AIDS group says Viagra increases spread of HIV, other STDs (Masters Of The Obvious Alert)

AFP ^ | 01/22/07

[Between the Lines]

They could sue the alcoholic beverage industry using the very same argument and would not need to bring up the subject of the "victims" illegal drug use to do so.

[AD from SpringBay]

A leading American AIDS group said it was suing homosexuality, the major producer of AIDS in the United States, accusing homosexuality of increasing the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases through "irresponsible" behavior.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States, accused homosexuality of deliberately pitching the behavior at men who did not need it.

[sportutegrl]

Every disgusting ad I have ever seen for Viagra and the other 'ED' drugs looks like it is being marketed to heterosexuals.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

"Pfizer does not promote Viagra for recreational use." Bwaa!

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

In other news I am suing Guinness because their product makes me witty and intelligent.

[iceskater]

Yesterday, they announced this....

NEW YORK (Jan. 22) - Pfizer Inc., struggling with fierce competition from makers of generic drugs, announced Monday it will cut 10,000 jobs and close at least five facilities as part of an effort to slash its annual costs by up to $2 billion by the end of next year.

$2B sounds about right for lawyers fees...

[weegee]

More AIDS victims probably used meth than viagra.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

This is nothing more than another liberal ploy to blame someone or something else for the problem.

"It is not the critic who counts . . . the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena - Theodore Roosevelt

The perspective of journalism has nothing to do with liberty, progress, or moderation - or objectivity. Just as Socialism has nothing to do with society, apart from government. The perspective which journalism labors to project is that journalism - which doesn't provide food, clothing, shelter, or anything else important - is more important than the people who do provide concrete benefits. And that means that journalism is dedicated to tearing down the reputations of the people who get things done for us.

And just as journalism does nothing but criticize, this lawsuit (and everything that John Edwards ever did in his life) is nothing but cheap whining designed to withdraw from Pfizer (or any other actual producer of goods with deep pockets) "the credit" which belongs to them for taking risks to produce value. Just as the socialist tries to arrogate to the government the credit for the successful development of the means of production of products which the successful entrepreneur developed. But of the failed entrepreneurial attempts, the socialist wishes to know nothing - and that makes its interest in the successes nothing but a mere second guess.

The siezure of the "means of production" destroys the incentive to develop new products and new means of producing products, thereby suppressing economic leadership and producing stagnation. . . . and this is what "objective" journalists call "progressivism."

[Larry Lucido]

Suing Viagra makers for causing AIDS is like suing gun-barrel-straighters for unlawful shootings. Or like suing silverware manufacturers for Rosie O'Donnel's weight problems.