Skip to comments.
Clinton Apologizes for Not Finding AIDS Cure
CNS ^
| 10/1/2001
| Marc Morano
Posted on 10/2/2001, 1:17:22 AM by Utah Girl
Former President Bill Clinton apologized for not finding a cure for AIDS, during a sharp exchange with an AIDS activist who accosted him at a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) awards dinner in Washington on Saturday.
The encounter was captured on tape exclusively by CNSNews.com.
After accepting an award from the black caucus, Clinton mingled with an enthusiastic crowd, signing autographs and posing for pictures. As throngs of people crowded around, one of them - AIDS activist Wayne Turner - accused Clinton of failing to make AIDS a priority during his administration.
Turner, a member of the Act Up homosexual advocacy group, told Clinton, "My lover Steve Michael died," and he blamed Clinton for not following through on a campaign promise to launch a "Manhattan project" against AIDS.
As a nonplussed Clinton tried to defend his administration's AIDS record, Turner frequently interrupted him.
"Listen," Clinton pleaded with Turner. "Will you listen to me?"
Turner criticized Sandy Thurman, Clinton's former AIDS czar. A disbelieving Clinton responded, "You don't think Sandy Thurman is a real AIDS czar? I am really sorry. I think that is really very sad."
"We made an all out effort...we got more money out of the Republican Congress --" Clinton said before being interrupted.
"Where is the cure, Mr. Clinton? You lied, you lied --," shouted Turner. Clinton replied "I am sorry you lost your lover. I am sorry we didn't find a cure."
"I got every single penny for AIDS research I could get, and the average life expectancy of people with AIDS has gone way up," he added.
The heated exchange went on for several minutes, with Secret Service agents trying to keep Clinton away from the protester.
Several times during the confrontation, Secret Service agents admonished a reporter to stop taping the exchange, even grabbing at the microphone.
After the encounter, Turner told \b CNSNews.com that "Bill Clinton promised in 1992 an all-out effort to find a cure for AIDS, he promised an AIDS czar, he promised a Manhattan project. He never followed through, and I plan to haunt him until the day he dies." ">
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-84 next last
Hmmm, it looks as if even Clinton's most rabid supporters are turning on him...
To: summer
ping
To: Utah Girl
To: Utah Girl
Is this for real? If it is it's classic.
4
posted on
10/2/2001, 1:20:34 AM
by
Jaded
To: Utah Girl
LOL this is suppose to derail his disbarrment and clintoon/gore kickbacks from the airlines causing the terrorist attack and aspirin bombing and lies and crimes.
To: Utah Girl
"Bill Clinton promised in 1992 an all-out effort to find a cure for AIDS,
he promised an AIDS czar, he promised a Manhattan project.
He never followed through" Give X42 a break. Looking for whores and places to sell US secrets takes a LOT of time.
To: Utah Girl
And here I had thought that this blowhard had run out of things to apologize for.
"The bride at every wedding; the corpse at every funeral. That's our Clinton."
Jay Nordlinger, NRO
To: Utah Girl
Has he apologized for the Second World War yet? Or the Arno flood that hit Florence in 1966? The Mexico City earthquake in 1985? Mt St Helens? El Nino? Of course Bill tried to cure AIDS, but I won't hold it against him.He solved so many other problems, didn't he?
He's a cheap vaudville act.
To: Utah Girl
Bill Clinton seems so insignificant these days, and more and more people are seeing the differense between a leader and a bullsh*t artist.
9
posted on
10/2/2001, 1:25:58 AM
by
MJY1288
To: Utah Girl, Bryan, Der SchleekMeister!!
"Several times during the confrontation, Secret Service agents admonished a reporter to stop taping the exchange, even grabbing at the microphone." Somebody needs to get names and ID numbers for these agents who are sooo quick to put the kibotz on the First Amendment!!! Clinton WAS NOT, IS NOT, and NEVER WILL BE KING!!! There should be no regulations upon taping his comments in an Open Forum!!
Slick Willie, yer a weak whore...and I look forward to working with other Righteous Individuals to see that you die in a lonely Prison Cell, from AIDS or whatever!!
FReegards...MUD
To: LibertarianLiz
That is my favorite quote! Thanks for posting it.
To: Utah Girl
What do you mean? He spent hours with Monica looking for it.
To: habs4ever
"He's a cheap vaudville act." You give the EX-Rapist-in-Chief waaay too much credit!!
FReegards...MUD
To: Utah Girl
He never followed through, and I plan to haunt him until the day he dies. Somehow I doubt it, given the likley life expectancy of this guy.
To: AppyPappy
Being Bill Clinton means you always have to say you're sorry.
Except you don't mean it....
15
posted on
10/2/2001, 1:28:39 AM
by
motzman
To: Utah Girl
"My lover Steve Michael died," Clinton: "Not my fault, swish. I only do women. "
To: Diogenesis
FRee!! Lesbian Sex WebPage...MUD
To: Mudboy Slim
I agree. This is pathetic.
18
posted on
10/2/2001, 1:29:47 AM
by
Ronin
To: Rodney King
"...likely life expectancy of this guy." Prison Life takes a lot outta a guy...Clinton'll never see 80...and his passing will be celebrated by his fellow prisoners!!
FReegards...MUD
To: LibertarianLiz
Oh, mr. Turner and Mr. Clinton, there is a cure for AIDS. Keep it in your, not his pants.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-84 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
