World Aids Day

[Dawg]

AIDS FUNDING: BUSH VERSUS OBAMA

The other day, during a speech on behalf of faux-Vietnam vet Richard Blumenthal, the President was interrupted by progressive hecklers concerned about Global Aids funding. This irritated Obama, and he admonished them as follows:

You’ve been appearing at every rally we’ve been doing … And we’re funding global aids and the other side is not.

Sorry no sale. The head of the Global AIDS Alliance puts it thus:

Unfortunately, the Obama administration has not kept its word in terms of the AIDS response, globally, and particularly in Africa. President Obama made commitments during the [presidential] campaign to increase spending on global AIDS that he has not matched with his action.

And, as for ”the other side,” consider Obama’s predecessor:

President Bush was credited for huge contributions to fighting AIDS in Africa going back to 2003. The Washington Post noted that he had tripled funding by 2006. The AP lauded Bush’s efforts in this regard. The Telegraph called him “an African hero.” The BBC suggested Bush may have been the continent’s best friend.

Talk is cheap, Mr. President. The voters want you to stop talking and actually do something. That’s why hecklers keep showing up to your rallies, and it is why your team got shellacked on that gloomy Tuesday.

[callmeslick]

so, Dawg, you wish to see greater funding for AIDS projects? Write your congressperson.

[fatman]

Personnaly i would rather see funding for it abolished altogether, it is a preventable disease and really it could be defeated in a generation, a wasnt of money imo.

[Dawg]

I disagree fm, while its hugely preventable, (the areas where its at its worse, and likely where it started...well, those folks are beyond hopeless, helpless, crates of posters adn condoms wont work) the basis of the disease really needs to be understood- the mechanics of transfer are m'eh, its the unknowns- its contagious for a decade or more before any visible signs of disease become apparent? In that time, a promiscuous HIV carrier can potentially infect dozens of people, who each can infect dozens of people, and so on- its a bad mother fucker be sure.
how it hijacks the cell, and then reprograms the cell into producing hiv that in turn quickly rips the immune system to shreds.
Cmbined with the speed at which it mutates?
Its serious shit- think potential for its final ability to become an airborne incubator- an HIV sneezes on a hand rail in a subway- next slob comes along holds that rail, then rubs their eyes- goes home and kisses their kids 72 hours later-

[oFZo]

Nature's way to control population. There are simply way too many people.

[Dawg]

Nature's way to control population. There are simply way too many people.

Lower the drinking age- it would be faster.