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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:48 PM Original message |
AIDS In The US by Dr. Sanjay Gupta (He addresses impact of AIDS on black Americans & lack of funds) |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Are Americans blacks more important than African blacks? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Huh? My point is Gupta seems aware of public health issues. Both here in the US and globally. |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Cool..I agree with you |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I can't speak for "many DUers" but my objections... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think for America, African American Citizens should have the hedge in importance |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. I read this as a rather severe critique of the US government's neglect of AIDS funding |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. yes, he compares it to Rwanda and Haiti. He seems to have a realistic grasp of the situation. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I guess I misunderstood your original title as being critical of his position in this |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Ok, he's good on AIDS. It's a start. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What "shilling" are you talking about? |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. I don't think anyone said it's a crime |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. In this case, I think it's perfectly ethical. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. As with any drug, there are also risks associated with Gardasil |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Gardasil has less than half the incidence of complications of the average vaccine. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General - worse then I thought |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'd say Gupta has more understanding of public health than many give him credit for |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. So as a response to a post demonstrating a good depth of understanding of a public health issue, |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Why not? |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Probably not |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It doesn't come off as convincing in the face of the OP's demonstration |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. This is quoting statistics researched and published by someone else... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I hardly expect him to commission his own studies. He isn't a university. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Not true. He is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Emory University. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I did not say "he does not work for a university." |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. No, just saying that the quoting of published facts does not make one an expert. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. And I don't think anyone is saying that this article absolutely makes him an expert, |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. there are a lot of average DUERS who have this depth of understanding. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I don't think failing to identify a guest's think-tank association is "lying big-time," |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Some people around here wouldn't care if someone like Howard Dean had made even bigger mistakes... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. he was caught lying and had to apologise for his 'mistakes'. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. So you find it utterly impossible to believe |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. funny how his 'laziness' and and 'innocent misstatements' about cuba, france and |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. There are only two things Gupta said that were factually incorrect. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. and the thrust of his critiques were to further the |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Uh, yeah. I do find that impossible to believe. Actually. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. ok so he's either lazy/stupid or was complicit...either way he sucks |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. I've discovered that there are a lot of DUers who don't have a clue about health policy. |
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genna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. 600,000 and 47%...just staggering |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. IMO, they discussed need for National AIDS program and outreach to minorities. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. oh right step aside and let him have the position because he has kids |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. This is an issue dear to my heart |
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