THE VIRTUE OF MANDATORY VACCINATION: Celebrities are not medical experts, not even Jim Carrey Almighty.

On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that makes California the third state to eliminate “personal belief” exemptions from vaccine requirements for children to attend schools, either public or private.

Starting with the 2016 school year (and with one important exception noted below), all children except those with medical circumstances that would render vaccination unsafe must be vaccinated against ten specific illnesses in order to enroll in a California school. Those who insist on not vaccinating must home-school or find other “independent study” methods of education. The requirement applies to public and private schools, child day care centers (including homes that provide family day care services), and nursery schools. According to the Los Angeles Times, “the new law could affect more than 80,000 California students who annually claim personal belief exemptions.”

Actor/comedian Jim Carrey isn’t happy about the new law, about which more in a moment. Note to Jim: Jenny McCarthy is married; you’re not going to be able to sleep with her again (though I don’t blame you for thinking about it). So please, stop pandering to Jenny’s insanity by buying into her claim, which is not just ignorant but extremely harmful, that vaccinating children is dangerous. (McCarthy believes that a vaccine caused her son’s autism, from which he has largely recovered. Some have questioned whether he was ever autistic, a suggestion the former Playboy Playmate of the Year aggressively rejects.)

Despite trying to revise her own history, McCarthy has — in part thanks to being promoted by Oprah Winfrey — for nearly a decade been the face (and body?) of the anti-vaccine movement. In 2007, she told CNN that “moms and pregnant women” were asking her advice on vaccinating children. Her response: “I don’t know what to tell them, because I am surely not going to tell anyone to vaccinate. But if I had another child, there’s no way in hell.”

The number of unvaccinated children has been rising rapidly in recent years, particularly among upper-middle class white suburbanites. Although several conservative religious communities avoid vaccines, bastions of liberalism such as Boulder, Colorado (the nearest city to my home), have some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates. In fact, Colorado has the lowest kindergarten vaccine rate in the country (82 percent for MMR as compared to a 95 percent national average); Mississippi has the highest rate.

Via: The Spectator

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Coulter Rips The View Hosts for Claim Women Govern Better: ‘Bitchy’ and ‘Hysteria’ Are Female Traits

Conservative author Ann Coulter appeared on ABC’s The View on Tuesday to promote her new book, Never Trust a Liberal Over Three — Especially a Republican. She shocked the hosts after she shot down their claim that the government shutdown would have never occurred if the federal government was run by women. Coulter countered by saying that “bitchy” and “hysteria” are two words associated with women for a reason. 

“You’ve never met a liberal you liked?” Barbara Walters asked about her book. Coulter said that the headline for her book was not literally true, but it was a take off on a 1960s-era expression which advised young people to not trust adults.

“A lot of the Republicans are being blamed for this 16-day government shutdown,” Sherri Shepherdbegan. “What’s you’re take on that.”

“My gripe is with Republicans doing too much of the circular firing squad,” Coulter replied. “I have an idea: why don’t you attack Democrats.”

RELATED: Ann Coulter Talks to Mediaite About Issuing a ‘Fatwa’ for Conservatives, and Why She Mostly Watches MSNBC

Guest host Alicia Menendez asked Coulter about the polling which showed Republicans are now deeply unpopular with the general public. Coulter dismissed those polls of only adults. She said that they were as relevant as her opinion on Dancing with the Stars – a program she does not watch.

“Half of all adults don’t know what day Election Day is,” she said. “For people paying attention, [Sens.]Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are probably the two smartest senators.”

“I think it’s really energized Republicans,” she added.

Jenny McCarthy asked Coulter about the consensus on The View panel, that there would not have been a shutdown if “a woman ran the country.” Coulter blasted this notion as having a faulty premise.

“I think there’s a reason why the words ‘bitchy,’ and ‘hysteria’ come from females,” She said to the groans of The View’s hosts.

Turning to 2016, the panel guests asked what Coulter thought of former Sec. Hillary Clinton’s prospects. Coulter said that her nomination, let alone election, is not assured.

“After, sorry to get very New York-centric, after this mayoral election, I was told it was going to beChristine Quinn,” she said. “And then, people vote…”

When asked about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Coulter said that he has fallen out of her favor.

“He had his temporary Senate appointee vote for amnesty, which is the Republican suicide bill,” coulter said. “Our immigration policy should be like other countries where we try to get the best immigrants in the world and not just lives within walking distance.”

Via: Mediaite.com

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