Michelle Bachmann Accused Rick Perry of Something Seeming Related To Eugenics and/or Logrolling
Sep 13th, 2011 | 8 responses
The word eugenics was not used in Bachmann/ Perry argument. But, here is the definition. Does the matter they are discussing tilt into this: EUGENICS: the science of improving a human population… by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
I’m not certain whether the greater point of a modern person’s inquiry ought be the alleged corporate bags of money offered via using the idea of one more ‘vaccination’ on the very young who already have many early on… or the idea that this vaccine may also carry, underground, the idea of ‘helping’ the young before they have ever had sex …son that when they do, often years hence, they can avoid STD… an inference being that this late childhood vaccine that lines the pockets of a few, will also save much money in alleged ill health from STDs, and cancer potentially caused by THPV later etc. later…
I tend to be in the camp of not cutting boy babies when they not yet even been carried home in the arms of their parents… not removing girl children’s ovaries to make a child with Down’s not ever feel sexual desire…. not removing healthy organs in order to ‘tame’ in advance… people’s what? rampant sexuality?
Whilst I see the potential in the idea of various people of various ages being inoculated against deadly illness, I;m not as gung ho about introducing foreign substances into growing tissue of the young in order to ward off a potential horrible illness ‘x’ much later. I see many many studies by various companies and institutions have been done regarding the substances in this vaccination. But I’m not yet convinced all longevity and pregnancy and post-natal studies of long and long-long term effects are completed… in other words, how might this ‘prophylactic vaccine’ might affect a woman who’s had ‘the vaccine’ when she is 25 and pregnant, 35 and pregnant again. What effect will this have on her bones and blood when she is 50, 60, 70 and more years old? I think all the variations, positive, but especially negative, are not known.
Yet, here the inquiry/ confrontation is about what appears to be an abject and actionable conflict of interest in who is working for whom and who benefits from favored status regarding a Governor. In other words, Bachmann accused Perry of bald-faced graft.
Listen in a bit on Bachmann and Perry:
“Michele Bachmann accused Rick Perry of using sixth-grade girls as profit engines for a drug company at the CNN/Tea Party Express debate. It appears to be true that Perry leans hard into wanting to mandate the HPV vaccine for pre-teens and teenagers.
““To have innocent little 12-year-old girls be forced to have a government injection through an executive order is just wrong,” Bachmann said. “Little girls who have a negative reaction to this potentially dangerous drug don’t get a mulligan.”
“The Minnesota congresswoman went even further, accusing Perry of handing out favors to a company, Merck, represented by his former top aide, Mike Toomey.
““There was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate,” Bachmann said. “The governor’s former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company.””
The report goes on to say that
“Perry pushed back hard against Bachmann, but seemed flustered as the attacks on HPV intensified.
“At the end of the day, this was about trying to stop a cancer,” Perry said. “At the end of the day, I am always going to err on the side of life.”
When Bachmann suggested he mandated the vaccine as a favor to a campaign contributor, Perry responded: “I raised $30 million and if you’re saying I can be bought for $5,000, I’m offended”
Bachmann shot back: “I’m offended for all the little girls and parents who didn’t have a choice.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63329.html#ixzz1XoATQPWl
8 Responses to “Michelle Bachmann Accused Rick Perry of Something Seeming Related To Eugenics and/or Logrolling”
That light is getting awful bright Gov Perry.
State mandated HPV vaccines is a bit much in my book. I can’t imagine the Tea Party/Libertarian/Liberty or Death people being big supporters of the idea. Of course they will all quickly changed their minds if Perry wins the nomination.
…and lets not forget the coziness in his admin and circle of friends with big business. But that really isn’t anything different than every other politician out there.
You are writing, of course, about Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, which is a classic example of a drug developed by a rapacious, politically savvy pharmaceutical company in need of a big moneymaker (upwards of $500 per three-shot course).
Mind you HPV is nothing to sniff at and Gardasil appears to dramatically reduce the chances of getting it. Last time I checked one in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with this most common of sexually transmitted viruses, but your words of caution about the possible side effects of this prophylactic are wise.
All that noted, and I am no fan of Governor Perry by any means, I think that Bachmann’s attacks are way over the top and indicative of her insensitivity toward women’s health issues in general.
Eugenics and Social Darwinism go hand in hand , do they not?
If I remember correctly, this so-called vaccine was a liberal/conservative argument in the past. I vaguely remember Limbaugh going off about forcing kids to have this vaccine, albeit his argument fell into the line of the sexualizing of children, or something or another.
I have to give Bachmann credit though. She was the only candidate that could continue to focus on the anthem singer with a smile throughout the whole horrid cringe.
I do agree with Bachmann, and Dr. E, on the basis that nobody should be forced into medical experimentation.
I get the feeling people are trying to use this issue as a reason to bash somebody, but it actually has two reasonable sides. There’s not much doubt Gardasil will save lives by indirectly preventing cervical cancer. It will also prevent genital warts, which while not life-threatening can be an extremely annoying and embarrassing problem.
The flip side is that Gardasil is very expensive and was pushed heavily by Big Pharma lobbyists, and there is the question of how much that influenced Perry. There also is the issue of mandatory vaccines, which has supporters and detractors on both sides of the aisle.
The long term health concerns are probably overblown and can be raised about all new vaccines. You can’t hold a vaccine while it undergoes a 30 or 40 year trial.
I don’t see the connection to either eugenics or Social Darwinism.
If I thought Bachmann’s comments were indicative of an greater concern for the rights of average citizens or for the lobbying abuse of govt. by corporations I’d be more inclined to applaud her. Alas, there is little reason to think this is anything other than political maneuvering. In any case, I do get a kick out of the Perry piling on – even if it is by another extremist (a gentle word in this context).
Sometimes forced vaccination is a good ideal. But taking it slow and doing testing is better than sending paybacks to connected friends. Let the Glibertarians say that the polio vaccination was a socialist plot.
I see no reason to applaud Bachmann either and I agree her comments are purely political. That is neither here nor there about whether mandatory Gardasil vaccines are a good idea. There are reasonable arguments pro and con and there is no reason to use this issue to bash anyone.
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