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To: MJ who wrote (12449)	12/9/2007 11:32:00 AM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25737

MJ, I think it was Buddy who posted the position on Huck and AIDS yesterday, probably about a hundred or so posts back. I thought it sounded very reasonable, although very "un-PC." The Chinese seem to have their own solution to the AIDS problem. They just shoot 'em.

To: MJ who wrote (12449)	12/9/2007 2:35:22 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 25737

no but he address the issue again this afternoon in fox interview. too bad i didn't watch i switched back to eagles game. rudy was asked about it on sunday morning show too. rudy said he would leave it to Huck to explain , no comment , got enough to handle in his closet. kid next door that i grew up with and remained friends with died of aids.. he was also an usher in my wedding and a god father of one of my children. later in years he would visit us and i could tell he was under a lot of stress. he would stay a few days and return home like a new person. I never addressed his gay issues and he never brought them up. We were friends and he loved my family and was part of it. that is all that mattered to us. I cannot put myself in his situation never having had to address those issues. He was drafted into the army after getting him mba in english. spent most of time in Germany. Upon return he hooked up with several of people he served with while in the Army. It seems they all took federal service jobs or other civil service positions.

To: MJ who wrote (12449)	12/9/2007 2:36:09 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25737

Huckabee Wanted to Isolate AIDS Patients By ANDREW DeMILLO – 19 hours ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Mike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk." As a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in 1992, Huckabee answered 229 questions submitted to him by The Associated Press. Besides a quarantine, Huckabee suggested that Hollywood celebrities fund AIDS research from their own pockets, rather than federal health agencies. Huckabee said Saturday that his comments came at a time when "the AIDS crisis was just that — a crisis. We didn't know exactly all the details of how extensive it was going to be. There was just a real panic in this country. If I were making those same comments today, I might make them a little differently." In 1992, Huckabee wrote, "If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague." "It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents." The AP submitted the questionnaire to both candidates in the 1992 senate race; only Huckabee responded. Incumbent Sen. Dale Bumpers won his fourth term; Huckabee was elected lieutenant governor the next year and became governor in 1996. When asked about AIDS research in 1992, Huckabee complained that AIDS research received an unfair share of federal dollars when compared to cancer, diabetes and heart disease. "In light of the extraordinary funds already being given for AIDS research, it does not seem that additional federal spending can be justified," Huckabee wrote. "An alternative would be to request that multimillionaire celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor (,) Madonna and others who are pushing for more AIDS funding be encouraged to give out of their own personal treasuries increased amounts for AIDS research." At a news conference in Asheville, N.C., on Saturday, Huckabee said he wanted at the time to follow traditional medical practices used for dealing with tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. "Medical protocol typically says that if you have a disease for which there is no cure, and you are uncertain about the transmission of it, then the first thing you do is that you quarantine or isolate carriers," Huckabee said. When Huckabee wrote his answers in 1992, it was common knowledge that AIDS could not be spread by casual contact. In late 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 195,718 AIDS patients in the country and that 126,159 people had died from the syndrome. The nation had an increased awareness of AIDS at the time because pro basketball star Magic Johnson had recently disclosed he carried the virus responsible for it. Johnson retired but returned to the NBA briefly during the 1995-96 season. Since becoming a presidential candidate this year, Huckabee has supported increased federal funding for AIDS research through the National Institutes of Health. "My administration will be the first to have an overarching strategy for dealing with HIV and AIDS here in the United States, with a partnership between the public and private sectors that will provide necessary financing and a realistic path toward our goals," Huckabee said in a statement posted on his campaign Web site last month. Also in the wide-ranging AP questionnaire in 1992, Huckabee said, "I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk." A Southern Baptist preacher, Huckabee has been a favorite among social conservatives for his vocal opposition to gay marriage. In 2003, Huckabee said that the U.S. Supreme Court was probably right to strike down anti-sodomy laws, but that states still should be able to restrict things such as gay marriage or domestic partner benefits. "What people do in the privacy of their own lives as adults is their business," Huckabee said. "If they bring it into the public square and ask me as a taxpayer to support it or to endorse it, then it becomes a matter of public discussion and discourse." ap.google.com