Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) argued Monday that debate over whether to allow parents more choice in the vaccination of their children was a matter of "freedom," citing personal knowledge of kids "who wound up with profound mental disorders" after receiving immunizations for diseases like Hepatitis B and measles. "I don't think there's anything extraordinary about resorting to freedom," the potential 2016 presidential candidate, who is a ophthalmologist, said in an interview with CNBC. "We sometimes give five or six vaccines all at one time," he said of immunizations of newborns for Hepatitis B. "I chose to have mine delayed....Do I think it's ultimately a good idea? Yeah. So I had mine staggered over several months. I've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children, who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. I'm not arguing that vaccines are a bad idea, I think they're a good thing. But I think parents should have some input. The state doesn't own your children, parents own their children, and it is an issue of freedom. " Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/...ccinations_n_6599560.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Senator Rand Paul ✔ @SenRandPaul Ironic: Today I am getting my booster vaccine. Wonder how the liberal media will misreport this? So Rand Paul, in an effort to turn the tide of negative publicity for his pandering to anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists, ran out and got a booster vaccination to show that he’s not anti-vaccination, completely with brooding about how he’s such a victim of “misreporting” known as “quoting him directly”. Setting aside the question of why it is that Mr. I Love Vaccines neglected to get his booster until right this minute, the larger issue here is that none of this addresses the real issue at stake, which is Rand Paul’s comments about how children are property and that “freedom” requires giving parents broad rights to neglect basic medical care for children. I know he says this is misrepresenting him, but here’s a direct quote: “The state doesn’t own your children. Parents own the children, and it is an issue of freedom and public health.” He also defined “freedom” as being able to neglect your basic responsibility to care for your own children: “I guess being for freedom would be really unusual.” He also did, whether he likes to admit it or not, imply that vaccines cause “profound mental disorders” Sure, he didn’t say outright that it caused the disorders, but did that whole thing anti-vaxxers do where he says that there was a vaccine and then there was the mental disorder and just letting the listener assume there’s a causal relationship. But denying that’s what he was doing is profoundly dishonest. Read more http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/dont-be-fooled-by-rand-pauls-vaccine-stunt/ I want to add, on morning Joe this morning, Joe said it was not the liberal media this time and said he can blame them all he wants. He admitted he insinuated that vaccines cause mental illness.
