Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

bojack27 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:54:02 GMT

Always a special interest group thinks that they can buy policies that the majority of Americans don't want to have. We don't need to open the borders to those with highly contagious diseases.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

MJ000777 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:15:52 GMT

The Gay Community is less than 5% of the population, so why should they get special treatment from the Pres? These are matters that should be left to the states as Izageek said.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

George Dorn — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:47:22 GMT

Equal rights are not "special rights". If anyone is stripped of their rights based on who and what they are, then all of our rights become nothing more than mere privilege.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

atsegga — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:24 GMT

The Borgen Project has some good info on the cost of addressing global poverty.

$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.

$550 billion: U.S. Defense budget

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

Yeah-Me — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:03:06 GMT

Posted By: bojack27 (June 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM)

Always a special interest group thinks that they can buy policies that the majority of Americans don't want to have. We don't need to open the borders to those with highly contagious diseases.

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I'm sorry.. but the common cold is more contagious than HIV.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

bojack27 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:25 GMT

Posted By: Yeah-Me (July 1, 2009 at 12:03 AM)

I'm sorry.. but the common cold is more contagious than HIV.

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What a stupid comment! We are comparing a common cold to HIV. Let's see the common cold is rarely fatal while AIDS has killed more than 25 million since it was recognize in 1981. Speaking of contagious diseases.....do you think that we should keep our borders open during this swine flu epidemic? I think this administration failed to act swiftly in saying whether or not we should close the borders myself.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

Yeah-Me — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:39:23 GMT

Actually... you called HIV "highly infectious".

I said no, the common cold is more infectious. In fact, HIV/AIDS is no longer the guaranteed death sentence that it once was.

As a HIV possitive person, you are more likely to catch my cold, than contract HIV from me.

When it comes to the swine flu, yes greater precautions need to be taken with it. Why? Because like the common cold or a regular flu, it is highly contagious compared to HIV. HIV requires rather specific means to be passed on to another individual.

re: Administration Inches Forward on Gay Rights

windybee — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:28:27 GMT

A Cool story about Michael Jackson and more that I know has been missed by the press. Montyne's Inferno tells some interesting things. Only the author knows if it is true, and it is great how he put it together. People should check it out, just thought someone would want to know...