Posted on 07/12/2004 7:15:56 PM PDT by VU4G10
The new pledges, timed to coincide with the opening in Thailand of the six-day 15th International AIDS Conference, came as a new opinion poll showed the Massachusetts senator widening his lead over President George W. Bush (news - web sites).
Kerry welcomed the upcoming conference and promised to work with US international partners, faith-based and non-governmental organizations to strengthen the world's capacity for a sustained response to the AIDS epidemic.
But in his statement, he also made a commitment that is likely to draw more fire from conservative groups insisting on tighter immigration requirements.
"I will work with Congress to lift the immigration ban on HIV (news - web sites)-positive people that has prohibited the United States from hosting this lifesaving meeting," promised the senator.
Approximately 40 million people are currently infected with HIV around the world, and six million need antiretroviral therapy now, according to UN experts, who point out that more than 20 million have already been killed by the epidemic.
The United States is testing all new immigrants for HIV, and a positive test is usually grounds for denying admission.
With only about 400,000 people in developing nations having access to treatment, Kerry said, his strategy "starts with doubling US funding."
President George W. Bush promised last year commit 15 billion dollars to the international campaign to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over the next five years, and Congress has already begun making allocations under the program.
But the Democratic candidate said the White House was falling short of delivering on its promise.
"I will turn up the diplomatic pressure to seek similar increases from our partners," Kerry said. "I will provide rapid distribution of quality medicines, including generic affordable, safe and effective drugs."
He blasted the Bush administration for hampering US efforts in fighting AIDS "with policies crafted to appease its political constituencies, putting ideology before science."
Meanwhile, a new opinion poll by Newsweek magazine showed the Democratic ticket had widened its lead over the Republicans going into the November 2 US presidential election.
The survey indicated that if elections were held today Democratic candidate John Kerry and running mate John Edwards (news - web sites), both US senators, would get 51 percent of the vote versus 45 percent for Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites).
The numbers represent a five-point jump for the Democratic ticket since May.
But the poll also brought good news to Bush, who saw his job approval rating climb to 48 percent, a six-point increase from two months ago.
While 52 percent of those surveyed said they did not want to see the president re-elected for a second term, 47 percent said they thought Bush will win the election over Kerry, who got 38 percent.
Lift the ban on stem cell research
Lift the Kyoto Treaty
Lift the ban on HIV infected immigrants ban
And give illegal aliens citizenship
Can the World Court be far behind?
HA HA HA HA. What is Newsweak smoking?
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Meanwhile, a new opinion poll by Newsweek magazine showed the Democratic ticket had widened its lead over the Republicans going into the November 2 US presidential election.
The survey indicated that if elections were held today Democratic candidate John Kerry and running mate John Edwards (news - web sites), both US senators, would get 51 percent of the vote versus 45 percent for Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites).
The numbers represent a five-point jump for the Democratic ticket since May.
But the poll also brought good news to Bush, who saw his job approval rating climb to 48 percent, a six-point increase from two months ago.
While 52 percent of those surveyed said they did not want to see the president re-elected for a second term, 47 percent said they thought Bush will win the election over Kerry, who got 38 percent.
OMG. That's all I can say after reading this. What else is he going to promise? OMG.
Even more evidence that Kerry doesn't give a damn about this country, just like all the other RATS at the national level.
I know there are a lot of conservatives pissed at Bush, but if you can't bring yourselves to vote for Bush, please vote for the Republican Senate and House candidates (unless they are gun-grabbing statists). There are some really good candidates running this year, like Tom Coburn in Oklahoma.
If conservatives pick up a few seats in Congress, we can stop this crap from ever becoming law.
You forget reverse the Bush Tax cut, All of these are first on his list, By way of Executive Order
I betcha Ron Reagan Junior gets his heart broken right off.......LOL.
Whatever it takes.
Oh, we both forgot the gag rule about family planning!
Is Kerry nuts or what?
The US has the best treatments in the world for AIDS. We would be mobbed with HIV+ immigrants if this ban was lifted and the cost to tax-payers would be unbelievable.
John Kerry joins Republicans in passing ban on immigrants with AIDS
OOPS
sniff...sniff. Man! Somebody smokin' weed?
tell that ass to shut up and help the president with this terrorist threat. I don't care about his stupid promises and I certainly don't care aabout AIDS in other countries right at this moment.
" Kerry promises, if elected, to lift ban on immigrants with AIDS as lead over Bush grows "
That's because the hourly help born and raised in America are starting to put a strain on the Heinz/Kerry (liberal elites) annual residential maintenance budget. They need to keep finding cheaper labor, disposable is preferred, that insures no future raises for the dead. (disgusted)
" Kerry promises, if elected, to lift ban on immigrants with AIDS "
And where would we Americans go from here?
Oh, wait, couldn't he just contact his staff in DC and have them draft it for him! Or don't they accept collect calls?
ruin the country's medical system trying to take care of all the fags in the world....screw kerry
"I don't care about his stupid promises"
Don't worry, John Waffle House Kerry never made a promise he could keep. ;)
FMCDH(BITS)
Bump
What about Ebola?
Or TB?
Which disease will Kerry pander to next?
Boy. This writer can't decide if Bush's numbers are up or down. Must be hard! BWAHAHAHA!
Don't you just love this man? He is soooo for the people
And what countries have the highest incidence of AIDS?
It sure as hell isn't Norway and Sweden.
good find
It's bad enough to support the freeloaders we already have, so now cash n Kerry wants us to open up our pockets more and care for the sickly in the world by letting them come here.
I think he has gone from cash n kerry to scary kerry.
Our country is doomed if he gets elected.
" What about Ebola? Or TB? Which disease will Kerry pander to next? "
Kerry will decide which to pander to after he searches one of his resources, the next issue of Soap Opera magazine.
"It's bad enough to support the freeloaders we already have,"
Yes just ask Bill Cosby all about free loaders who go postal, re: his slain son by that crazy Russian immigrant.
" so now cash n Kerry wants us to open up our pockets more and care for the sickly in the world by letting them come here. "
Most of the sickly Kerry is considering are foreign petty criminals, murderers and life long addicts which their countries would gladly see leave, not the kind of immigrants that would be a productive addition to this country. Every time a third world country flushes its toilets sadly America gets the bulk of the sh*t.
" Kerry promises, if elected, to lift ban on immigrants with AIDS"
ie. Kerrys dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Thank you for your comments! I just wish more people, who
are crying about are medical system, could read your post.
So we are supposed to "mind our own business" when it comes to international affairs that affect our own safety, but yet we are 'responsible' for curing the world of AIDS?
"We have many horror stories to tell). People abuse the system because it is FREE."
The cr*p floats to the top. Parasites not people, abuse the Freebies thus ruin it for the honest people. Here come the jesters one two three.
"So we are supposed to "mind our own business" when it comes to international affairs that affect our own safety, but yet we are 'responsible' for curing the world of AIDS?"
Yep, you're discovering how schizophrenic the left is.
Great, and I hope the very first HIV-positive people off the boat will be recruited by Kerry to make him his personal peanut-butter sandwiches (smacking sound of finger-licking)
Another Kerry FLIP-FLOP ................ PING
And, if the election were held today, nobody would vote, because the election is in November...
Senate Vote on Same Sex Marriage H.R 3396
Same-Sex Marriage - In what the ACLU termed a "deplorable act of hostility," both the House and the Senate adopted a measure that would deny federal recognition of marriages between lesbian and gay couples. In addition to redefining the Federal definition of marriage, the bill would create a "gay exception" to the Constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause by allowing states to ignore same-sex marriages performed in any other state. The House vote in favor of the bill was 342 to 67; the Senate approved it by a vote of 84 to 15. President Clinton signed the legislation.
Kennedy Massachusetts Kerry Massachusetts
Issues2000.org Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): Vote to prohibit marriage between members of the same sex in federal law, and provide that no state is required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Define 'marriage' as 'between one man and one wo Bill HR 3396 ; vote number 1996-280 on Sep 10, 1996
(HERE's WHERE HE WILL FLIP FLOP)
Supports federal DOMA, but not Massachusetts DOMA Q: You say you oppose gay marriage. You also oppose the federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Do you think other states should have to recognize a gay marriage performed in Massachusetts? KERRY: I said very clearly that I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But notwithstanding that belief, there was no issue in front of the country when that was put before the US Senate. Q: You also said that you believe the Defense of Marriage Act was fundamentally unconstitutional. KERRY: I was incorrect in that statement. I think, in fact, that no state has to recognize something that is against their public policy. For 200 years, we have left marriage up to the states. Q: So would you support the Massachusetts Defense of Marriage Act? KERRY: No, because the Defense of Marriage Act is the law of the land today. Source: Democratic 2004 primary debate at USC Feb 26, 2004
" Immigrants come here, at the age of 50-55 work for five years, get their Canadian citizenship and WHAM - they are now entitled to receive government retirement, the EXACT same amount as me. "
I believe the same thing can be done in America. Someone correct me if I'm incorrect.
One of Kerry's big election issues: Not enough HIV-positive people in the U.S. We must import more.
God forbid, if Kerry is elected. We'll see America's participation in a World Court immediately prior to the ban of all firearms (with the exception personal security guards and $20,000 shotguns, suitable for political photo-ops),
Well look out Florida.....here comes all of Haiti!
And they might be here before the November elections so that they can vote in Palm Beach County, at least once or twice!
That looks like the wedding pages of my Sunday Boston Globe!!!!
I bought a few thousand acres in Paraguay. The Nazis will be much better neighbors than anal fornicators.
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