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A letter writer named Karen a few pages back says Salon did not question RFK Jr's hoohah about autism. Is this so? If so, shame on Salon. You do more than a disservice to your readers if this is true; you actually help perpetuate a lie that has repercussions for the health of the general public. The thimerasol/autism link is pure bunkum. How many MDs do you know who withhold vaccines from their children? They love their children as much as everyone else does, and if they thought for a minute that pharmaceutical companies were involved in a scheme to cause a neurological damage to children to preserve profit, you'd see the entire medical community advising the public not to immunize children.
Do your homework. RFK Jr is a half-baked child of legacy, as oblivious to responsibilty as GW Bush is. Both he and Bush believe their opinion makes it so, and why not? They've got legions of fans propping them up and cheering them on.
Try to be a little more discriminating when it comes to rich guys from famous families and their opinions on science, 'kay? It's kneejerking at its finest to decry one rich dope's backing of creationism and take the other rich dope at his word about autism because the other rich dope happens to be a democrat.
