Tennessee U.S. Rep.-elect Mark Green alleges vaccines may cause autism, questions CDC data

[brooklynite]

Source: The Tennesseean

A soon-to-be congressman from Tennessee told constituents Tuesday he believed vaccines may be causing autism, denying data from the Centers for Disease Control and other institutions disproving such a theory.

Not only did Republican Mark Green, a Congressman-elect from Clarksville who is also a medical doctor, express hesitation about the CDC's stance on vaccines, Green said he believed the federal health agency has "fraudulently managed" the data.

His remarks came in response to an audience question at a town hall meeting in Franklin from a woman identifying herself as the parent of a young adult with autism. The woman was concerned about possible cuts to Medicaid funding.

"Let me say this about autism," Green said. "I have committed to people in my community, up in Montgomery County, to stand on the CDC’s desk and get the real data on vaccines. Because there is some concern that the rise in autism is the result of the preservatives that are in our vaccines.

Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/12/tennessee-mark-green-vaccine-autism-cdc-congressman-anti-vax/2288164002/

[irisblue]

1. A physician? 🤦

[Chicago1980]

9. Only the Mark Green on E.R.

[underpants]

2. At this point I wouldn't be surprised to hear the communist - fluoride nonsense again

Okay maybe not communists. Probably MS13.

[BeneathTheMire]

3. He should have his license revoked.

[bluevoter4life]

4. I think what bugs me most about the anti-vaxxer bullshit

Is these followers would much rather have a sick child than an autistic one.

[BlueIdaho]

5. Fucking Science Deniers...

Add that to the long list of fascists, pedophiles, and the usual ragtag bag of liars, thieves, and corporate shills on the take - all proud to call themselves republicans and Trump Supporters. The Republican Party is a shithole.

[CrispyQ]

6. Bet he threw his Romaine lettuce out a few weeks ago, though.

[SoCalNative]

12. Do they even eat lettuce

in Tennessee?

[appalachiablue]

15. Are u serious?

[sakabatou]

7. OFFS!

[Rizen]

8. What an idiot.

We've got to get these science deniers out of the government.

[Docreed2003]

10. He's a douchebag...

His campaign videos were all with him in his white coat bragging about how conservative he was and how he'd fight to keep government "out of your healthcare".

[turbinetree]

11. Fucking Malpractice..................I just wonder if this asshole got vaccinated before he went to

school when he was younger.....................I think so.........................if he went to a public school..................

The woman asked about cuts to Medicaid for her young adult.....................this asshole goes into his rant that vaccines maybe connected to autism....................that wasn't the question...................and now this asshole is going to get health care from the same woman that pays taxes to have this asshole in Congress have his delusion being put in the house floor...............................go fucking figure.............

Now lets look at his Open Secrets donations............................fucking Koch's are top of the list

https://www.opensecrets.org/races/contributors?cycle=2018&id=TN07&spec=N

[Aristus]

13. AW, GODDAMMIT! NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN!

[weissmam]

14. ass whole

pretty simple, and a dodge of the main question

[UpInArms]

16. I wonder if he got his degree from Trump U?

‘cause this guy doesn’t have a lick of sense.

[defacto7]

17. BS. n/t

[Eugene]

18. Rep.-elect Mark Green walks back claim that vaccines cause autism

Source: Washington Post

Rep.-elect Mark Green walks back claim that vaccines cause autism

By Felicia Sonmez
December 12 at 8:11 PM

Rep.-elect Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is walking back comments at a town hall in which he promoted the conspiracy theory that vaccines cause autism and said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have “fraudulently managed” data on the topic.

Green, a physician who last month won the House seat being vacated by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), made the remarks Tuesday night in response to a question from a town hall attendee.

“Let me say this about autism,” Green said, according to a video of the exchange posted by the Tennessean. “I have committed to people in my community, up in Montgomery County, to stand on the CDC’s desk and get the real data on vaccines, because there is some concern that the rise in autism is the result of the preservatives that are in our vaccines.”

He added that, as a doctor, he could approach the issue “academically” and make his case against the CDC “if they really want to engage me on it.”

-snip-

In a statement Wednesday night, Green said that his comments about vaccines had been “misconstrued.”

-snip-

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-elect-mark-green-walks-back-claim-that-vaccines-cause-autism/2018/12/12/9f43d1b4-fe62-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html