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The Reawakening
Cancer HateOne, two, three . . . Calling Dr. LeeHi I can't believe how naive you are (or maybe you are being paid by the drug/chemical industry to dispel the dangers associated with tampering with the body in the way they have done and to its detriment). Disease is growing, and you are helping it. I will pray for you. Valerie [omitted]
Well, I'm always glad to be of help. But actually cancer rates are declining, as the National Institutes of Health documents in its massive database. As to reading what Dr. Lee has to say, it's possible that I might except that there have to be thousands of Drs. Lee in the U.S. alone. No time to call them all up today, but thanks anyway. Sincerely, Dr. Lee is well known, an M.D. who after 20 years of treating patients conventionally and seeing no healing results realized something was wrong with the medical profession. You can find sites relating to him by the words "Dr. Lee" and "Progesterone." Oh, yes, and his book, "What Doctors won't tell you about . . ." menopause or progesterone. I can't remember. Sorry. A quick search will reveal a lot of info. You might even want to talk to him. He will prove most enlightening! [Letter edited for brevity.] Regards,
Has it occurred to you that if Dr. Lee practiced medicine for 20 years and failed to heal anyone, it might say more about him than it does the medical profession? Anyway, for all your praise of him you still don't even know his first name and seem incapable yourself of using a search engine. I think I'll take somebody's advice other than yours and your mysterious Dr. Lee, thank you. Sincerely, Stem Cell HateIf I Don't Read it; It Doesn't ExistSubject: Human embryonic stem cell experimentation In the biological sciences it is highly unethical to conduct experiments
on human beings without prior successful research on laboratory animals.
Experimenting is done on lower forms of life so biologists may learn whether
the desired beneficial outcome is feasible without any harmful result;
and thus whether parallel human studies can be safely undertaken. For
example, if premature death, unpredicted cancer, sterility, malformed
offspring, or other devastating results occur in the animal model, the
failed experiment will not be attempted on humans. Sincerely, P.S. Please read "Why We Should Ban Human Cloning Now: Preventing a Brave New World" by Leon R. Kass in The New Republic of May 21, 2001, or online before you get out on a limb on this subject.
From where did you cut and paste that passage? I'm thrilled you're so concerned with ME going out on a limb when you've just responded to an article you obviously haven't bothered to read. You're arguing against the use of embryonic stem cells and instead for application of non-embryonic ones. Everything I've published on the subject of stem cells takes that position. Other than criticizing things you've never laid eyes on, you make many other false assumptions such as that stem cell therapies are tried on humans that were not first successfully used with animals. You're so wrapped up in the ethics that you haven't bothered to learn the science. Even while I agree with bio-ethicists in many areas, like you all too many of them are strong on the "ethics" part but very weak on the "bio" aspect. If you want to be helpful in this field, you have to understand both sides of the equation. Sincerely, Unspecified HateAt Least He Said Please you are a fuck please die -willis
You're a man of few words. And even fewer brain cells. Sincerely, see i [sic] would respond to all your crap... (i.e.[sic] your website) but after reading your hate mail page i [sic] realized that you can't even think through a logical argument so whats [sic] the use. -willis once agian [sic] i [sic] reiterate: "you are a fuck please die" p.s. in response to your braincells [sic] statement i [sic] am currently translating my ap [sic] latin virgil homework (reading the aenied [sic] in latin [sic] [sic]
Someone has obviously been putting you on. An American who can't write in English is not learning Latin. You must be learning igpay atinlay. Sincerely,
Herbicide HateIt Takes Only ONE IQ Point to Send an EmailMr. Fumento, Just came across your website, searching for information on atrazine – I was shocked. I for one will vote with my wallet and my stomach and am happy to pay twice as much for organic food. Claims that chlorinated organics are carcinogenic in small quantities are hard to prove, but I believe we are better off without these pesticides. Why risk our health? Yes, I am a skeptic. Skeptical that things that are toxic in high doses are safe in low doses. These are the kind of things that cause cancer! (but some people make money from the proceeds, you must be one of them) [sic] It only takes ONE molecule in ONE cell (and a million to one chance) for the human body to make a mistake. It could happen to any of us in today's polluted world. Couldn't we be civilized enough to put safety first? [omitted] Anderson PS. [sic] Would you buy bottled water with 0.1 ppb atrazine? You probably think that tap water is just fine. . . Oh by the way, I'm an environmental engineer, so I am aware of all the contaminants that are in your (all of our) drinking water. Good reasons not to drink it. And you sound so blissful in your confidence!
If you were searching for information on atrazine, you wouldn't have rejected out of hand my material. What you really mean is that you were searching for information with which to attack atrazine and I refused to confirm your prejudices. And has it occurred to you that perhaps the reason I seem so confident is that I've actually studied the subject, while you remain immersed in blissful ignorance? Nah, I didn't think so. Yes, poison can be good for you when that poison is killing something that competes with you for food. Atrazine kills weeds. If you are a weed, I would suggest you avoid it at all costs. I'm glad you're happy to pay twice as much for organic food because that's pretty much what you're doing. But you're being ripped off. Although most food that gets poisoned is infected after it leaves the farm, if it does get poisoned on the farm it's probably because it's grown organically using animal dung and some of the other horribles organic farmers are into. The poisoning rate for organic sprouts is outrageously high, despite repeated FDA recalls. I believe we are better off with these pesticides. Why risk our health? As far as herbicides go, atrazine and other chemicals allow farmers to kill weeds without tilling the ground and causing the massive loss of topsoil that formerly occurred. (Ever hear of the dust bowl? Watch "The Grapes of Wrath" sometime. It wasn't pretty.) If you're skeptical that "things that are toxic in high doses are
safe in low doses" then you'd better stop ingesting, well, just about
everything. Ever drink anything with alcohol in it? It's a known human
carcinogen. Iron is an essential mineral but a few iron tablets will kill
a baby. You can also poison yourself with selenium and vitamin A, but
on the other hand you can't live without them. What about salt? Kind of
hard to get by without salt, isn't it? So if you were floating in a lifeboat
on the ocean you'd go ahead and drink the water, right? After all, at
least it's not tap water! These are the kind of things that cause illness! (But some people like some environmental engineers make their living by pretending otherwise; you must be one of them.) Do you have any substantiation for your "one molecule" theory or, excuse me, your "ONE molecule" theory? No, but don't worry because no one else does either. We are constantly bombarded with a lot more than single molecules of cancer-causing or otherwise poisonous insults, including radiation, toxic chemicals and natural and organic airborne pollutants. So by your theory, we're all dead. By a better theory, our bodies have a tremendous ability to resist attack and only when something goes wrong with our immune systems or those immune systems become overwhelmed by sheer volume does something go wrong with us. Almost 500 years ago Paracelsus (1493-1541) wrote: "Dosis facit venenum." ("The dose makes the poison."). Centuries later some of us still haven't learned. Sincerely,
Obesity Hate
-jake
You can be "fine" with smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, too. I just want you to know obesity is killing you just as surely. thats true, but still..who's choice is it? and who are you to say what people need to do?
Sincerely, well honestly if there are people out there who dont [sic] know that being fat isnt [sic] healthy, then they deserve to die..do you know why tho? becuase [sic] they're morons. I think the only reason you actually post shit is because you need something to bitch about, which is understandable..I mean without people like you we wouldnt [sic] have mass media -Jake
Sincerely,
Hey, I never even said you got paid to do this shit. -Jake
And by the way, I DO know how to use the "delete" button with flamers. [Incidentally, whatever POE is I never heard from another member.]
Ann Coulter Hate[This was in response to a letter I posted on a journalism website supporting the firing of Ann Coulter from National Review and saying she was a knee-jerk conservative, just as there are plenty of knee-jerk liberal columnists.]
[omitted] Murray
Um, excuse me, but one of your alleged conservatives is a self-described liberal, namely Al Hunt. Christopher Buckley is not syndicated. And I'm sorry if most of the liberals write for publications you can't afford, but it neither makes them non-spouters nor non-liberals. Finally, the purpose of the letter was to criticize conservative columnist Ann Coulter, not to provide people like you a laundry list of liberal columnists. Sincerely, Thanks for your well-thought out reply – what a guy! And you really answered my question – must be because you don't have an answer. If Al Hunt is a liberal....Ha ha.
Sincerely, a [sic] Trotskyite, huh. How original and thought-provoking. You self-described conservatives are just so plucky!
Sincerely, Dear Mr. Fumento: [Regarding my article, "The ‘Warrior' Terrorists"] "none of Hitler,s [sic] top henchmen managed to or even tried to escape from Germany. Many lower level Nazis and other war criminals (e.g. from Croatia) managed to escape , sometimes with help from the Vatican. Michael [omitted]
Ever hear of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz "Angel of Death"? Case closed. Sincerely,
P.S. I don't care for Catholic-baiters. Sincerely,
Anthrax HateFrom Joey [omitted]
For Shame!
I suppose my being a media whore is one possibility. Another is that you didn't bother to look at the context in which I was writing and you're making things up. The first article you refer to (http://www.fumento.com/anthraxangst.html) was about the use of anthrax by nations that have weaponized it and packed it into shells or missiles for the express purpose of firing at troop concentrations. The second (http://www.fumento.com/nroanthraxanxiety.html) was about laboratory-grade anthrax sent through the mail. Moreover, while you summarize my position as saying anthrax (or "Anthrax" as it were) is "harmless," what I actually wrote was: "If anthrax takes hold in the lungs and is left untreated, the death rate is about 80%." My conclusion. You're just another hate mailer whore using deceptive techniques for whatever reason. Sincerely,
You're the best. You give it straight and apologize when you might be wrong. Let me take this opportunity to heap kudos upon your illustrious noggin'. Keep up the good work. I am spreading the good news of fumento.com to all my friends and relatives who have spark of intelligence.
Sincerely,
Fragrant HateB.O. & B.S.Dear Mr. Fumento, Beth
No, the joke is somebody who dives behind a rock every time someone wearing underarm deodorant walks by. Sincerely, I'm going to tell [anti-fragrance activists] Betty Bridges & Barb Wilkins that you're a put-on. Are you scared now? I'm also getting ready to contact the anti-fur activists to get sugs. on how to proceed against the frag. industry. They had such great success. The best FF deodorant is Liquid Rock by Kiss My Face. Love & kisses, (you're cute!) Sorry, I forgot you're married. Beth
Talking to Bridges and Wilkins shouldn't be difficult. They're cowering behind the same rock you are for the same reason. Not that I envy any of you. The B.O. there must be intense! Sincerely,
You're an idiot. Go away.
Love & Kisses,
Chemical HateA Heckle from the Pea-brain Gallery Have any scientific evidence to back your junk science reporting about chemicals? Everyone with half a brain, pea brain in your case, knows that you receive "dirt" money under the table, so to speak. Get real. And, by the way, when were you and John Stossel separated, as you both are stupid, look alike, one is gay (you) and one is not, but you were once conjoined twins, right? Get a real life. Your best friend,
I put my evidence right into my articles where people like you ignore it. I do, however, accept that you are qualified to speak on behalf of those with pea brains and half brains. I'll also have you know I only accept "clean" money under the table, "so to speak." I love your logic that anybody who disagrees with you is on the take, no matter how strong their evidence and how non-existent your evidence. Regarding the comparison to John Stossel, you honor me. Regarding your assertion as to my sexual preferences, I note that even though your email address has a man's name, you signed your nasty little message with a name of ambiguous gender. Is there a reason for that Connie? You know, hermaphrodites can make good money working for the circus. Sincerely,
Your pal,
Sincerely,
Still trying to ruffle my feathers about working at the circus?? ha. [sic] You're so cute. Your friend,
Sincerely, Nerve Damage
Vida (omitted)
Yes, you're late in the game in more ways than one. You clearly don't even remember what "the stuff" was nor the companies involved, and have nothing with which to refute anything I said or you would have offered it. You just know you're right and I'm wrong. I wish I were a god like you! Sincerely, ADHD HateAll Crazy People Deserve to File Suits and Become Rich
Hope the bed you're making is a comfortable one . . . Marcus L. [omitted]
Michael Fumento God, if it were only possible to distill such energy into mercy. Marcus L. [omitted]
P.S., I'm Not StupidMr. Fumento,
You recently characterized Dr. Mary Block as an osteopath not an M.D. as if a Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) were not a fully accredited physician. That is not the case. In fact, traditionally the Osteopath [sic] recieves [sic] MORE training than the M.D. because, in addition to the regular curriculum to become a physician, the Osteopath [sic] studies the use of manipulation (to correct the positions of bones and muscles as a technique of reaching anabolism). Ostepaths [sic] may choose any of the specialties that an M.D. might including psychiatry, pediatrics or, for that matter, neurosurgery. Regardless of Dr. Block's other failings and they appear manifold, she is nonetheless a licensed physician. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. If you're going to complain about half truths then do your homework and don't use them yourself. You not only discredit your arguments but you discredit yourself. Rem (omitted)
Mary Block is not a medical doctor; CBS described her as a medical doctor; I pointed out that Mary Block is not a medical doctor and that CBS described her as otherwise. Case closed. Sincerely, As is your mind. OK. You've convinced me that you deserve as much credibility as Dan Rather. Good job!
Thank you so much for brightening my day. I can't remember when I've last laughed so hard! When I read your so profound advice for life, I went out to your bio to see if you were really qualified to give it. To my merriment, I found that, not only are you a relative "kid", but you're a lawyer besides! And to top that, you're a lawyer going after a journalist! Doesn't it get filthy down there in the gutter? I think, in the immortal words of Professor Vinckman, "I've been slimed!" Go ahead and take the last word if you want it, but please don't bother to send it to me.
Sincerely,
She's Been HADDSubject: ADHD The school counselor suggested I put my son on Ritalin. I don't believe in drugs unless absolutely necessary. All drugs have side effects. I checked with our Pediatrician [sic]. He prescribed sports activities for my son. To stay in school sports you must maintain a C average. Track and field worked out very good [sic] for my son. It gave him the outlet he needed and the incentive to do well in school. I also worked with him at home on behavior modification. I'm no expert. Just a mother. So don't tell me the schools weren't pushing Ritalin. They were. One woman was even brought to court for neglect because she refused to put her son on Ritalin as recommended by the school. I'm fortunate that my son's Pediatrician [sic] backed me up and he was forced to take this drug. [Huh?] It is because schools were pushing Ritalin to make kids conform that it was called Kiddie cocaine [sic]. Connecticut now has a law that schools cannot tell a parent to put their child on Ritalin. This should come only from the Pediatrician [sic] and only after tests are done to ascertain the child really is ADD. [Writer's name omitted], a mother who won in Connecticut. [Huh?] My son graduated from college with two degrees, and honors. He is now the head of a film advertising department and doing very well. He says it still hurts him to think he was labeled as a young student.
2. Don't you think it's going a bit far to label a mental disorder as real or unreal, to label a large number of drugs as helpful or useless, based on a SINGLE case? No, I didn't think so. 3. I'm sorry your son "was labeled as a young student," but if he goes back to school now he'll be labeled an old student. Sincerely, Biotechnology Hate(Organic) Flower Power [omitted]@flowlab.com I don't like what you write about biotechnology just thought you should know peace, mike
If that's the best you can do, I have to admit that I really don't care whether you like what I write about biotechnology. Just thought you should know. War, Euthanasia HateThe Lying DutchmanRespected Mr. Furmento [sic],
1. In every case there is a compulsory second opinion. Lacking that the doctor will be tried for murder, contrary to your beliefs. 2. It is naive to think that the practice of euthanasia is restricted to Holland. It happens across the world but nobody will admit it, realizing the delicate nature of the subject. 3. The Dutch government, however, felt obliged to find some way of dealing with what I would call facts of daily life. 4. Furthermore it is commonly accepted that any man has the right to control his own life and death. Can you point out any law prohibiting suicide? Since that is the case one might imagine a situation being terribly ill one might say "enough is enough." Can we force people to use analgetic [a pain reliever], chemotherapy? In such a case people use trains, exhaust gasses, ropes, knives, and many horrific ways of stopping their suffering. Can we deny their feelings? And is it not in everyone's interest to stop humiliating forms of suicide? 5. The basic question is an ethical and philosophical one. Please do not revert to demagoguery, but try to discuss the matter with facts and not emotions. Thank you, Oskar [omitted], resident at the Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Actually, I have three pieces on euthanasia in the Netherlands on my website, the first dating back to 1991, and it grieves me to say that all of them were absolutely correct and that the situation has worsened. One point I made was the vast gulf between what was allowed legislatively and what was allowed by the courts. You rely on legislation; I relied on reality, not only what had already appeared in public literature but two weeks of interviews in the Netherlands. As I noted, even the doctors who admitted committing euthanasia said nothing about the need for second opinions. Theoretically they can be tried for murder, but in reality nobody is convicted of it. Ever. Prosecutors have stopped even trying to bring charges. In that 1991 article, I noted that in one case "three nurses at the Free University Hospital of Amsterdam killed several comatose patients without any form of consent." Not only was there no second doctor's opinion; there wasn't even a first doctor's! And certainly there was no consent from the victims. Yet, as I noted, "At trial they were found guilty only of acting without the guidance of a doctor." I never said that euthanasia was limited to the Netherlands. I said that no country in the world so readily embraces it. That's not even arguable. Since my pieces appeared, the Netherlands legislature has indeed codified much of what was already going on with the full consent of the courts. But that hardly makes it right. No other government on the planet, including China's, has officially taken such a cavalier attitude towards the taking of human life. Why are the "facts of daily life" in your little corner of the world so different from the facts everywhere else? Can I point out any law prohibiting suicide? Yes, they have one in a country called the United States of America. Perhaps you've heard of it; it's just south of Canada and just north of Mexico. Our laws concerning euthanasia don't force people to do anything, they prohibit things. This includes murdering comatose patients and babies with non-fatal defects, which are unfortunately "facts of daily life" in the Netherlands as your pro-euthanasia lobby freely admits. (So much for preventing "suffering.") Is not murder the ultimate denigration of human life? Before the Netherlands went from allowing voluntary euthanasia to allowing doctors to kill people who couldn't possibly even give consent, it could have been argued that there will be no slippery slope. Well, it's too late for that. Your slope has slipped. Thank God that so far nobody anywhere else in the world has followed your perverse lead. Sincerely, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity HateSingle Non-Chemical AllergyDear MR. [sic] Fumento,
I just read your article on MCS. I am saddened by your lack of consideration for people who really do suffer from MCS. My 8 year old [sic] and I came down with MCS after living in a house that was contaminated with toxic mold that you couldn't see (until it was too late) or smell. It was coming up through the heating vents in a rented house in Vermont. We have lost everything not just our way of life. Before this we were a happy and productive family. You state in your article that it is because we are crying out for help. I have always been a very happy person and my 8 year old [sic] can't all of a sudden become this allergic overnight (sic.) I understand all to well [sic] the doctors out there who treat people with MCS because of greed. What I would like you to comment on is the fact they now think MS and diseases like Parkinson's are environmental. I am not crazy. It took me a long time to figure out what made us sick with no help from our local doctors or hospital. There is nothing more painful than to be called a fake and a lier [sic]. I hope that you never come down with a disease like this. You wouldn't be able to handle it. KATHERINE
1. Mold is not multiple. It's an it. Singular. Non-plural. 2. Mold is biological, not chemical. 3. Therefore reacting to mold cannot put you under the ambit of "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity." It simply means you're allergic to mold, as are many people. 4. Therefore I never called you a liar, though neither did I call anybody a liar who does claim to be sensitive to multiple chemicals. I've said they think they have something that doesn't happen to be real. 5. "They" is not particularly descriptive. It is indeed thought that in some cases of Parkinsons' and MCS there may be an environmental aspect, but some of the same evidence (such as clustering) could point to a pathogen as a trigger. In any case, many diseases may have environmental triggers in some cases but it has absolutely nothing to do with MCS. The trigger could be something like, well, like mold. I hope that you never get a nasty letter like you sent me. You wouldn't be able to handle it. Sincerely,
Non-Specific HateNot Getting What I Didn't GetSubject: You Just Don't Get It Hi Mike, 
I wish you were right, but you are not. I'd be willing to bet your mom dropped on your head [sic] when you were a baby. That would explain your comments or maybe your [sic] just a another greedy !@$%$ on somebody's payroll. Have a nice day,
I have no idea what particular subject it is that you think I don't get. I guess you could fairly say that once again I just don't get it. I think the proper expression is "your mom dropped you on your head," but I must admit the imagery that your version conjures up is rather more interesting. And yes, I am on somebody's payroll but while I have been accused of being a #@%$ and even a *&%#@, I've never been called a !@$%$. Have a nice day,
Hate Mail HateIrate at the HateSubject: Hate Mail
John [omitted, but sounds like "stinky"]
I think you've just provided the explanation for why software releases are so buggy these days. Sincerely, There you go again. No intelligence in the subject just criticism. What a sad person you are.
Sincerely, Thank you for replying. Now I understand your background. Oh by the way [sic]. I will act like you and critic [sic] your spelling. McDonnell-Douglass is spelled Douglas with one 's'. Idiot.
"Whoops, There Goes Another 747 Using Stinky Software."
[Stinkey's response:]
Thanks for your concern about my welfare, but is seems you missed the main point, which is that with people like you as an employee, it looks like a certain major aircraft company could soon be Boeing, Boeing, gone. If al Queda had known, they would have hijacked only planes from Airbus, lest the aircraft fail to make it off the runway.
[I let him have the last word then, but I'm taking it now: If I'm "not doing very well since [I] have enough time to read and reply to e-mails so much" what does it say about somebody who had the time to begin the correspondence and end it! Folks, next time better fly a Yak!] Strange MailAlways be Wary of those Those Missions from God From: KingdomTrust@[omitted]
Trust in the lord [sic] by Praying [sic] Directly [sic] to him Today [sic] in Jesus Name [sic] we Pray...Amen
I'm not so sure your formula does what you claim, but I hear it's great at removing brake dust from chrome wheels! Not Entirely Sincerely,
Like MailNo Acounting for Taste!Mr. Fumento, you are my personal hero. I never served in the Gulf War or the military, but I can tell you a story. I work with two Gulf War Vets. One is a black man whose son was born with sickle cell anemia in 1989, which was before the Gulf War! Sickle cell mostly affects blacks. His son was born with a defect BEFORE he went to the Gulf. The other Gulf War vet I work with had three kids born after the war, all born normal and he is in great shape. Every day in this country people get cancer, HIV, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, etc . . . People in the military get it and civilians get it. Yet these vets all think they got some mysterious illness. I have read the hate mail section and you respond in an awesome comical manner. I especially enjoyed the character who said he passed lupus to his wife and daughter. It's a disease that does NOT get transmitted. I also enjoyed the vet who had glowing vomit. As far as vets having babies being born with birth defects, everyday in this country babies are born with birth defects. It's a shame more people don't know about you. If they did, we'd have less of a conspiracy minded country. Sam Startz Alien NationMr. Fumento:
I enjoy reading the mail portion of your website. However, there is some objective evidence that your critics are your mental and physical superiors. Their letters sound the same as those of people who have been abducted, examined, and painfully rectally probed by space aliens. Anyone with the ability to travel to another solar system would certainly choose only the best possible specimens for capture and testing. Al Kamakian Actually I had to give my doctor a specimen last week, but I think it had a higher IQ than most of my hate mailers. Sincerely,
Introduction to Hate Mail and Other Hate Mail Volumes A Review of Michael Fumento's Hate Mail
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Some
distressed fans of the hate mail section have written to ask if this important
public service were being discontinued, since so much time has elapsed
since the last volume. Don't blame me; blame bin Laden. After the events
of September 11 (don't ya just love that euphemism), the hate mail fell
off to nothing. Perhaps hate mailers had found somebody more charismatic
to fear and loathe or else for a short while they felt they actually had
something in their empty little lives – perhaps aside from eating from
five-pound bags of cheezypoofs and watching "Sex in the City" reruns,
that is. But time went on and people once again returned to all those
idiot things the pundits said would become irrelevant. That includes writing
nasty letters to me. One even attacked the hate mail page, which is a
bit like Brer' Rabbit attacking Brer' Tar Baby. Or chasing a greased pig.
Anyway, pick your metaphor but put on your 110% UVA-blocking sunglasses
and enjoy this newest volume.
Read
what Dr. Lee has to say about the way women are being mis-treated [sic]
by doctors who insist on giving them HRT [hormone replacement therapy],
just to fund the drug companies, when all it does is endanger the women
and leave them open to CANCER. Yes, why do you think there is so much
of it around?
Dear
Valerie,
Dear
Michael,
So,
it seems to me, without those preliminary safeguards it is unethical to
jump into human stem cell research which obviously is fatal to embryos
from which the cells are taken – even though they are, 1) produced by
in vitro fertilization, 2) not removed from their implanted site in a
uterus in which they would otherwise have the potential to develop into
a fetus/person and 3) their ethical, moral, theological, medical, legal,
political status as either a clump of undifferentiated cells or life at
its earliest stage – is unresolved. Have we lost sight of the purpose
of basic biologic research? Should the urgent need for the potentially
marvelous but completely unsubstantiated cures for a laundry list of diseases
stampede society into short circuiting the traditional, proven methods
of careful research? I have not seen any reports in the media that stem
cells taken from animal embryos have been successfully coaxed into creating
neurons to repair spinal cord injuries, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases,
alleviated osteoporosis, created pancreatic Islet of Langerhans cells
to elaborate insulin, created blood vessels to regenerate myocardial circulation,
healthy leukocytes to cure leukemia, replaced damaged cartilage, etc.,
for its own species. Should these studies be conducted on humans first
and, if successful, be the model for veterinary medicine? Or should it
be the other way around? Further, the claim is made that adult stem cells,
cord blood and placenta may have similar potential. Should not these be
explored thoroughly before plunging into experimentation with human embryonic
stem cells? It may look good on paper, but the trauma caused by poking
microscopic cells to extract particles from it to be injected into the
recipient will probably alter the DNA and introduce a time bomb that it
will take a life time to become apparent. That will prove to be no service
to the patients and lame excuses will be of no avail.
"Poison,
it's good for you," should be the headline on your articles.
I was
very pleased with the level of cynicism and anti media [sic] reporting
I encountered on fumento.com until I read "Anthrax Angst Syndrome." In
this article Mr.. [sic] Fumento reports Anthrax [sic] as being one of
the deadliest known diseases and quotes a military official as having
said it is the #1 disease we need to guard against. But now Mr.. [sic]
Fumento is telling us Anthrax [sic] is harmless and we don't have to worry
about it. My conclusion. Mr. Fumento is another media whore using sensationalism
and opportunistic reporting techniques to make money for himself.
Michael,
As an
anti-fragrance activist, I've read all of your writings. You're funny!
But while you do say some negative things about the movement to inform
the public of the toxicity of synthetic fragrance, mostly it seems to
me that you're giving out great information about the cause. Thank you.
Is that the true goal behind your sarcasm? That's how I see it. Is that
the joke?
I can't
believe that such a rich & famous person like you has the time to answer
my email so quickly. And you did not answer my question, or maybe you
did. Thanks!
With Liquid
Rock there is no BO.
Hi
bunghole,
Wow,
you're dumber then I thought, if you have confidence in the EPA and the
[California] Department of Health. I have a copy of the EPA's Hazardous
Waste List, and I'm quite certain that I undoubtedly know more than you
do. I'm fully aware of the incompetency of any Dept. of Health, being
government funded and all. Can't fool me on that one, Michael. Sorry they
have "you" totally snowballed. ha. [sic]
You
have a lot of nerve slamming Moyers
. . . I realize this is a bit late in the game since the chemical company
show was last year, but take a realistic look. The stuff does cause cancer
and the companies do hide it.
Subject:
Re: 
My son was labeled with ADHD
or HADD whatever letters you want. He was put into a special program because
the school need [sic] X number of kids to experiment on for their grant
for an open classroom. I tried to explain my son could not learn in an
open classroom (six or more classes or in one big room separted [sic]
only by three foot high bookcases.)
Subject:
I don't like what you write about biotechnology
I just
visited your site and saw your statements concerning 
You
sit there and proof read [sic] your hate mail and critic [sic] everything
out there. You are just like the Rush Limbaughs of the world. You don't
speak of experience [sic], you are just one of those souls who live off
other peoples [sic] misery. Hell what do you expect from a Law School
graduate [sic].
Do you
mean "al-Qaida"! [There are numerous accepted spellings of the terrorist
group's name, since they're all translated from a language that doesn't
use our alphabet; apparently Stinky is unaware of this.] Go ahead
and fly Airbus (it would please some of the very irate people who have
written your hate mail section [sic]. As the aircraft would have more
of a possibility of going down [sic]. Say how about a A300-600? Or a A319
or A320 with a worst record than the 737 with as many years in service
and models out there. Or did you not get on some bandwagon [sic] about
aircraft accidents and read other peoples [sic] works to write your own
and skip the investigative journalism then give some conference to a group
of people who can't think for themselves [sic]. Obviously you aren't doing
very well since you have enough time to read and reply to e-mails so much.
And Airbus and Boeing will not go away the airlines won't allow it [sic]
because of the potential of having a monopoly. I can see that this could
go on so I am just going to accept the fact I don't like you and you don't
like me. So Bye-Bye [sic].
