Congressman Phil Gingrey from the state of Georgia, is powerfully concerned about all these children streaming into our country with all manner of horrible diseases, like swine flu, ebola, dengue fever, and some of them might even be gay.  Okay, I made up the gay part but it does seem likely he’d say that if he’d thought about it.

He is a medical doctor so he is also very concerned about preventable diseases they bring:

“Many of the children who are coming across the border also lack basic vaccinations such as those to prevent chicken pox or measles.”

Okay, first off, that’s not true.

As the Texas Observer points out, when it comes to measles, children in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras are more likely to be vaccinated than children in the United States. None of those countries have recorded an outbreak of measles in 24 years. Kids in Marin County are more at risk.

But even more fun, the congressman/doctor “has long-standing ties to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, a far-right medical group that opposes all mandatory vaccines. The organization touts access to Gingrey as one of its membership perks.”

So, let me get this straight — you don’t believe in vaccinations but you don’t want to be around kids who don’t have them?  No, there’s gotta be more than that.  You think kids with vaccinations are bad but those without who are even badder?  No, no, that can’t be it.  You think kids who speak Spanish need vaccinating but kids who … jeepers, this is hard to figure out.  Hummm … You are a total jerk who will say anything to get attention.  Bingo!

Thanks to AlanInAustin for the heads up.