Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen
Celia Farber, Editor of The Truth Barrier just a few hours ago, released a breaking news story titled “BREAKING NEWS: CDC WHISTLEBLOWER TEXT MESSAGES TO ANDY WAKEFIELD: STUDY WOULD HAVE “SUPPORTED HIS SCIENTIFIC OPINION”
You can read her shocking story by clicking on the blue article title just above. But, before you do that I want to point out that you can hear MUCH MORE from Celia Farber on Robert Scott Bell’s Radio Show at 7:00PM EST (today). If you can’t listen to the radio broadcast live, then Robert will have a recording of the interview available on his website front page. To listen to the interview live, or the recording, click on the Robert Scott Bell’s Radio Show and then click on the “Listen” word in the line just below the page title.
Here is an excerpt from the telephone text to Andy Wakefield, as shown on Celia’s site. It is a conversation between Andy and William Thompson.
Andy – Is the Press Release real?
Bill – Yes.
Andy – Thank You. It was the right and honorable thing to do
Bill – I agree. I apologize for the price you paid for my dishonesty.
Andy – I forgive you completely and without any bitterness.
Bill- I know you mean it and I am grateful to know you more personally.
Who is Celia Farber?
From her website:
Celia Farber is a journalist, author, and editor based in New York City, who grew up in Sweden and New York City. Farber has written on a variety of subjects for SPIN, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper’s, Salon, New York Press, and many more. In 2008, Celia Farber won the Semmelweis International Society’s Clean Hands Award For Investigative Journalism.
What did the WhistleBlower say?
According to Celia Farber:
Dr. Wakefield shared two text messages with The Truth Barrier that he and his wife received from Dr. Thompson.
The first one was to Dr. Wakefield’s wife, Carmel, and it read:
“I do believe your husbands career was unjustly damaged and this study would have supported his scientific opinion. Hopefully I can help repair it.”
More – the text to Andy Wakefield, as shown on Celia’s site, is a conversation between Andy and William Thompson. It says:
Andy – Is the Press Release real?
Bill – Yes.
Andy – Thank You. It was the right and honorable thing to do
Bill – I agree. I apologize for the price you paid for my dishonesty.
Andy – I forgive you completely and without any bitterness.
Bill- I know you mean it and I am grateful to know you more personally.
There is MUCH More revealed. Go read Celia’s whole article…
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Stay tuned. The fun is increasing. We are just getting started.
Tim Bolen – Consumer Advocate