You can’t make this stuff up. And I did not make it up. See and hear for yourself. Reagan’s refusal to even say “AIDS” or “HIV” until the very end of his term is well documented. And here’s Nancy's Reagan’s record.
xHillary Clinton: The Reagans, particularly Nancy, helped start "a national conversation" about HIV and AIDS. https://t.co/7sZp8X53fb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 11, 2016UPDATE: Hillary Clinton has issued a terse apology, devoid of explanation. Markos, will people be allowed to talk about this episode after next Tuesday, or will it be labeled a “right-wing trope?” I think the question is in order.
UPDATE 2: I’d like to add that I can’t possibly imagine that Hillary Clinton said this as part of any scheme to court anti-gay voters. However, I also can’t imagine how anyone her age cannot remember the real history of the issue and Reagan’s outrageous obstruction on it. I’m offering no theory as to what her motivation was, and in my opinion her apology doesn’t help in that area either.