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Ellen DeGeneres Named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness

Posted: November 8, 2011

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Ellen DeGeneres is now officially working for the U.S. Government. Ellen was just named a special envoy for global AIDS awareness by Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

Clinton said:

“Ellen is going to bring not only her sharp wit and her big heart, but her impressive TV audience and more than 8 million followers on Twitter, to raise awareness and support for this effort. I know we can look forward to many contributions from Ellen and her loyal fans across the globe.”

Ellen responded in a statement:

“I’m honored to have been chosen by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as Special Envoy for Global AIDS awareness. The fight against AIDS is something that has always been close to my heart. And I’m happy that I can use my platform to educate people and spread hope. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go look up what ‘envoy’ means.”

USA Today reports that Ellen has over 8 million Twitter followers and close to 6 million fans on Facebook. Ellen will also be able to use her show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, to raise AIDS awareness.

Ellen is already involved in several humanitarian causes. The openly gay talk show host has used her show on several occasions to talk about issues that are dear to her heart. Here’s what Ellen had to say about gay bullying after the death of Tyler Clementi.

Ambassador Eric Goosby, head of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), said that he was “thrilled that we have someone like Ellen DeGeneres on our team to raise awareness that we are on the path to beating this devastating disease.”

The Obama administration also announced $60 million in an additional funding to help fight AIDS in Africa.

Do you think Ellen Degeneres is the right choice to help raise AIDS awareness?

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Posted: November 8, 2011
Dan Evon

By Dan Evon









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7 Archived Responses to “ Ellen DeGeneres Named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness ”

  1. Typical Liberal politically correct crap. When is this bimbo going to have anytime to devote to this important cause, which is mainly in Africa. Wonder when she will have time to drag herself off her little blonde cream puff to go there and make an impact on the problem. OK, I'm being silly, but think about it and realize what this is. Celebs giving themselves meaningless posts. It's why nothing gets done. If the sec of state wanted to really make a difference she should have picked someone that could have given it the time and effort it truly requires.

  2. MOST people aren't bullied because they're homosexuals; they’re bullied because they're perceived as weak, easily manipulated, an easy target to take advantage of or culturally different. I don't nor ever will, condone bullying but we must as a society stop falling prey to the G.L.B.T propaganda. I have defended many bullied kids and most of them were bullied for selfish gain not because the bully hated gays! The bully usually is seeking money or looking to exalt him/herself at the expense of another.
    Bullying has and will always be around (until Christ returns). It is wrong and hurtful but let’s not think of this attack as an attack primarily against the homosexual community. Sadly, my 13 year old son recently had to watch a video at school on bullying and the target of the bullying…… You guessed it, a student who was homosexual. There’s an agenda to have that which the bible (God) says is wrong made right. Yes folks, the brain washing continues.

  3. Really? In my high school effeminate boys were called pejorative terms (fag, queer, fairy, homo, etc.); they were singled out and harassed. Frequently. I suppose you can try to down play it an say that they were picked on for being perceived as "weak" but the terms used were anti-gay on kids who were most likely gay. It's like a Hispanic kid getting picked on and being called things like Spic or wetback and you saying, "They aren't bullied because they're Hispanic; they're bullied because they're perceived as weak!" They're being target for something that they are (gay, black, nerdy, Muslim, etc.) I concur with you that bullying is wrong. It should not be tolerated. But otherwise, dear Wayne, you're an idiot.

  4. Simply fantastic! Thank you Ellen for stepping up to the plate. You are a perfect representative of the Gay & Lesbian Community. Now if you teamed up with Oprah Winfrey – the two of you could rock this world & make it such a better place – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrr4_5jQoaM.

  5. You proved my point!! The Hispanic kid getting picked on is because he's Hispanic, correct!!! It also can be because he's Hispanic and perceived as an easy target by a mean-spirited person. However, the G.L.B.T would have my kids (and the world) believe that these attacks of bullying are primarily against the gay community. It's also amazing that if I don't concur with the homosexual movement I'm called an "idiot". I never said one hateful word in my entry but because I KNOW that Jesus would denounce any sexually immoral movement and I follow Jesus more than man, I'm called an idiot. Well, there's only one thing left for me to do Rachel and that's pray for you. I pray that you'll be tolerant of those who think differently than you, I pray that you'll research the word of God (the bible), on this subject. Hopefully, you'll read about the encounter Jesus had with an adulterous women in John 8:10. Notice he forgave her and then said "now go and SIN no more (John 8:11).

  6. great