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Kablooie

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10. Rock Hudson dying of AIDS was the thing that put HIV on the mainstream radar.

Reply to cab67 (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2020, 03:01 PM

Jul 2020

You're probably right.
Something like that needs to happen for the right.
Trump dying of Covid-19 would be the best thing for the country but it's unlikely to happen.

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the only thing that will get people to take this seriously. [View all] cab67 Jul 2020 OP

I vote for Rush Limbaugh. Vinnie From Indy Jul 2020 #1

No good, they'll say he only died because he had cancer. Mariana Jul 2020 #5

It Better Be One Of Them sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rurallib Jul 2020 #6

if trump gets it and dies - I call it poetic justice AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #3

I'd call it about fucking time. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #13

Some won't until it's a young healthy family member uppityperson Jul 2020 #4

This is very true ScratchCat Jul 2020 #7

Who are Joe Diffey and John Prine? nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #12

So many ... Nugent? Meatloaf? LakeArenal Jul 2020 #8

Mega corporations like Walmart enforcing mandatory masks will help. sarcasmo Jul 2020 #9

I hope that Walmart is going to back that up with a police officer at the Blue_true Jul 2020 #15

Rock Hudson dying of AIDS was the thing that put HIV on the mainstream radar. Kablooie Jul 2020 #10

I don't think a "big name" will do it, but *MAYBE* a relative they respect or someone they love. woodsprite Jul 2020 #11

I was thinking "public celebrity" because it might impact a large number of people. cab67 Jul 2020 #16

Any updates on Ben Carson? Very odd... OneGrassRoot Jul 2020 #14