Vaccine Idiocy and Editorial Hypocrisy: Why I Don't Read The Huffington Post

This great, simple post is making the rounds today. It's from Gawker, and succinctly points out just how hypocritical and ridiculous the editorial policies of the Huffington Post are. They won't post some crazy conspiracy theory by Jesse Ventura (and I've no doubt it was crazy - see this review of his TV show at Pop Matters), but they will post an insane, dangerous pack of lies from Jenny McCarthy about vaccines.

As Gawker's Alex Pareene writes:

Because today, the very same Huffington Post published this wonderful post from dangerous nutcase Jenny McCarthy about how autism is caused by vaccines and can be cured with experimental treatments that the established medical community doesn't want you to know about. We can only assume that as soon as the editors discover this conspiratorial nonsense, they will promptly remove it.

The fun thing about Jenny McCarthy's conspiracy is that if it catches on enough, it will literally lead to the death of children. Trutherism just makes you really annoying!

Just to be clear, I think Ventura's 9/11 Truther idiocy is just as wrong as McCarthy's anti-vaccine nonsense. I don't think the Huffington Post should provide a venue for either of them - they're more than capable of creating their own blogs if they've got something to say. Giving them a platform just makes the Huffington Post look bad.

Read Orac's analysis/take down of the whole McCarthy piece.

Comments

[isles]

Is it an upside-down Internet when Gawker (which makes no highfalutin claims) correctly calls bullshit on the Huffington Post (which styles itself a hub of higher thinking)?

[labvirus]

i think those who are quick to label others as "fanatics" or "theorists" need to have their heads examined. there are plenty of good reasons why anyone in their right mind would not want to take a toxic vaccine, and excuse me jesse ventura WAS a navy seal and a governor - what are your qualifications?

if anyone hasnt noticed that Huffington Post is funded by George Soros, here's a list of other organizations that are similarly funded:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/Organizations%20Funded%20Directly5.htm

[AntiMPAAman]

Hey Labvirus, you're wrong. And your mother doesn't love you either.