Fred Thompson on AIDS, PEPFAR
At a recent campaign stop in South Carolina, former Sen. Fred Thompson (TN-R)
“was asked if he, ‘as a Christian, as a conservative,’ supported President Bush’s global AIDS initiative.” Sen. Thompson has yet to go On the Record officially at http://www.onevote08.org/ontherecord/ but he told ONE’s Matthew Bartlett that he will “do [his] best”to continue U.S. efforts to aid the poor overseas last year.
His response in South Carolina struck a different tone: “I’m not going to go around the state and the country with regards to a serious problem and say that I’m going to prioritize that.” ONE members have worked hard for months to tell candidates we want them to prioritize these issues. It would be great if ONE members and especially Thompson supporters stepped up their efforts to convince Sen. Thompson these issues are a priority to us.
In response to Thompson, Micheal Gerson wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post explaining why he believes, like ONE does, that “[s]upport for the fight against AIDS is not a matter of being a ‘Christian’ or a ‘conservative’ — or a liberal or a Buddhist. It is an expression of compassion and empathy, which also reflects a serious conception of America’s role in the world.” It is available here.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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