Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: Huckabee Would Have Locked Up Ryan White

twisted sister-yes I am an Aussie and yes, if you ...

2007-12-12T16:26:00.000-08:00

twisted sister-

yes I am an Aussie and yes, if you are 18 or over you HAVE to vote!! Electrol officers will even visit you in hospital so that you can vote!!

You can cast your vote ahead if your are working etc... on polling day but it is everyones responsibility to choose what party they want to lead the nation!!

Uh, in 1992 any normal person knew you could not g...

2007-12-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

Uh, in 1992 any normal person knew you could not get aids any other way than through blood or sexual contact that involved the exchange of bodily fluids.

Even in 1981, it was not okay to suggest putting people in leper colonies. Civilized people, Mr. "Not", do not act out their own fear of the unknown by punishing the sick and defenseless by basically throwing them under a bus, leaving them to suffer alone in some death camp. No matter what. To suggest that is okay, under any circumstances, makes you a potential nazi.

I suggest you read Cormac Mccarthy's "The Road" to learn something, "Not."

In 1985, I think, there was a case in the south, naturally, about a public school district that voted to construct a plastic cage for a seven year old with HIV. She was supposed to stay in the cage, in the classroom, so she too could have the benefit of an education. (ha!) Anyway, and obviously, the courts struck down this ridiculous, inhumane notion.

And here comes Huckabee, waving the "i'm Stupid and You're With Me, Right?" flag... poor man. It must be hard to be that ignorant.

Noel, are you in Australia? I had no idea you had...

2007-12-12T08:12:00.000-08:00

Noel, are you in Australia? I had no idea you had to vote. What an interesting concept.

Could you imagine if Americans had to vote? It is ...

2007-12-12T07:46:00.000-08:00

Could you imagine if Americans had to vote?

It is compulsory over here...

Mate, it was the best vote ever... people were refusing the "how to vote pamphlets" and TELLING the party representatives who they were voting for even before they walked in to the booth...

Bring on the American revolution!!

Voting is nice but I can no longer be convinced it...

2007-12-12T06:37:00.000-08:00

Voting is nice but I can no longer be convinced it even matters. I can't believe this country voted in this president, twice, any more than I believe Texas voted him governor.

It's going to take way more than votes to turn this country around. Honest, upstanding citizens need to start getting involved. They need to start speaking out without fear.

People need to get educated - in anything. Way too many people wasting time letting their brains wither. That's how guys like Huckabee get where they are, IMHO.

I hope everyone recovers from their sickness. Get some rest!!

About Ryan White's contracting the disease...he wo...

2007-12-12T05:20:00.000-08:00

About Ryan White's contracting the disease...

he would receive transfusions of a blood product, Factor VIII, created from donated blood of non-hemophiliacs, an increasingly common treatment for hemophiliacs at the time

That's what was tainted.

From Enty...

The only thing I ever ask is that you vote. I think you give up your right to complain of government action or inaction if you don't vote.

This should get me in some pretty good trouble here.

I haven't voted for a candidate in 20 years since there just isn't anything to choose from. The Democrats are spineless; the Republicans are bullies; the Independents are impotent. And I've come to realize that the American public will only let these knuckleheads get away with so much before we put our collective foot down.

I have far more faith in the people whose postings I read here than I do in anyone in any elected office.

For many years I always voted for referendums, laws, anything that didn't require me to pick a person. I gave that up after the shenanigans in Florida during the presidential election in 2000 when it was proven to me that if someone doesn't want my vote to count, it won't count. Thank you, Katherine Harris, for pointing that out so vividly.

Finally, any political organization that lets Anne Coulter be a mouthpiece for them has no credibility ever. And that the Democrats haven't called the Republicans out on her poison means they have no credibility either.

I now return to my regularly scheduled strep throat, dammit.

Arkansas has a dark history of spreading AIDS....

2007-12-12T04:50:00.000-08:00

Arkansas has a dark history of spreading AIDS.

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Not, I could understand if it was 1984, but not in...

2007-12-12T02:17:00.000-08:00

Not, I could understand if it was 1984, but not in 92. What we know now is the same info that we knew in 92. You're right; it's not transmitted that easily. It's also no longer primarily a disease of IV drug users and gays. As someone who puts himself out there to run for an office where he'll be representing AIDS patients as much as those who don't have AIDS, he has zero excuse. After his pet murderer was paroled and killed another woman, he really should have stepped down from office and become an advocate for victims' rights. There, he would have actually done something worthwhile. Instead, he decided to run for President. And now his remarks from 92 come out. He needs to give it up.

I am no Huckabee fan but this was back in 92 when ...

2007-12-11T22:36:00.000-08:00

I am no Huckabee fan but this was back in 92 when people really didn't know what was going on with the disease. We had people scaring us that we'd all get it. Now we know the scare mongers back then were doing just that. Scaring us. HIV is very difficult to get unless you are a big IV drug user or use a lot of poppers like gays do.

It's just disingenuous to attack a person on something he said way back in 92 about something people thought was a highly contagious disease.

And Enty, you're missing your calling as a columni...

2007-12-11T22:32:00.000-08:00

And Enty, you're missing your calling as a columnist for Variety or the like. When you retire from law, do it. Or write a book.

This guy should move to South Africa, he can help ...

2007-12-11T22:23:00.000-08:00

This guy should move to South Africa, he can help them with their brilliant ideas about HIV that are wiping out the entire country.

I hear all of you. People like F*ck-a-Bee scare t...

2007-12-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

I hear all of you. People like F*ck-a-Bee scare the living sh*t out of me. I'm in-can-descent at the ignorance and arrogance! Who ARE these people? Where did they come from? Why did F-a-B even bother running for higher office with his record? Twisted, don't forget Romney.

Not everyone looks at the gay marriage thing wrong...

2007-12-11T17:06:00.000-08:00

Not everyone looks at the gay marriage thing wrong. I'm all for it, why can't ANYONE who wants to get have the same rights - what "serious" damage is it going to cause the US? Seriously.

Everyone needs to learn to be a little less judgemental.

Sorry, that just had to come out.

Chatty, I vote both ways and I feel the same way y...

2007-12-11T16:05:00.000-08:00

Chatty, I vote both ways and I feel the same way you do about Huck, Guliani, McCain, Edwards and Clinton. Anybody but them!

We leave the mud-slinging for more important issue...

2007-12-11T16:03:00.000-08:00

We leave the mud-slinging for more important issues, such as who is A list versus B list.

Tracee for President!

I <3 you guys!!Having a political discussion WITHO...

2007-12-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

I <3 you guys!!

Having a political discussion WITHOUT throwing mud at each other?!

(What I'm reading is that people just want some peace in their life, some protection for their loved ones and someone who has the fortitude to lead our melting pot of a nation.)

My heart be still. Mwhaaa!

I am a registered Republican. There, I said it! ...

2007-12-11T15:44:00.000-08:00

I am a registered Republican. There, I said it! And as a registered republican I generally (but not always) vote conservative. I would vote for ANY other candidate ANY day of the week rather than see Mike Huckabee end up as our President. He scares me, for so many reasons, but his ignorance tops the list.

Joseph, everyone I know looks at discrimination ag...

2007-12-11T15:24:00.000-08:00

Joseph, everyone I know looks at discrimination against gays who want to marry with that same disgust now.

I hope if you're gay, you don't live in Podunk Town, USA.

I'm always happy to see anti-Huckabee stuff out th...

2007-12-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

I'm always happy to see anti-Huckabee stuff out there -- I can't believe he's moving up in the polls! But I have to say I would argue with Arkansas being classified as a conservative state. Our government is pretty well split. The Huckabee time was a dark time, however. Dark indeed... and I do NOT want to see it repeated on a national level.

Someday?Any forward thinking human with an ounce o...

2007-12-11T15:05:00.000-08:00

Someday?

Any forward thinking human with an ounce of compassion does that NOW.

Politicians need to stay in the senate and stay out of my personal life. its getting very scary in America with all the religo nuts.

You almost can't blame him. It's what politicians ...

2007-12-11T14:40:00.000-08:00

You almost can't blame him. It's what politicians do to get votes. Look at Rudy. You hype up the threat and present yourself as the solution. Terrorism, AIDS, The Economy, etc. For the Republicans, they appeal to your fear of gays and their right to marry.

Someday we'll be talking about the discrimination against gays who want to marry with the same disgust we look back now concerning the ignorance around AIDS.
And im not even gay...

Tracee, well said.

2007-12-11T14:38:00.000-08:00

Tracee, well said.

ms_wonderland, thanks for your explanation, as wel...

2007-12-11T14:36:00.000-08:00

ms_wonderland, thanks for your explanation, as well.

Tracee, I'm with you. I'm so sick of our bailing out everyone in the world only to be trillions of dollars in debt. I'm voting for anyone who will build a border fence and stay out of everyone else's business, even if they flipping beg us to get involved.

Yeah, I just read an article whining that we don't do enough for Israel. Can ya tell?

People like Huckabee make all Americans look like ...

2007-12-11T14:28:00.000-08:00

People like Huckabee make all Americans look like stupid toddlers. He has done so many atrocious things while Governor of Arkansas I can't even BEGIN to tell it!

I will say it had to do letting off a convicted rapist/murderer because one of his victims was Clinton's cousin.

Americans this upcoming March, please vote in the primary and then vote again in November! Let's show the world we're not some fucking lemmings that let the media tell us who to vote for.

Do some research and vote for who will do the most good, represent what we're really about — not who could win homecoming king or queen.

You'll be surprised how stupid politicians think we are. (Dems and Republicans alike.) Time to prove them wrong.

Awe, thanks TS. Yes you are correct. I think I'm g...

2007-12-11T14:06:00.000-08:00

Awe, thanks TS. Yes you are correct. I think I'm going to walk around in a gigantic condom from now on. You may all laugh and make fun, but I'll be the healthiest lunatic in Los Angeles.

George, if what you are saying is correct about him signing off about women being servants to their husbands, then I am truly scared about the mental process in this man's head. He wants to go back to leper colonies and legal slavery.