Tennessee GOP Lawmaker Behind 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Loses Primary Election

[DonViejo]

WASHINGTON -- One of Tennessee's most controversial state lawmakers, known for pushing anti-gay legislation and making remarks that made even members of his own party cringe, lost his primary battle on Thursday.

State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) was soundly defeated in the state's District 7, getting only 28 percent of the vote. Cardiac surgeon Richard Briggs won the primary with 66 percent.

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In May, he said the Obama administration bragging about how many people signed up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act was like the Nazis touting how many Jews were shipped to concentration camps. The state GOP quickly distanced itself from those remarks.

Campfield came under heavy criticism in 2012 for his inaccurate comments about the origins of AIDS in an interview on SiriusXM OutQ with host Michelangelo Signorile, who is also the editor-at-large of HuffPost Gay Voices.

"Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community -- it was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men. It was an airline pilot, if I recall," he said.

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[Chan790]

1. Not that I'm sad to see him lose, but one part of this troubles me...

and I'd like someone to clear it up if possible. It has nothing to do with Stacey Campfield who as far as I care can go jerk-off to lurid scenes from the Bible. It's this:

"Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community -- it was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men. It was an airline pilot, if I recall," he said.

I've heard this claim, nearly verbatim, before well back into the late-80s/early-90s. I've never thought for even a second that it was true but does anybody know its original source? I'd like to be able to rebut it. Also, if anybody actually knows how this retrovirus made the jump from monkey to humans? From SIVs to HIV? I assume it was from eating contaminated monkey meat as that is common in large parts of Africa but I've never known for certain.

[Hoppy]

2. The google says it came from bush meat.

The articles question why it took place now since the virus has been in chimps for ages. I say it is possible that a mutated virus gene was consumed within bush meat.

[DonViejo]

3. You might want to do some reading....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS#History