[Southack]

You wrote "Of course, two years after Bush made his pledge, only 2 percent of the AIDS money has been distributed (in any event, it will mainly go to drug companies). And appearing earnest in the presence of African Americans has been a documented Bush strategy for wooing moderate voters since the beginning."

Could I please see those documents that verify your claims above?

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[dirtboy]

only 2 percent of the AIDS money has been distributed (in any event, it will mainly go to drug companies).

Ah, the evil drug companies. Perlstein, I recently finished up a systems contract at one of those big evil drug companies. They have a very large program to provide reduced-cost AIDS and antimalarial drugs to the developing world. I'd certainly hope that most of the money has been distributed to drug companies, because they're the only ones who can cure the existing patients (prevention is a whole 'nother story, but liberals would rather shout down the president of Uganda who speaks of abstinence and self-control and instead throw condoms at the problem).

And you know why the developing world needs anti-malarials? Because liberal enviro-whackos would rather millions of poor brown people die than allow their countries to spray DDT so that they may live. For all your sanctimony, large corporations have done far more to improve the lives of people than your ilk.

[Phantom Lord]

"Of course, two years after Bush made his pledge, only 2 percent of the AIDS money has been distributed (in any event, it will mainly go to drug companies). And appearing earnest in the presence of African Americans has been a documented Bush strategy for wooing moderate voters since the beginning."

Are you of the opinion that mans supposed destruction of the rainforest is quite possibly causing the extintion of plant and animal species that could hold the key to finding the cure for AIDS and other viruses?

Also, is it possible that of the nearly 40 million aborted babies since 1973 that several of them could have been the scientist that would have discovered said cures?

[Perlstein]

You wrote "Of course, two years after Bush made his pledge, only 2 percent of the AIDS money has been distributed (in any event, it will mainly go to drug companies). And appearing earnest in the presence of African Americans has been a documented Bush strategy for wooing moderate voters since the beginning."
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-02-03-insidethebudget_x.htm

[alnick]

only 2 percent of the AIDS money has been distributed (in any event, it will mainly go to drug companies

IF the money mainly goes to drug companies, it's not a gift. Obviously, the drug companies are expected to do something in return for the money.