… I was one of the people who signed the petition to have Dorey’s stuff pulled. I’d love to see her figure out how Big Pharma’s paying me, since I live below the poverty line and am an artist. My only ties to ‘pharma’ is the occasional medication from the local pharmacy. Ah, but facts don’t matter to her…

What journalist? Where in Austria? Jailed for what exactly and in what month “two years ago”? How much “later” were they “released”? Released on bail or were charges dropped? Sued by whom? What exactly were these “proofs”? Has this mystery reporter done any follow-up reporting in the last two years?

I would think reportage of such world-shaking importance would be worthy of at least one link to a source, reputable or otherwise.

“The fact is we are not misrepresenting science – you always have two sides.”

It’s true. Maybe I don’t breathe air to stay alive, maybe magical fairies live in my lungs. Maybe gravity doesn’t hold me to earth, perhaps it’s magnets installed in my feet by the all-powerful magnet lobby.

No, of course you don’t always have two sides.

Otherwise you come off as someone who has some kind of personal bias against only one region and that’s just counter-productive.

Speak for yourself. I certainly didn’t get that impression.

Also, your complaint: “Europe isn’t the only such source” is perilously close to co-opting the “fair and balanced” or “false equivalence” rhetoric. Phil’s post was appropriate, well-sourced, didn’t suffer any of the problems you cited, didn’t imply (to me at least and probably most of the readers and certainly not to the author) that Europe was exclusively a disease source (or even heap opprobrium on Europe for its higher contribution), etc. Virtually nothing you said withstands scrutiny and seems to reflect more your thin-skinned faux outrage at sensing that someone may possibly be perceived as possibly unfairly criticizing Europe. Only your criticisms even brought this issue to my mind. So, if you were worried about Europe being viewed in an unfair light, to this reader at least, you have only yourself to blame for that, because Phil’s post alone certainly didn’t give me that impression. Yours however did, as a result of your complaining.

Meanwhile, the statistics show MOST cases of imported measles was from Europe. It’s on the the WHO reports and a regular item on the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, of which I am a subscriber (actually, to a number of CDC mailing lists).
Phil has also written quite often about anti-vax idiots in the US.
You take slight when none was made. You are condescending to all who attempt to educate you. Frankly, I doubt that my words will influence you further as well and to be frank, you are worth no more of my time.

The article by Dr. Plait above is highlighting that you cannot rely on herd immunity, especially if you travel somewhere that has pockets of low vaccination.

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/GS_AMRProfile.pdf?CFID=5998236&CFTOKEN=17905292

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/GS_EURProfile.pdf?CFID=5998236&CFTOKEN=17905292

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/timeseries/tswucoveragebycountry.cfm?country=USA

http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/timeseries/tswucoveragebycountry.cfm?country=FRA

As for all those who did not understand the figurative use of the word “filthy” – I’m sorry, guys and gals, I thought I speaking to adults, not children who took everything literally.

Wow! Just wow. Now you come back and patronize, almost, everyone that responded to you?
*rollseyes*