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Thursday, July 01, 2004
Bush's AIDS Hypocrisy from The Nation
I recommend reading this:
Bush's AIDS Hypocrisy Cons the NY Times
We've known for some time that Bush is vehemently against condom use, a trait that quite unfortunately for us, his parents also shared. Apparently, the NY Times got all excited and claimed Bush supported condom use to prevent AIDS because he mentioned the word 'condom' in a recent speech, however the guidelines put forth by Bush's Centers for Disease Control tell a different story. Bush's continued misinformation campaign regarding the effectiveness of condoms in AIDS prevention is costing lives. Add that to your list of reasons to get out and vote Nov. 2.
Bush's AIDS Hypocrisy Cons the NY Times
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is constantly telling Americans, 'Use Seatbelts!' It's all over their website. But the American College of Emergency Physicians concluded in a study that seatbelts fail to protect lives 55 percent of the time, and fail to protect health 45 percent of the time. For the Administration to engage in its constant drumbeat that condoms--which are not 100 percent effective for all sexually transmitted diseases but are nearly so for preventing AIDS--are 'ineffective' in HIV prevention, while promoting seatbelts as 'effective,' shows that the CDC's anti-condom requirements are all about politics, not science.'
We've known for some time that Bush is vehemently against condom use, a trait that quite unfortunately for us, his parents also shared. Apparently, the NY Times got all excited and claimed Bush supported condom use to prevent AIDS because he mentioned the word 'condom' in a recent speech, however the guidelines put forth by Bush's Centers for Disease Control tell a different story. Bush's continued misinformation campaign regarding the effectiveness of condoms in AIDS prevention is costing lives. Add that to your list of reasons to get out and vote Nov. 2.
posted by Tom, 7/01/2004 09:47:00 AM
