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Bush "Best President" on Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Opinion Piece Says
July 10, 2008 Although HIV/AIDS was "promoted as an important reason" for gays and lesbians to elect former Democratic President Clinton in 1992, it is "unquestionable" that Republican President Bush "has done more to fight AIDS than any president in history," David Benkof of GaysDefendMarriage.com writes in a Philadelphia Daily News opinion piece. The "people pushing Bush to fight the epidemic at home and abroad are overwhelmingly conservative Christians -- the same people we keep hearing gay leaders tar as narrow-minded and bigoted" -- Benkof writes. Back to other news for July 2008
Comment by: christian
(United States)
Mon., Aug. 25, 2008 at 5:21 am EDT I would like to say that i really like your site www.thebody.com a lot now ... back on topic lol I can't say that i agree with what you wrote... care to clear things up for me?
Comment by: Kassy
Sat., Aug. 9, 2008 at 5:31 pm EDT I agree that the fight against HIV/AIDS in the most vulnerable, resource limited people, has been the Christian right. They donate more money, and have more 'boots on the ground' helping those afflicted, than anyone else! However, their goal is not the same as that of the Gay community, and I am not sure we should expect that to be their focus.
Comment by: Paul
Sat., Jul. 19, 2008 at 5:48 pm EDT Why would The Body publish this biased and misleading article?
Comment by: jk
Fri., Jul. 18, 2008 at 8:21 am EDT Please....I agree with Craig. Bush's abstience-only HIV prevention is ridiculous and completely unrealistic. Studies after studies show it has not worked. Plus what's a gay man or woman to think and FEEL about this. Bush says both: No sex before marriage and gays can't marry!! I think he's the worst president that we've had for a very long time.
Comment by: Marc Paige
Thu., Jul. 17, 2008 at 10:01 pm EDT Bush has promoted an ugly homophobia in our nation as a champion of an amendment to deny gay couples any rights of marriage. With this campaign he has discouraged gay monogamy, and his anti-gay rhetoric has promoted low self-esteem among gay youth. We have seen the resulting RISE in HIV infections in gay men and boys.
Comment by: Rob
Thu., Jul. 17, 2008 at 5:02 pm EDT The only reason Bush announced he would throw so much money at AIDS in Africa was geopolitical. He feared the instability an unchecked pandemic would bring. By the way, much of the funding has not even materialized.
Comment by: Craig
Thu., Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT I will admit that Bush has thrown a lot of money at the issue of HIV more so then past presidents. However his policy of teaching "abstience only" as the ONLY means of prevention has done much more harm in the fight of preventing the spread of this disease then any other presidnet in the past!
Comment by: davekw
Thu., Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT While it may be true that President Bush has done more for GLOBAL AIDS, he certainly has not been a hero of the pandemic in the U.S! Apparently, Mr Bekhof has been under a rock for the past 7 years while the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress have slowly eaten away at domestic funding. There have been virtually NO increases in funding for the Ryan White program and the prevention funding has been cut over and over and over again at the CDC. Sure, Medicare Part D saved millions of dollars in the ADAP and Medicaid programs, but at the expense of those who fail to qualify for them. Not to mention what President Reagan and other infamous Republicans (such a Jesse Helms, may they rest in peace, not sure I could if I were them!)did to insure that the disease continued to spread like wildfire. And Senator Dole has the audacity to want to name the PEPFAR reauthorization after Mr. Helms? Give me a break!
Comment by: Dm
Thu., Jul. 17, 2008 at 11:27 am EDT This is why I did not hesitate to vote for George Bush twice and will not hesitate to vote for John McCain. Democrats like to talk about gay rights, but one of the very few things they have delivered in this regard is 'Don't ask Don't tell.' When compared with the effort and the cash the GOP has committed to fighting HIV that's a pretty poor legacy.
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