wyldwolf
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:49 PM
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Drudge misleading on Kerry HIV! Un-Cheneying-believable! |
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Drudge Headline:
NYT KERRY HEALTH: X-RAYS SHOW METAL SHRAPNEL FROM WAR; CANCER-FREE; HIV-... DEVELOPING...
Why not put HIV-Free like he put cancer-free?
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:50 PM
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1. what a respulsive bastard sludge is |
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:51 PM
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2. Bush is the one refusing to take a physical till after the election |
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:56 PM
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6. bush has alzheimers.... that's why he is refusing to take the physical. |
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:56 PM
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7. Why isn't anyone making a big stink about this? |
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The second time he's refused to take a physical under questionable circumstances and no one makes a peep?
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:51 PM
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Unbelievable. Are they desperate, or what?
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:54 PM
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4. I'd like to see Bush's medical report |
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but he's refusing to take his physical. Perhaps to hide the anti-psychotropic drugs he's been taking? :shrug:
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:55 PM
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5. One usually says HIV - |
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Oh come on, guys, there are a lot more things out there to be "outraged" over than this. One usually SAYS HIV-, NOT HIV Free. Good lord, people, get a grip. Drudge is a scum bag, but this is kind of finding monsters under the bed when there aren't any, don't you think?
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Sat Oct-02-04 01:58 PM
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 02:12 PM by sonicx
the headline is misleading and unclear. say 'HIV negative or free' instead.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:02 PM
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12. Never read a gay personal ad, I guess |
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Uh, no yourself. I have done volunteer work with AIDS awareness and education. HIV- is perfectly acceptable abbreviation, you guys are finding ridiculous outrage and being just plain silly. Nothing misleading about that.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:06 PM
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15. Neither has most Drudge readers although.... |
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..you're point is correct.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:07 PM
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17. post 9 explains why it is misleading |
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 02:09 PM by sonicx
edit: post 10 as well. it looks like something was suppose to come after the '-' becuase of the previous item.
no i haven't read gay personals. :)
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:11 PM
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news headlines usually spell out 'negative' or 'positive,' and don't use shortcuts. but then again, this is sludge. :)
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:14 PM
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20. Maybe for a medical report intended for medical personnel... |
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 02:14 PM by LiberalFighter
but not for the general population and not for the media.
A better and more concise headling would had been "Cancer and HIV Free"
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:19 PM
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29. But why mention HIV at all? |
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Kerry is not in any known risk-group for HIV, so why bring it up, if not with the hope that it might start rumors.
It's a stupid and lame attempt on Drudge's part, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it was another in a long line of cheap shots that the media take at Kerry.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:00 PM
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9. It's misleading, I read it as a hyphen not a negative sign. |
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Whether it's intentional is another story.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:01 PM
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10. because there is a hyphen between "cancer" and "free"... |
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:17 PM
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22. You can be sure Drudge knows that |
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:32 PM
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32. Same here. I read it and was confused as to what the HIV results were |
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..."developing".
Fuck sludge bastard.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:01 PM
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11. Keep track of Drudge long enough and you'll see... |
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 02:01 PM by LoZoccolo
...one of his methods of operation is making false implications. Even if this isn't one, he needs to learn you do not do that and people are watching. He should be made afraid to mess around with between-the-lines stuff.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:05 PM
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13. BUSH MENTAL HEALTH.....INTELLECT-FREE...DEVELOPING... n/t |
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:05 PM
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14. I just sent a message to Drudge |
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I called him a scumbag and said how dare he suggest that Kerry had AIDS.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:16 PM
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21. Drudge should be required to take physical and have the results published |
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:07 PM
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16. It is probably supposed |
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to be HIV-negative. He thinks he is being funny cutting it off like this? We need to destroy Sludge.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:09 PM
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18. Shows you how desperate these bastards are becoming |
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and just how on guard and on our toes we need to remain. I'm afraid we haven't seen anything yet.
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:01 PM
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It is desperation and nothing more.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:20 PM
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23. Really, no offense but HIV- is the standard abbreviation |
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I see nothing misleading this time, especially since Kerry's HIV status was not in question to begin with.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:24 PM
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25. it's unclear if the '-' is a hyphen or a negative because... |
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 02:31 PM by sonicx
the previous item had a hyphen. News headlines I think are supposed to spell out 'negative' or 'positive'
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:37 PM
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I still wouldn't fret over this. If out of desperation Bush Nation tried to spread this Kerry would only need make a statement: "I am not HIV positive but unlike this administration, I will do something to help people living with this disease instead of cutting their funding etc..."
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:27 PM
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Edited on Sat Oct-02-04 03:28 PM by sonicx
I remember last week during a speech when a disrupter asked Kerry about AIDS, and he went ahead and answered her. it was great. :)
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:22 PM
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30. That's the part that bothers me. |
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Why bring it up? The phrase HIV scares weak-minded people.
Enlightened people, including most Democrats, don't panic when they see the term HIV. Freepers and some undecideds do. Drudge did this on purpose hoping to raise fear, uncertainty, and doubt about Kerry (FUD principle) in the minds of bigots.
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Sat Oct-02-04 02:23 PM
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24. there was no HIV when Kerry got that wound |
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at least it was still pretty much relegated to the deepest darkest corners of Africa back then.
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Sat Oct-02-04 03:18 PM
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of drudge to highlight JK's medical report when bush is delaying his physical. Hopefully, it will only draw attention to and raise questions about bush's health.
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