Drudge misleading on Kerry HIV! Un-Cheneying-believable!

[wyldwolf]

Drudge Headline:

NYT KERRY HEALTH: X-RAYS SHOW METAL SHRAPNEL FROM WAR; CANCER-FREE; HIV-... DEVELOPING...

Why not put HIV-Free like he put cancer-free?

[JI7]

1. what a respulsive bastard sludge is

[jn2375]

2. Bush is the one refusing to take a physical till after the election

[meti57b]

6. bush has alzheimers.... that's why he is refusing to take the physical.

[NightOwwl]

7. Why isn't anyone making a big stink about this?

The second time he's refused to take a physical under questionable circumstances and no one makes a peep?

[Sparkly]

3. What?!?!

Unbelievable. Are they desperate, or what?

[NightOwwl]

4. I'd like to see Bush's medical report

but he's refusing to take his physical. Perhaps to hide the anti-psychotropic drugs he's been taking? :shrug:

[SkipNewarkDE]

5. One usually says HIV -

Oh come on, guys, there are a lot more things out there to be "outraged" over than this. One usually SAYS HIV-, NOT HIV Free. Good lord, people, get a grip. Drudge is a scum bag, but this is kind of finding monsters under the bed when there aren't any, don't you think?

[sonicx]

8. um, no

the headline is misleading and unclear. say 'HIV negative or free' instead.

[SkipNewarkDE]

12. Never read a gay personal ad, I guess

Uh, no yourself. I have done volunteer work with AIDS awareness and education. HIV- is perfectly acceptable abbreviation, you guys are finding ridiculous outrage and being just plain silly. Nothing misleading about that.

[wyldwolf]

15. Neither has most Drudge readers although....

..you're point is correct.

[sonicx]

17. post 9 explains why it is misleading

edit: post 10 as well. it looks like something was suppose to come after the '-' becuase of the previous item.

no i haven't read gay personals. :)

[sonicx]

19. another thing...

news headlines usually spell out 'negative' or 'positive,' and don't use shortcuts. but then again, this is sludge. :)

[LiberalFighter]

20. Maybe for a medical report intended for medical personnel...

but not for the general population and not for the media.

A better and more concise headling would had been "Cancer and HIV Free"

[yardwork]

29. But why mention HIV at all?

Kerry is not in any known risk-group for HIV, so why bring it up, if not with the hope that it might start rumors.

It's a stupid and lame attempt on Drudge's part, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it was another in a long line of cheap shots that the media take at Kerry.

[sbj405]

9. It's misleading, I read it as a hyphen not a negative sign.

Whether it's intentional is another story.

[wyldwolf]

10. because there is a hyphen between "cancer" and "free"...

[ibegurpard]

22. You can be sure Drudge knows that

and this was deliberate.

[jefferson_dem]

32. Same here. I read it and was confused as to what the HIV results were

..."developing".

Fuck sludge bastard.

[LoZoccolo]

11. Keep track of Drudge long enough and you'll see...

...one of his methods of operation is making false implications. Even if this isn't one, he needs to learn you do not do that and people are watching. He should be made afraid to mess around with between-the-lines stuff.

[Career Prole]

13. BUSH MENTAL HEALTH.....INTELLECT-FREE...DEVELOPING... n/t

[RebelOne]

14. I just sent a message to Drudge

I called him a scumbag and said how dare he suggest that Kerry had AIDS.

[LiberalFighter]

21. Drudge should be required to take physical and have the results published

[Barney Rocks]

16. It is probably supposed

to be HIV-negative. He thinks he is being funny cutting it off like this? We need to destroy Sludge.

[Shopaholic]

18. Shows you how desperate these bastards are becoming

and just how on guard and on our toes we need to remain. I'm afraid we haven't seen anything yet.

[Barney Rocks]

27. I agree.

It is desperation and nothing more.

[Bluebear]

23. Really, no offense but HIV- is the standard abbreviation

I see nothing misleading this time, especially since Kerry's HIV status was not in question to begin with.

[sonicx]

25. it's unclear if the '-' is a hyphen or a negative because...

the previous item had a hyphen. News headlines I think are supposed to spell out 'negative' or 'positive'

[Bluebear]

26. Fair enough

I still wouldn't fret over this. If out of desperation Bush Nation tried to spread this Kerry would only need make a statement: "I am not HIV positive but unlike this administration, I will do something to help people living with this disease instead of cutting their funding etc..."

[sonicx]

31. that's true

I remember last week during a speech when a disrupter asked Kerry about AIDS, and he went ahead and answered her. it was great. :)

[yardwork]

30. That's the part that bothers me.

Why bring it up? The phrase HIV scares weak-minded people.

Enlightened people, including most Democrats, don't panic when they see the term HIV. Freepers and some undecideds do. Drudge did this on purpose hoping to raise fear, uncertainty, and doubt about Kerry (FUD principle) in the minds of bigots.

[Doosh]

24. there was no HIV when Kerry got that wound

at least it was still pretty much relegated to the deepest darkest corners of Africa back then.

[onenote]

28. how stupid

of drudge to highlight JK's medical report when bush is delaying his physical. Hopefully, it will only draw attention to and raise questions about bush's health.

onenote