Comments on: Obama Talks AIDS To Power http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DosPeros http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/comment-page-1/#comment-134432 DosPeros Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:39:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/#comment-134432 I don't know what he's talking about about, but I like the way he said it. I don’t know what he’s talking about about, but I like the way he said it.

]]> By: Abu Nudnik http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/comment-page-1/#comment-133348 Abu Nudnik Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:43:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/#comment-133348 AIDS is the only disease in history that has been fought by quarantining the healthy and leaving the ill at liberty to spread the disease. The result? 25 milliion people dead. Brilliant strategy! And to even suggest a sane medical approach made one a pariah back in the days when it would have been possible to do the sane thing: to treat this thing like any other communicable disease. Now all we hear is endless defence of the most apalling public health policy in history. Still, I could suffer it, if only it weren't done with such smug self-righteousness! And then using their "caring" as a club to beat their political enemies over the head! It's truly disgusting. People are dying and the "caring" people--hypocites!--obscenely warm their hands at the flame. AIDS is the only disease in history that has been fought by quarantining the healthy and leaving the ill at liberty to spread the disease. The result? 25 milliion people dead. Brilliant strategy! And to even suggest a sane medical approach made one a pariah back in the days when it would have been possible to do the sane thing: to treat this thing like any other communicable disease. Now all we hear is endless defence of the most apalling public health policy in history. Still, I could suffer it, if only it weren’t done with such smug self-righteousness! And then using their “caring” as a club to beat their political enemies over the head! It’s truly disgusting. People are dying and the “caring” people–hypocites!–obscenely warm their hands at the flame.

]]> By: ChrisO http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/comment-page-1/#comment-133150 ChrisO Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:33:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/#comment-133150 I'm much more a liberal than a centrist, and I have very little good to say about the religious right. But I think it's destructive to just paint everyone with the "whacko" brush. I'm guessing that these people didn't travel to an AIDS conference because they think AIDS victims are sinners who deserve to die. Many evangelical churches are doing valuable relief work around the globe, and have done so for years. Much of it is motivated by a desire to proselytize, but I think it's also motivated by a belief that they have a religious obligation to perform good works. And they did give Obama a standing ovation. Do you think that was just to trick him into thinking they agree with him? And by the way, I also think there's a lot of Republican politicians who believe in doing what's best for the country, and take their responsibilities very seriously. Crazy, huh? I’m much more a liberal than a centrist, and I have very little good to say about the religious right. But I think it’s destructive to just paint everyone with the “whacko” brush. I’m guessing that these people didn’t travel to an AIDS conference because they think AIDS victims are sinners who deserve to die. Many evangelical churches are doing valuable relief work around the globe, and have done so for years. Much of it is motivated by a desire to proselytize, but I think it’s also motivated by a belief that they have a religious obligation to perform good works.

And they did give Obama a standing ovation. Do you think that was just to trick him into thinking they agree with him?

And by the way, I also think there’s a lot of Republican politicians who believe in doing what’s best for the country, and take their responsibilities very seriously. Crazy, huh?

]]> By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/comment-page-1/#comment-132721 sleipner Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:35:15 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/12/02/obama-talks-aids-to-power/#comment-132721 Bravo, Obama, finally someone tells the whackos what they need to hear rather than just what they want to hear. Of course they probably put their abstinence only blinders back on about 3 seconds after his speech. Bravo, Obama, finally someone tells the whackos what they need to hear rather than just what they want to hear. Of course they probably put their abstinence only blinders back on about 3 seconds after his speech.

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