AIDS activists shut down US Capitol rotunda over Obama reversal on AIDS policy (McCain, legal)

[JimMe]

Originally Posted by cliffwms44

I am a member of Philadelphia ACTUP this was a very good action and more will come if the demands are not met!

"Demands", you say. Well, well.

[lisake]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Yes. But you have to actually look at the mainstream media in order to find it. Try it sometime.

Here, here. I'm so tired of these extremists who have their TV tuned to FOX 24/7 and then have the nerve to say that the mainstream media is "biased."

[Jadex]

Originally Posted by burdell

BULL! Another lame attempt at creating an issue where none exists.

The ban on needle exchange and the ban on Federal fnding are distinctly different things. Don't try to sell this hypocritical crap that the Uptighty-Righties who cringe in fear and yell SOCIALISM! at the mere mention of government possibly buying a Band-Aid for an American are now up in arms because the government won't fund needle exchange. WHAT a load of whiney BS for NO other reason than producing more whiney BS.

I give you an A for effort , you keep on defending a man that breaks his promises.

Me I perfer to call the politicans that lie to us out.

What you fail to get is its not just about what he changed his mind on its about that he changed his mind.

Arent you sick of politicans telling us they will do one thing to get elected and then allowing them to not keep that promise?

I know I am

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Jadex

I give you an A for effort , you keep on defending a man that breaks his promises.

Me I perfer to call the politicans that lie to us out.

What you fail to get is its not just about what he changed his mind on its about that he changed his mind.

Arent you sick of politicans telling us they will do one thing to get elected and then allowing them to not keep that promise?

I know I am

Uh, from what I read he said he was for lifting the Federal ban on needle exchange, NOT the funding of it. WHAT promise did he break? Or are you incapable of understanding the difference between banning an action and banning the funding of that action?

[Jadex]

Originally Posted by burdell

Uh, from what I read he said he was for lifting the Federal ban on needle exchange, NOT the funding of it. WHAT promise did he break? Or are you incapable of understanding the difference between banning an action and banning the funding of that action?

Obama said he would help overturn the ban on needle exchange. President Obama reversed himself and banned federal funding for needle exchanges in his budget this year.

Now you can try and have a play on words all day long but banning federal funds is away to put an end to something hence breaking his promise to overturn the ban

[Memphis1979]

Rather than just distributing needles to drug addicts, why not just legalize the drug. Then your local convience store will sell whatever they are shooting up, in convient little prepackaged needles.

Solves two problems, money thrown away on war on drugs, and clean needles.

95% of the illegal drugs shipped to the United States, make it through. This after 20 years and trillions of dollars wasted on a problem that will never go away. Legalize them, regulate them, clean them up.

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by burdell

Or are you incapable of understanding the difference between banning an action and banning the funding of that action?

This sounds a little like the embryonic stem cell research debate during the Bush admin. doesn't it?

[Cyber Queen]

Originally Posted by cliffwms44

I am a member of Philadelphia ACTUP this was a very good action and more will come if the demands are not met!

Huh!!! You sound like an extortionist and are acting like a Teabagger.

Nice combo.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Obama changed his mind, yet again.

He got into office on his promises. I hope people wake up and see what is happening.
Gays, Aids, people making less than $250K, lord knows who else.

He targeted these groups and made promises. The people voted on those promises.

He's also made promises to the Hispanic people. I'm waiting for that shoe to drop.

Will he go on an American appeasement tour to assuage the negative political effects?

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Jadex

Obama said he would help overturn the ban on needle exchange. President Obama reversed himself and banned federal funding for needle exchanges in his budget this year.

Now you can try and have a play on words all day long but banning federal funds is away to put an end to something hence breaking his promise to overturn the ban

So, in your little corner of the world IF there was no Federal ban on marijuana you'd be expecting the government to turn us all on for free, eh?

YOU are the one playing with words. Allowing an action DOES NOT mean you also agreee to fund it.

But it IS comical to see the hypocritical NeoConfused whining about the government NOT funding a program, how SOCIALIST! of ya'll