and there was much rejoicing
jerry thacker, flagrant 'phobe and one of bush's appointees to serve on an hiv/aids panel, has withdrawn his name from consideration after the media reported his extreme position on homosexuality.
thacker says his remarks have been misconstrued, and that he is not anti-gay. i'd say he has a lot of nerve to make that claim after calling aids a "gay plague," calling homosexual behavior "evil and disgusting," and referring to homosexuality as a "sinful deathstyle." real freakin' christian, eh?
business as usual continues, and furious backpedaling ensues, with ari "his lips are moving" fleischer claiming that thacker's views are "far, far removed from what the president believes." hey, ari, if that's so, if bush doesn't support thacker's views, then how did thacker get nominated for the panel in the first place?
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Good riddance, I say. I don't want anyone intolerant or uncompassionate on any gov't panel, irrespective of their professional credentials.
Posted by: paul | January 27, 2003 01:20 PM