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tblue37

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6. Airheaded clotheshorse Princess Diana did more to destigmatize AIDS than almost anyone.

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Fri Mar 11, 2016, 06:02 PM

Mar 2016

She used her fame and the paparazzi that surrounded her to show that people with AIDS could be touched and hugged and treated as suffering humans rather than pariahs. She did the same for the cause of landmine clearance.

Yes, Di had real flaws and limitations, and she was self-absorbed, immature, and desperate for attention, but she had a good heart and tried to use her fame to spotlight worthy causes. She was ill-used by her husband and his family.

Meanwhile, airhead clotheshorse Nancy Reagan promoted the disastrous "Just Say No" campaign as a proper substitute for a sane, effective drug policy.

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Hillary talks about Nancy Reagan's AIDS activism at funeral! What the F*CK? [View all] Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 OP

wow - and she's forced to back off her lie. Merryland Mar 2016 #1

There is some truth in what Hillary said. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #2

Then say that, not what she said today. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #3

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You must not read my posts, I could not be further from that characterization. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #5

Finally, an explanation I can understand. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #11

Airheaded clotheshorse Princess Diana did more to destigmatize AIDS than almost anyone. tblue37 Mar 2016 #6

Wait, I REMEMBER that ad or show where she talked to us about how it is OK to hug Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #7

She was basically a good person. I miss her. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #12

Her insistence at talking up the Reagans and Kissinger... it puzzles me. phantom power Mar 2016 #8

Was thinking about that just a minute ago. Unless she thinks there are some Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #9

She might believe the bogus theory that "moderates" actually occupy some kind of middle. phantom power Mar 2016 #10