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In response to "my argument was simply that there was a different in character between the two, not that one was more justified than the other. -- nm" by znufrii

It was Jesse Helms, and it was a pretty tacky thing to say.

Posted by musubi Oct 21 '10, 15:44

but she didn't "wish he or his grandchildren get AID".

In response to a comments Jesse Helms made about condemning gays for AIDs, she said something to the effect of "if there was retributive justice in this world, Jesse Helms would get AIDs, or his grandchildren would."

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Oh come on... - Stephen Oct 21, 15:57 3
- I'm not defending it. I'm just clarifying. - musubi Oct 21, 16:04 2
  - Oh, I know you're not defending it. We just disagree on the "clarification" - Stephen Oct 21, 16:07 1
    - I don't believe she was wishing it on them. It was a terrible thoughless remark, but she wasn't really wishing the disease on Helms. - musubi Oct 21, 16:13

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It was Jesse Helms, and it was a pretty tacky thing to say.

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