tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post5025237916237317955..comments2023-03-25T01:42:23.123-07:00Comments on Atomic Gay Wonk: Obscene: Dole tries to name AIDS bill after HelmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post-88920587612341563712008-07-20T15:09:00.000-07:002008-07-20T15:09:00.000-07:00sen dole is disgusting for proposing thissen dole is disgusting for proposing thisQueers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post-58464458624174243092008-07-18T17:39:00.000-07:002008-07-18T17:39:00.000-07:00Elizabeth Dole was the cause of spreading AIDs to ...Elizabeth Dole was the cause of spreading AIDs to more individuals than any signle person. Remember her tenure as head of the American Red Cross when she didn't adequately test blood used for creating clouting factor for hemophiliacs?@jilevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632716366894579343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post-30295140189556312372008-07-18T13:45:00.000-07:002008-07-18T13:45:00.000-07:00Just so you know, Helms did end his senate career ...Just so you know, Helms did end his senate career pushing for more money to be spent on combatting AIDS. After leaving the Senate, he spoke about it frequently, and was one of the big movers behind Bush's record breaking spending on AIDS prevention. Obviously, all sorts of people have all sorts of problems with this, but it's not quite so crazy to have his name attached to a cause he fought for as it might sound. Some <A HREF="http://bellsouthpwp.net/w/a/watts4u2/bono_and_jesse_helms.htm" REL="nofollow">news clippings</A> of his conversion might help. <BR/><BR/>Again, this isn't to say that he's a good guy, but if people are reading this and assuming that it's an insult, then I'd like to think that the fact that Sen. Dole almost certainly meant it as a genuine tribute to Sen. Helms' interest in preventing and treating AIDS would reduce the pain of what might appear to be open homophobia (not that Dole isn't homophobic, but this amendment wasn't likely an expression of that).James of Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056909340048750436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post-31535833311728420782008-07-16T13:45:00.000-07:002008-07-16T13:45:00.000-07:00I think Republicans can appreciate irony as well. ...I think Republicans can appreciate irony as well. Just look at the Vitter-Craig sponsored 'family values' bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538489781530566841.post-89365028450960384162008-07-16T07:58:00.000-07:002008-07-16T07:58:00.000-07:00Liddy has been inhaling the hair spray again!!Liddy has been inhaling the hair spray again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com