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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      What. Is. This??

      10 replies 19 retweets 67 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      So, we can start with this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/nancy-reagan-turned-down-rock-hudsons-plea-for-help-seven-we#.mu0rDpW4zA …pic.twitter.com/NhONrL38m0

      7 replies 175 retweets 109 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      But, I'd like to push people to the end of the story, where I talk about when Reagan did start talking about AIDS.pic.twitter.com/BT44gbEfMJ

      3 replies 73 retweets 63 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      The White House did not decide that AIDS would be an issue to “get into” until nearly 2 years after Hudson’s death.http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/nancy-reagan-turned-down-rock-hudsons-plea-for-help-seven-we#.mu0rDpW4zA …

      9 replies 138 retweets 137 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      In my report, I write about a subtle language change in Reagan's famed AmFAR speech given May 31, 1987:http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/nancy-reagan-turned-down-rock-hudsons-plea-for-help-seven-we#.mu0rDpW4zA …

      1 reply 24 retweets 15 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Here's what was actually going on behind the scenes at the Reagan White House: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/nancy-reagan-turned-down-rock-hudsons-plea-for-help-seven-we#.mu0rDpW4zA …pic.twitter.com/Q7iSNWDtf1

      2 replies 82 retweets 40 likes
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      What is Hillary Clinton doing?http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation?utm_term=.epbwqB4yGP …

      21 replies 83 retweets 67 likes
    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
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      Clinton-endorsing LGBT group @HRC declines to criticize Clinton on Reagan/HIV comments: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation#.rdQEm6pPWM …pic.twitter.com/SFPFWMiulT

      10 replies 100 retweets 52 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
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      ACT UP/TAG-er @peterstaley calls Clinton comments an "insulting and farcical view of early AIDS history."http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation#.cbpxVKvMpO …

      3 replies 126 retweets 149 likes
    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
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      .@HillaryClinton Apologizes For Praising The Reagans' Record On HIV/AIDS, Saying she "Misspoke"http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation?utm_term=.vaoKAx72J …

      4 replies 33 retweets 29 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016

      Larry Kramer speaks out on @HillaryClinton's apology: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation#.fhKBl67z … / Kramer's statement to @BuzzFeedNews:pic.twitter.com/ui6unNJqOF

      5:05 PM - 11 Mar 2016
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 13 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Kramer appears to be pleased w/ Clinton's Medium post, making it clear he still backs her. https://www.facebook.com/larry.kramer.169/posts/1070369136347151 …pic.twitter.com/9bALmKn3Ah

          2 replies 16 retweets 24 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 13 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          (Tweeted bc I still see many circulating my tweet of Kramer's anger after Fri's apology. This is his response to her Sat follow-up post.)

          2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 13 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And our @BuzzFeedNews story was updated w information about Clinton's Saturday post at Medium about HIV/AIDS:http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/clinton-praises-reagans-for-starting-a-national-conversation#.jd5qApq3X …

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        2. Kelly Lark‏ @kellylark 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner @nikroybal Are you saying that the Regan's were not big advocates of stem cell research, especially regarding Alzheimer's?

          4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @kellylark

          @kellylark @nikroybal He's talking about HIV/AIDS, obviously.

          2 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
        4. Kelly Lark‏ @kellylark 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner @nikroybal Yes, HE is. But was Hillary's clarification that she was thinking of stem cells so outlandish? Or did they do that

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @kellylark

          @kellylark @nikroybal Yes, it was. She spoke about the stigma of AIDS back then to start her comments. She was saying something specific.

          0 replies 3 retweets 12 likes
        6. End of conversation
        1. RejectCorruption‏ @Gardeningdiva11 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner @retasue47 @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNewspic.twitter.com/DP5uk4hAyd

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        1. Theodore Grunewald‏ @TedGrunewald 11 Mar 2016
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          .@chrisgeidner @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/708509677185675264 …

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        2. Dr. Janet Salmons‏ @einterview 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner @amykohout @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews Then what? Vote for homophobic GOP? Tired of people quick to criticize every phrase

          6 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        3. Amy Kohout‏ @amykohout 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @einterview

          @einterview @chrisgeidner @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews Not just criticizing a "phrase"; taking issue w/major error in Reagan/AIDS history.

          1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
        4. Amy Kohout‏ @amykohout 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @amykohout

          @einterview @chrisgeidner @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews Or active rewriting? Even "error" might be too kind. Which is why so disappointing.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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        2. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐳‏ @american_putz 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner The Reagans are smiling in their graves knowing Democrats would abandon Hillary over them. Please stop.

          2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Mona Holland‏ @MonaHol 11 Mar 2016
          Replying to @american_putz

          @Americaputz Abandoning Hillary for her **obscene** stmts abt the silence & inaction fr Reagans that killed 1000s wld be just. @chrisgeidner

          0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
        4. End of conversation
        1. Dale Freeman‏ @DaleF3 12 Mar 2016
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          @chrisgeidner @Lenafreed @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews She already lost my family's votes! #HillNo

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        1. Liz Mednick‏ @LizMednick 11 Mar 2016
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          @chrisgeidner @PittsBern @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews Why does she have Kramer's vote in the first place? His memory is as bad as hers.

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        1. Nomad‏ @NOMADinJC 11 Mar 2016
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          @chrisgeidner @HillaryClinton @BuzzFeedNews she was trying to court the #gayvote w/o caring for #gayvoters #shewasNEVERwithme #lgbt #Bernie

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        1. Ian Mykel‏ @Ian_Mykel 11 Mar 2016
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          @chrisgeidner @HillaryClinton having lost many friends to AIDS it angers me anyone could accidently give praise where the opposite is due

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