Flashback: Scarborough Warns Vaccines May Cause Autism

SCARBOROUGH It s as ░░░░░░░░ wrenching as it gets ░░░░░░░░ in children Six out ░░░░░░░░ every thousand kids get ░░░░░░░░ and nobody knows exactly ░░░░░░░░ But my next guest ░░░░░░░░ he s got part ░░░░░░░░ the blame that he ░░░░░░░░ he thinks needs to ░░░░░░░░ on government And it ░░░░░░░░ to do with a ░░░░░░░░ called Thimerosal Robert F ░░░░░░░░ Jr is a senior ░░░░░░░░ for the Natural Resources ░░░░░░░░ Council He is author ░░░░░░░░ Deadly Immunity in the ░░░░░░░░ issue of Rolling Stone ░░░░░░░░ s an investigation of ░░░░░░░░ possible connection between Thimerosal ░░░░░░░░ autism in young kids ░░░░░░░░ Bobby thanks a lot ░░░░░░░░ of course you also ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy JR Thanks Joe ░░░░░░░░ a great new book ░░░░░░░░ us briefly about that ░░░░░░░░ JR First of all ░░░░░░░░ me say that the ░░░░░░░░ Immunity piece on Thimerosal ░░░░░░░░ also running on salon ░░░░░░░░ Simultaneously the two magazines ░░░░░░░░ the same time My ░░░░░░░░ book is Saint Francis ░░░░░░░░ Assisi A Life of ░░░░░░░░ It s a children ░░░░░░░░ book I grew up ░░░░░░░░ books about the saints ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t find ░░░░░░░░ that will hold my ░░░░░░░░ aged children s attention ░░░░░░░░ so I tried to ░░░░░░░░ a book that had ░░░░░░░░ kind of action and ░░░░░░░░ know engaging story that ░░░░░░░░ also teach them the ░░░░░░░░ And it s done ░░░░░░░░ very well And I ░░░░░░░░ very happy with it ░░░░░░░░ Well we want to ░░░░░░░░ you you back to ░░░░░░░░ about that but let ░░░░░░░░ talk tonight about Thimerosal ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ out there When I ░░░░░░░░ practicing law in fact ░░░░░░░░ need to say this ░░░░░░░░ actually practice in the ░░░░░░░░ law firm no lawsuits ░░░░░░░░ Thimerosal So we can ░░░░░░░░ that off the record ░░░░░░░░ still there are a ░░░░░░░░ of people a lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans very concerned about ░░░░░░░░ impact of this drug ░░░░░░░░ is found in vaccines ░░░░░░░░ how it causes autism ░░░░░░░░ about that Kennedy JR ░░░░░░░░ s a it s ░░░░░░░░ Thimerosal is a preservative ░░░░░░░░ was put in the ░░░░░░░░ back in the 1930s ░░░░░░░░ immediately after it was ░░░░░░░░ in autism cases began ░░░░░░░░ appear Autism had never ░░░░░░░░ known before It was ░░░░░░░░ to science Then the ░░░░░░░░ were increased in 1989 ░░░░░░░░ the CDC and by ░░░░░░░░ couple of other government ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH OK Let me ░░░░░░░░ you there That s ░░░░░░░░ important date And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you why My ░░░░░░░░ son born in 1991 ░░░░░░░░ a slight form of ░░░░░░░░ called Asperger s But ░░░░░░░░ seems and again when ░░░░░░░░ was practicing law and ░░░░░░░░ when I was in ░░░░░░░░ parents would constantly come ░░░░░░░░ me and they d ░░░░░░░░ me videotapes of their ░░░░░░░░ And they were all ░░░░░░░░ the age of my ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy JR Exactly SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ younger Kennedy JR The ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH So something happened ░░░░░░░░ 1989 Kennedy JR Exactly ░░░░░░░░ generate what happened was ░░░░░░░░ vaccine schedule was increased ░░░░░░░░ went up from receiving ░░░░░░░░ 10 vaccines in our ░░░░░░░░ to these kids received ░░░░░░░░ vaccines And they all ░░░░░░░░ this Thimerosal and there ░░░░░░░░ mercury And nobody bothered ░░░░░░░░ do an analysis of ░░░░░░░░ the cumulative impact of ░░░░░░░░ that mercury was doing ░░░░░░░░ kids As it turns ░░░░░░░░ we are injecting our ░░░░░░░░ with 400 times the ░░░░░░░░ of mercury that FDA ░░░░░░░░ EPA considers safe A ░░░░░░░░ on his first day ░░░░░░░░ he s born is ░░░░░░░░ with a hepatitis B ░░░░░░░░ Under EPA guidelines he ░░░░░░░░ be have to be ░░░░░░░░ pounds to safely absorb ░░░░░░░░ shot SCARBOROUGH And yet ░░░░░░░░ re just constantly pumping ░░░░░░░░ kids with these vaccines ░░░░░░░░ the federal government in ░░░░░░░░ of this Kennedy JR ░░░░░░░░ what happened what happened ░░░░░░░░ that in 1988 one ░░░░░░░░ every 2 500 American ░░░░░░░░ had autism Today one ░░░░░░░░ every 166 children have ░░░░░░░░ And plus one in ░░░░░░░░ children have other kinds ░░░░░░░░ learning disorders other kinds ░░░░░░░░ neurological disorders speech delay ░░░░░░░░ disorders ADD hyperactivity that ░░░░░░░░ seem to be connected ░░░░░░░░ are all connected the ░░░░░░░░ shows are all connected ░░░░░░░░ autism to Thimerosal SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ know Bobby what we ░░░░░░░░ all you I could ░░░░░░░░ thousand different issues whether ░░░░░░░░ s Terri Schiavo or ░░░░░░░░ environment I think would ░░░░░░░░ on the environment But ░░░░░░░░ this case you ve ░░░░░░░░ the federal government coming ░░░░░░░░ saying well there s ░░░░░░░░ really there s no ░░░░░░░░ science And of course ░░░░░░░░ politics science always gets ░░░░░░░░ Why isn t the ░░░░░░░░ government stepped up and ░░░░░░░░ more Because listen Bobby ░░░░░░░░ can t prove it ░░░░░░░░ You can t prove ░░░░░░░░ But intuitively you look ░░░░░░░░ the spike You look ░░░░░░░░ what happened with Thimerosal ░░░░░░░░ is no doubt in ░░░░░░░░ mind maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ years from now maybe ░░░░░░░░ s five years from ░░░░░░░░ maybe it s 10 ░░░░░░░░ from now we re ░░░░░░░░ to find out the ░░░░░░░░ causes in my opinion ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy JR You know ░░░░░░░░ what the science is ░░░░░░░░ there today for anybody ░░░░░░░░ bothers to read it ░░░░░░░░ I I have read ░░░░░░░░ Actually on my website ░░░░░░░░ week robertfkennedyjr com I ░░░░░░░░ publishing an article that ░░░░░░░░ through all of the ░░░░░░░░ But the science is ░░░░░░░░ And what happens is ░░░░░░░░ read the science at ░░░░░░░░ and there s literally ░░░░░░░░ and hundreds of studies ░░░░░░░░ connect Thimerosal to you ░░░░░░░░ to these disastrous neurological ░░░░░░░░ Then I went I ░░░░░░░░ to the scientists Then ░░░░░░░░ went and I talked ░░░░░░░░ the federal bureaucrats who ░░░░░░░░ defending Thimerosal And I ░░░░░░░░ what are you relying ░░░░░░░░ And I looked at ░░░░░░░░ science they are relying ░░░░░░░░ and I can tell ░░░░░░░░ Joe it is so ░░░░░░░░ and you and I ░░░░░░░░ seen you know in ░░░░░░░░ practice with junk science ░░░░░░░░ we know you know ░░░░░░░░ these phony scientists are ░░░░░░░░ created this stuff SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ happened in big tobacco ░░░░░░░░ JR Right SCARBOROUGH It ░░░░░░░░ in big oil Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ And there s and ░░░░░░░░ is this SCARBOROUGH It ░░░░░░░░ happening in global warming ░░░░░░░░ now it s happening ░░░░░░░░ a way that s ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy JR This is ░░░░░░░░ our kids lives Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ This is classic tobacco ░░░░░░░░ It is junk science ░░░░░░░░ I was looking at ░░░░░░░░ reports and saying this ░░░░░░░░ the best This is ░░░░░░░░ you re relying on ░░░░░░░░ know it s fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ OK Kennedy JR And ░░░░░░░░ we have the transcripts ░░░░░░░░ Explain explain it to ░░░░░░░░ Bobby OK I mean ░░░░░░░░ it to me If ░░░░░░░░ s the case you ░░░░░░░░ I both politics obviously ░░░░░░░░ like to get reelected ░░░░░░░░ are they sitting back ░░░░░░░░ our children are being ░░░░░░░░ if the science is ░░░░░░░░ why are they sitting ░░░░░░░░ and letting our children ░░░░░░░░ poisoned Kennedy JR Because ░░░░░░░░ the the same regulatory ░░░░░░░░ that greenlighted Thimerosal originally ░░░░░░░░ now trying to cover ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SCARBOROUGH It s ░░░░░░░░ operation Kennedy JR Right ░░░░░░░░ they re working with ░░░░░░░░ pharmaceutical industry And we ░░░░░░░░ have the transcripts of ░░░░░░░░ secret meeting that they ░░░░░░░░ in indecipherable in the ░░░░░░░░ 2000 And it s ░░░░░░░░ most horrifying thing that ░░░░░░░░ can read Joe There ░░░░░░░░ scientists there from the ░░░░░░░░ who are saying who ░░░░░░░░ reading the reports and ░░░░░░░░ This is undeniable There ░░░░░░░░ no there is no ░░░░░░░░ is no way we ░░░░░░░░ ever deny this I ░░░░░░░░ not going to give ░░░░░░░░ to my children But ░░░░░░░░ let s hide this ░░░░░░░░ the American people And ░░░░░░░░ s you know it ░░░░░░░░ that clear And this ░░░░░░░░ what I write about ░░░░░░░░ This this language that ░░░░░░░░ you know that I ░░░░░░░░ about in the Rolling ░░░░░░░░ piece and the Salon ░░░░░░░░ that you know it ░░░░░░░░ so shocking where we ░░░░░░░░ the guys who are ░░░░░░░░ to be protecting Americans ░░░░░░░░ who are actually conspiring ░░░░░░░░ keep this stuff in ░░░░░░░░ vaccines SCARBOROUGH You know ░░░░░░░░ I can t say ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit we were both ░░░░░░░░ in I don t ░░░░░░░░ to say it but ░░░░░░░░ reminds me of a ░░░░░░░░ we were involved in ░░░░░░░░ couple of years ago ░░░░░░░░ water quality where you ░░░░░░░░ the people that polluted ░░░░░░░░ our community and then ░░░░░░░░ our community would have ░░░░░░░░ drank the water that ░░░░░░░░ children grew up drinking ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ disaster It s a ░░░░░░░░ So hey Bobby thanks ░░░░░░░░ being here tonight I ░░░░░░░░ you to if you ░░░░░░░░ come back we need ░░░░░░░░ talk more about this ░░░░░░░░ also I want to ░░░░░░░░ about and I m ░░░░░░░░ to hold up the ░░░░░░░░ now we actually lured ░░░░░░░░ in to say that ░░░░░░░░ re going to talk ░░░░░░░░ him about this book ░░░░░░░░ actually he said he ░░░░░░░░ to talk about this ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate you being ░░░░░░░░ Bobby as always and ░░░░░░░░ s get you back ░░░░░░░░ JR Thanks a lot ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH And let s ░░░░░░░░ you running for a ░░░░░░░░ office I will defend ░░░░░░░░ honor Whenever any Republican ░░░░░░░░ anything nasty Kennedy JR ░░░░░░░░ that counts for a ░░░░░░░░ Thanks a lot Joe ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that and a ░░░░░░░░ right Get you cup ░░░░░░░░ coffee We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back in a second ░░░░░░░░ Scarborough Country.’”