I took the statement to mean identify, clarify, diagnose, treat. Such as isolating a problem and dealing with it. AIDS is the problem. It is a public health matter.

Amen, Larry. The people who are creating this controversy are being very dishonest. They are implying that Huckabee wants to put everybody with AIDS into a concentration camp. These people know this is not what Huckabee means, but they dilike him because he is a Conservative Christian. If a Muslim cleric had said the same thing or worse, the Left would have NOTHING to say except, "Who are we to judge his religous views?."
Huckabee meant "isolate." He did not say "quarentine" because that word does imply locking people up in rooms by themselves. He meant "isolate," as in make sure people with AIDS do not have sex or share needles or give blood to people without AIDS.
The Left knows what Mike Huckabee believes, and even those who don't know do not wish to find out. It serves their interest to label Mike Huckabee a Conservative Christian Republican bigot.
The Left is the side that lacks any clear thought. They pre-judge anyone who is a Conservative Chistian, and then they accuse the Right of bigotry. As Ann Coulter said, you can always tell what a Liberal is up to by what they accuse you of.

Robbie,

It is a stretch to call Huckabee a "conservative" Christian. He is a Christian, but labling him as conservative implies that he supports limited government, low taxes, and spending cuts.

I think the people propping up Huckabee as "conservative" are being very dishonest.

"It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents."

I'm not quite sure what you to think that "isolated from the general population" means, but if you think it doesn't mean "separate" or "ostrasize" or "quarantine", then I think you both need to go back to school and learn about context clues.

they dilike him because he is a Conservative Christian.

I dislike him because he is a big government Republican.

They are implying that Huckabee wants to put everybody with AIDS into a concentration camp.

No, no they're happy camps.

He said he wanted to isolate them. He never said concentration camp, but he did say isolation.

Huckabee meant "isolate." He did not say "quarentine"

The words mean the same thing. Use a damn dictionary and stop using his talking points.

They pre-judge anyone who is a Conservative Chistian, and then they accuse the Right of bigotry.

Sounds like most churches I've been to. But the "religious right" is bigoted in many respects.

You may brush it off if you'd like, but it doesn't make it untrue.

Why are Republicans scared to death of gay people?

This one's not scared of them, but I'm damn sure sick of them!

Why do Libertarians make generalizations about every group of people, like republicans, that they don't agree with?

Back in the 1960's my brother had scarlet fever and our entire family was quarantined to our home for three weeks. It was the public health officials way of NOT allowing this illness to be transmitted to anyone else. We did not bitch and complain-we stayed inside until we were given the OK to have contact with people within our community and not jeopordize their health and/or life.

When AIDS reared its ugly head for the first time many people, like myself, were unsure and many even afraid of just how this disease was spread so early on I am sure health officials were not sure themselves and quarantine may have been an alternative, and rightfuly so, until we actually knew how AIDS was transmitted. Being cautious and making sure we were not allowing some sort of plague to take over and infect hundreds of thousands of citizens may have been an idea back then but not now since we know more about this disease. What Huckabee said may very well be taken out of context. I for one would rather be safe then sorry regarding a possible pandemic where we did not err on the side of caution to protect other citizens.

I for one would rather be safe then sorry regarding a possible pandemic where we did not err on the side of caution to protect other citizens.

In 1992, you couldn't have said that. We knew how AIDS was transmitted.

Why do Libertarians make generalizations about every group of people, like republicans, that they don't agree with?

Right, cause we all know Republicans don't do that.

Not this one

Uh, yes you do. You've made plenty of generalizations and when pressed about them, you don't back them up.

Sometimes I think that Republicans are scared of gay people just as much as terrorists.

Terrorists are afraid of Gay People?

You've made plenty of generalizations and when pressed about them

I don't make generalizations about groups of people. I do make generalizations though.

Sorry...bad wording.

Republicans fear gay people just as much as Republicans fear terrorists.

"The words mean the same thing. Use a damn dictionary and stop using his talking points."

For your information, I was sophisticated enough to see why Huckabee used "isolation" and not "quarentine" before I even heard Huckabee's talking points.

As one of my favorite social commentators Dennis Prager says, generalization is the mother of knowledge. But we're taught by Leftists in college not to make generalizations.

The mainstream media should continue to project its bigotry onto conservative Christians. It makes the media look bad because it is so obvious that the religious Right is much more sophisticated and reasonable than most members of the mainstream media. So, Leftists, bring it on!

Republicans do not hate gay people, we hate gay sex acts. But it's none of our business what anyone does in his or her bedroom, so long he or she behaves responsibly if he or she has a disease.

I didn't say Republicans hated gays. Republicans are simply scared of gays.

Scared how/why? I don't agree with this statement.

There is no reason to be afraid of gays. I might disagree with their lifestyle but it's not like they are trying to convert me. Now Moromons on the other hand...

Sorry - Mormons

If there is no reason to fear gays, then why does virtually every Republican politician run on the "3 G" platform of God, Gays, and Guns?

WHAT FEAR???? Who cares about Gays? They will be judged for their sins one day like the rest of us.

I'm more afraid to go to Southlake Mall than to Ansley Mall.

I'm with you, man. I don't understand this irrational fear that most Republican politicians seem to have toward gays.

I'm just trying to understand why they have it.

Oh ok, well being a Republican myself, I thought you were including me in your statement. But if you weren't, then we actually (finally) agree on something.

I'm not sure what Republicans' stance on homosexual behavior has to do with whether or not AIDS patients should be considered a public health risk.
However, for some of us it is just a question of where our civilization derives its values. So, here's the answer for some, though not all, of us:

Bring Back the A-word

Well Robbie, if you had paid attention, your man Huckabee didn't say Aids was a public health risk.

He said being gay was a public health risk. So, you explain to me how that has do do with wheter or not aids patients should be considered a public health risk.

***Beware***

The press and others (Jason et. al.) are being suckered into fighting Huckabee on a red herring social conservative issue. Don't fight him in the "briar patch", You'll only strengthen his support. Get him back out in the open and o