lets think of it this way calling aids the gay scourge
would be like me or someone calling cancer the smokers disease make any more sense now? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:49 PM Subject: Re: This is compassionate conservatism? > While I do not agree with Mr. Thacker's position in practice or concept, > I do not see any difference between his statements and those of the > Anti-Smoking crowd. In both cases (smoking and unprotected homosexual > intercourse) you have an activity that has been voluntarially undertaken > by the participants that has a known possible side effect of infecting > the participant(s) with a potentially life-threatening disease. > > Why, then is it pubically and socially acceptable to bash the crap out > of smokers but not voice an opinion when it comes to gays who are > partner hopping willy-nilly with no care for protection? > > Alternately, why are people who practice "alternative" lifestyles (that > run the potential of killing them) openly embraced and accepted by our > social and educational systems and people who help support public > programs and government funding (by paying additional taxes for a > product they choose to purchase and use) berated and badgered? > > Hatton > > Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > >AIDS Panel Choice Wrote of a 'Gay Plague' > >Views of White House Commission Nominee Draw Criticism > > > >By Ceci Connolly > >Washington Post Staff Writer > >Thursday, January 23, 2003; Page A01 > > > >The Bush administration has chosen Jerry Thacker, a Pennsylvania > >marketing consultant who has characterized AIDS as the "gay plague," > >to serve on the Presidential Advisory Commission on HIV and AIDS. > >[snip] > >In his speeches and writings on his Web site and elsewhere, Thacker > >has described homosexuality as a "deathstyle" rather than a lifestyle > >and asserted that "Christ can rescue the homosexual." After word of > >his selection spread among gays in recent days, some material > >disappeared from the Web site. Earlier versions located by The > >Washington Post that referred to the "gay plague," for instance, were > >changed as of yesterday to "plague." > > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30410-2003Jan22.html > > > >It gets better, this guy graduated from Bob Jones University and was > >on staff of the same institution. As you know up until recently the > >university preached and practiced racial segregation, and the > >founder, Bob Jones, frequently preached that the pope was the > >anti-Christ. Anti-catholicism is still a hallmark of this so-called > >university. And this was a place that GW Bush was eager to visit > >during the 2000 election. > > > >Yep this is a wonderful example of G W Bush's compassionate > >conservatism. Next thing you know the administration will be > >advocating concentration camps for aids victims. > > > >This is quite disgusting. Worldwide, there are far more straight AIDS > >victims now, and the percentage of men and women with HIV/AIDS are > >almost equal. You would figure that Bush et al would at least get > >into the 20th century, let alone the 21st. Instead they seem to be > >stuck in the 19th century. > > > >larry > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
