the ones most caught in this evil corporate web, many of them struggling to afford care for their vaccine injured children while working ridiculous hours. Not to mention the millions of Americans buried in trillions of dollars of college loan debt for the first few decades of their working life.

David

I am not a "a liberal in general". I am an old-fashioned liberal who fears the over-powerful state.

John

John Stone, You are heroic in efforts to reveal vaccine carnage to infants and children - THANK YOU. But you seem to contradict your 'liberal' self when then saying you "don'i like where the state is going". Liberals in general love for The State to gain ever more control of the public. What gives?

As to this Trump "Pep Rally" Dan Burns attended, I daresay bringing up medical tyranny this early in the Campaign would be very iffy as most Americans have been conned and brainwashed by CDC and Mainstream News wanting 100% coerced vaccination of kids.

It's too bad Dan Burns was so disappointed and I can see why. Yet, his appreciation for the Hispanic family (whether they were legal or not, who knows?) and their toddler would have been a lot different if their toddler appeared stricken, perhaps vaccine-injured.

I question the Editorial Decision of AoA running this piece so negative about Trump.

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