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Sun Feb-06-11 05:49 PM
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| -Flashback, 1982: Reagan White House press conference & a rollicking good time over "gay plague" |
Bluebear |
Feb-06-11 03:17 PM |
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Yep, it was a great joke to the WH. Those queers over there, let them die, that was |
RKP5637 |
Feb-06-11 03:21 PM |
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It's still a joke to many conservatives |
Hugabear |
Feb-06-11 03:24 PM |
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noting give a conservative more pleasure than seeing someone die in great pain |
DBoon |
Feb-06-11 04:23 PM |
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Yes and it still is to many republicans. |
sakabatou |
Feb-06-11 03:24 PM |
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This transcript should be required reading in textbooks. |
Maru Kitteh |
Feb-06-11 03:34 PM |
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damn |
Enrique |
Feb-06-11 03:35 PM |
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kr. |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-06-11 04:39 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Feb-06-11 04:44 PM |
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K/R |
TeaBagsAreForCups |
Feb-06-11 05:36 PM |
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k/r |
progressoid |
Feb-06-11 05:49 PM |
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I remember that. It was disgusting. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Feb-06-11 05:52 PM |
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compassionate Conservatism on display... |
WCGreen |
Feb-06-11 05:57 PM |
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If only it had been contained at that point, things might be so much different today. |
David__77 |
Feb-06-11 07:05 PM |
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MilesColtrane |
Feb-07-11 07:17 AM |
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Notice how the number living with HIV rises around the same time the Rethuglicans controlled... |
Crowman1979 |
Feb-07-11 11:36 AM |
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Despicable GOP. |
Toon Me Out |
Feb-06-11 09:33 PM |
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horrible, repugnant asshole |
libmom74 |
Feb-07-11 01:39 AM |
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Reagan's legacy in the dawning of the AIDS epidemic was atrocious. |
racaulk |
Feb-07-11 07:08 AM |
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He was a bigot, a coward, and a liar. |
AlbertCat |
Feb-07-11 02:50 PM |
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Is there a link to this. I'd like to post it to FB |
mod mom |
Feb-07-11 07:12 AM |
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Whoopi did a great piece on Ronnie finding out about Rock Hudson's death from AIDS. |
ehrnst |
Feb-07-11 07:12 AM |
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Wow. Who was the reporter? |
Brickbat |
Feb-07-11 07:16 AM |
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And Reagan wasn't the only one |
jumptheshadow |
Feb-07-11 07:18 AM |
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i wish i could say i didnt remember all that -- but i do. nt |
xchrom |
Feb-07-11 07:24 AM |
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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
Bluenorthwest |
Feb-07-11 08:56 AM |
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Remember this Log Cabin Republicans. |
originalpckelly |
Feb-07-11 09:03 AM |
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Ray-gun adulation is rampant, dog knows why! |
RoBear |
Feb-07-11 10:00 AM |
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Is it time to organize that dance on RAYGUN's grave party? |
KILL THE WISE ONE |
Feb-07-11 02:00 PM |
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Another conservative value ("screw the other guy") ably pursued to disaster by R. Reagan. |
DirkGently |
Feb-07-11 10:17 AM |
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On Facebook, while I and many others were commenting on an old college group photo, |
FourScore |
Feb-07-11 10:17 AM |
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Do we know the attitude is much different now? |
bobbolink |
Feb-07-11 10:26 AM |
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Oddly enough, this doesn't appear to be on YouTube. |
Ian David |
Feb-07-11 10:46 AM |
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Disgusting to laugh at citizens' problems |
XanaDUer |
Feb-07-11 10:50 AM |
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Here is a more complete transcript |
onenote |
Feb-07-11 10:54 AM |
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The prevailing attitude at the time was that |
LibDemAlways |
Feb-07-11 11:26 AM |
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I was raised to believe that AIDS was God's punishment to... |
Shandris |
Feb-07-11 03:02 PM |
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Yes, his mother was instrumental in getting his story out, as was |
LibDemAlways |
Feb-07-11 03:40 PM |
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Bumper Sticker seen at Republican Convention... |
perdita9 |
Feb-07-11 11:42 AM |
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If that was how they responded in public...how did they respond in PRIVATE??? |
TwentyFive |
Feb-07-11 11:52 AM |
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WAPO - July 2009 - The Speakes Family Battle Goes South |
TomClash |
Feb-07-11 12:25 PM |
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There are no words for how incredibly evil that administration was. |
Unvanguard |
Feb-07-11 01:06 PM |
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And it's fucking EVIL will be felt for generations to come. Ronnie the Raygun WAS the instrument of |
Raster |
Feb-07-11 01:46 PM |
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If there is, he will |
HillWilliam |
Feb-07-11 02:12 PM |
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Conservatives can be such heartless bastards, cant they? |
Initech |
Feb-07-11 02:08 PM |
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They turned such a blind eye... |
delightfulstar |
Feb-07-11 02:31 PM |
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We lost a lot of precious time in research and awareness |
AlbertCat |
Feb-07-11 02:58 PM |
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Absolutely. |
delightfulstar |
Feb-07-11 04:17 PM |
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Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours |
NNN0LHI |
Feb-08-11 06:10 AM |
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