Many Still Troubled by Reagan's Legacy

[GreenPartyVoter]

"As one of the first physicians to confront AIDS when it began its rampage through the gay community, Dr. Marcus Conant lobbied the Reagan administration in 1982 to launch an emergency campaign to educate Americans about the disease.

It took the president five more years to publicly mention the crisis. By then, almost 21,000 Americans had died and thousands more had been diagnosed.

Conant, who lost scores of friends and patients to the disease, is still deeply angry - one of many Americans who view Reagan's legacy in a harsh light.

"Ronald Reagan and his administration could have made a substantial difference, but for ideological reasons, political reasons, moral reasons, they didn't do it," said the San Francisco dermatologist, who now deals with a new generation of AIDS patients. "President Reagan and his administration committed a crime, not just a sin."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040609/D833DADO0.html

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[dusty64]

1. I'm surprised ANY

other opinions got through the media filter. Its not like the ENTIRE world is singing reagan's praises.

[Skittles]

2. some DUers wanted respect shown to that SOB

:puke: