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Texas Governor May Have Addiction to HPV Vaccine
Being a parent in Texas with stepdaughters, my wife and I tend to keep track of such things.
Governor Rick Perry
AUSTIN, Texas—A former staffer working for Governor Rick Perry’s election campaign is claiming the presidential hopeful regularly injects himself with the HPV Vaccine. In a phone interview with TMZ, the campaign worker, who wished to remain anonymous, told the reputable news agency that they had witnessed Governor Perry using syringes filled with the HPV vaccine, also known as Gardasil, on numerous occasions.
Asked to comment on the allegations of chronic HPV vaccine use, Governor Perry issued a statement denouncing the claim as being “absolutely false.” However, sources close to the election staff did confirm that the Governor does possess several boxes containing free samples of Gardasil which he received as part of campaign donations made by Merck, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the vaccine.
The anonymous source went on to say that often Governor Perry typically injected himself just prior to various public speaking events. In light of this news, political pundits are speculating that this may have had something to do with Governor Perry’s now infamous memory lapse during a televised presidential debate as well as his strange behavior as he delivered a speech to a group of New Hampshire conservatives.
Perry’s fellow presidential contenders were quick to use this news to their advantage. Congresswoman Michelle Bachman, who has been vocal on Perry’s Texas mandate requiring young people to receive the vaccination, told reporters, “I think this is the smoking gun that proves the HPV vaccine actually can cause mental retardation.” Bachman’s assertion is in reference to her post-debate interview this past September when she cited this as a side effect of the vaccine, despite the absence of facts to support this.
Campaigning in Delaware, Senator Rick Santorum said of the news, simply, “The wicked shall perish, and that includes all drug users, and those with STDs.”
Herman Cain, who has displayed several memory lapses of his own on issues related to Libyan foreign policy and to sexual harassment charges, became suddenly defensive when asked at a fundraising luncheon in Los Angles if the pizza titan/Republican candidate had been sharing needles with Governor Perry. “Of course I don’t. What kind of a question is that?” Cain shot back. “Listen, don’t you think if I had been using the HPV vaccine I would’ve remembered and admitted to it? I’ve got nothing to hide here.”
The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, made by Merck
Not everyone was critical of the allegations, however. Earlier this week, FOX and Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson praised Governor Perry saying, “If this is true, if the Texas Governor actually did inject himself with Gardasil, that I think that shows he has real courage to take a risk like that. I mean, if Bruce Banner had exposed himself to radiation we wouldn’t have the Incredible Hulk to protect this great nation; so, maybe with Perry we’ll get a super president who cures cancer. When’s the last time Obama did that? Huh? That just proves the myth of universal health care.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human papillomavirus or HPV is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States, and it has been known to cause several types of cancer. In 2007, Governor Rick Perry signed an executive order mandating Texas girls be vaccinated for HPV.
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Bah commented on Nov 23 11 at 1:19 pmWhat does anti-GOP satire have to do with Dadding?
Clark Kent's Lunchbox commented on Nov 23 11 at 5:23 pm@BAH, actually, quite a bit–for me as a dad, I didn’t know this was an issue here in Texas until it became a national controversy via the debates. I felt a little irresponsible about that too seen as how I have two stepdaughters who fit the criteria of the Governor’s mandate. So ultimately the point is, as the presidential elections draw near, as parents we better be informed of what the issues are and where candidates stand on then, rather than farcical hearsay, such as that being parodied above.
Regardless of which party we personally align ourselves with (and trust me, I’m not thrilled with the Democrats that much either), or what our personal opinions are (and I’m okay if you don’t agree with my perspective here), we have a responsibility to pick our elected officials by being informed (and if you follow those links, they lead to a lot of actual facts) rather than taking the easy way out and buying the party rhetoric because it’s convenient. That both being a poor parent and citizen.
So to answer your question, once again–this has a lot to do with “Dadding.” “Dadding” has a 360-degree horizon that encompasses a lot of territory, and I’m hoping to bring those some of those different perspectives to the table.
Thanks for the comment. Hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving.
homemakerman commented on Nov 30 11 at 12:59 pmI think the real question is, “What does dadding have to do with anti-GOP satire?”
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