Originally Posted by
Jmick
http:///forum/post/2482088
How in the world does saying that yes, condoms do indeed help stop the spread of aids and other STDs encourage your 12 year old to engage in sexual activities? What a typical response from the moral right wing who generally lack common sense because they feel an overt need to replace it with their "morals and values".
What irked me about his response to these questions was his obvious dodge of the questions to keep the southern Baptists and other dopey Christian’s groups from laying the wrath of god on him for saying what should be said. Which is that abstince is a nice idea it's not realistic in this day and age and that young people need to be taught about protection.
As for slutty teen democrates I liked that, real classy of you. I'd be willing to bet that good republican girls are just as likely to engage in sexual activeties as anyone else. Or maybe you said that because African Americans tend to vote Democrate and your comment was aimed that way...
So what exactly drives your hatred of people with morals and Christians?
I dont know if you or the left wing hate blog you lifted your info from edited the Q&A but I have included the full transcript here. The original question put to McCain was should the US taxpayer pay to have condoms distributed in Africa and led to the follow up question does the distribution of condoms slow the spread of AIDS in Africa. With the number of African males that are so foolish they wont use condoms even when they know they are infected there is a legitimate question as to how much it is really helping/
There were numerous Reporters on the bus. The followup questions do show McCain stumbling for his answers but there is a reason this is only in the blogs. With all those reporters there if McCain couldn't provide a reasonable answer don't you supposed it would have been a big news story somewhere?
Reporter: “Should U.S. taxpayer money go to places like Africa to fund contraception to prevent AIDS?”
Mr. McCain: “Well I think it’s a combination. The guy I really respect on this is Dr. Coburn. He believes – and I was just reading the thing he wrote– that you should do what you can to encourage abstinence where there is going to be sexual activity. Where that doesn’t succeed, than he thinks that we should employ contraceptives as well. But I agree with him that the first priority is on abstinence. I look to people like Dr. Coburn. I’m not very wise on it.”
(Mr. McCain turns to take a question on Iraq, but a moment later looks back to the reporter who asked him about AIDS.)
Mr. McCain: “I haven’t thought about it. Before I give you an answer, let me think about. Let me think about it a little bit because I never got a question about it before. I don’t know if I would use taxpayers’ money for it.”
Q: “What about grants for --- education in the United States? Should they include instructions about using contraceptives? Or should it be Bush’s policy, which is just abstinence?”
Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “Ahhh. I think I support the president’s policy.”
Q: “So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV?”
Mr. McCain: (Long pause) “You’ve stumped me.”
Q: “I mean, I think you’d probably agree it probably does help stop it?”
Mr. McCain: (Laughs) “Are we on the Straight Talk express? I’m not informed enough on it. Let me find out. You know, I’m sure I’ve taken a position on it on the past. I have to find out what my position was. Brian, would you find out what my position is on contraception – I’m sure I’m opposed to government spending on it, I’m sure I support the president’s policies on it.”
Q: “But you would agree that condoms do stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Would you say: ‘No, we’re not going to distribute them,’ knowing that?”
Mr. McCain: (Twelve-second pause) “Get me Coburn’s thing, ask Weaver to get me Coburn’s paper that he just gave me in the last couple of days. I’ve never gotten into these issues before.”
