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Guns and Butter was again censored by the staff at KPFA. On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, we had planned to go on live for the current KPFA Fund Drive and offer Dissolving Illusions: Vaccination Past and Present by Dr. Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk. However, on Tuesday we were notified by the Program Director at KPFA, Laura Prives, that our show would not air and instead be preempted.

The following is the full text of her email:
Bonnie,

The book Dissolving Illusions is not KPFA fund drive premium material.

We will have to preempt your show tomorrow.

KPFA follows basic ethical standards for choosing thank you gifts presented to listeners, that is, to tell the truth and do no harm. Thank you gifts must be vetted for authenticity. Offering thank you gifts that contain unverified claims, such as cancer cures or fully discredited theories, such as a link between autism and vaccinations, violate basic ethical standards. Thank you gifts offering cures for life-threatening diseases or those validating unsubstantiated fears on controversial topics will undoubtedly be popular and are likely to bring in a large amount of donations. This is all the more reason to avoid "cashing in" and to hold to ethical standards.

Debates and discussions on this type of information outside of fund drives are certainly justifiable in order to present listeners with a full scope of a topic. But when KPFA offers books, CDs and DVDs during fund drive there is an implied endorsement of the information in that gift. For the same reason KPFA does not offer thank you gifts of items by political candidates during election season. The thank you gift implies an endorsement of the candidate. As a trusted media outlet KPFA has a responsibility to offer thank you gifts that are as credible and unbiased as is its daily reporting and public affairs broadcasting.

Thanks for your cooperation,

Laura
It seems that Free-Speech Radio is not so free and instead fails to address this topic in an honest and open manner.


Comment: Dr. Suzanne Humphries research is hardly 'fully discredited'
  • Dr. Suzanne Humphries: Historical data on vaccines prove they don't work
  • Paul Offit's vaccine lies deconstructed: A mind-blowing interview with Dr. Suzanne Humphries
  • Dr. Suzanne Humphries, practicing nephrologist, on the safety and efficacy of vaccines
  • Dr. Suzanne Humphries has a lot to say about Aluminum in vaccines
  • Why vaccine policies and childhood injections are an egregious crime

    • We had also planned to discuss the recent controversy of the movie Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe which was recently censored by the Tribeca Film Festival. The censorship of the film has exploded across the alternative media even leaking into the mainstream media with appearances of Robert De Niro on ABC World News and the Today Show. Sadly, much of the progressive media has failed to cover it honestly or thoroughly!

    What you can do to help:     Share this blog post by email or social media and get the word out about the unfair, unethical and completely misinformed censorship.
  • Contact KPFA to let them know you are unhappy with their decision to censor this book and material.
  • Check out the resources below to get yourself more informed about this important topic and subscribe the to National Vaccine Information Center to become legislatively active and involved.
  • Consider supporting Guns and Butter, which is not afraid of any truth, no matter how uncomfortable it is. If you donate $100 or more, we will send you Dissolving Illusions: Vaccination Past and Present included with a personal note from Bonnie.

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