So he pulled out early? (*ducks*) Hatton
Larry C. Lyons wrote: >According to NPR, Jerry Thacker has just announced his withdrawal and >will not serve on the AIDS commission. > >larry > > > >>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 >>-- >> >>Larry C. Lyons >> >>======================================================== >>Life is Complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. >>======================================================== >>Chaos, Panic and Disorder. My work here is done. >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
