With the hiring of Jenny McCarthy to join the popular daytime talk show, The View, a multitude of articles have been published in major print and broadcast media outlets, all sharing concern about “blonde” girls expressing politically incorrect opinions about vaccine side effects. This call to muzzle vaccine talking mothers will not work, as thinking Moms and Dads continue to dig deeper and learn that good health is about more than using lots of vaccines to prevent infections.
Most of the writers who wrote stories about a vaccine talking celebrity Mom joining ‘The View,” including those calling for censorship and the gutting of journalistic standards that ensure fair balance - when it comes to writing stories about vaccination - are journalists by profession. 28 of the 29 articles were written by individuals without medical degrees. Even though these writers do not have medical degrees, the U.S. Constitution guarantees them the liberty to express their views about Jenny McCarthy, Barbara Walters, ABC and vaccines, just as the media outlets publishing their opinions are protected by the First Amendment. That legal right to engage in critical thinking and to hold personal beliefs and to exercise free speech, belongs to every American - not just to those articulating talking points made or approved by citizens with M.D. or Ph.D. written after their names.
