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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 04:47 PM Original message |
Reactions to the Obama drug flap present a deep moral paradox |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've never done illegal drugs |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I've down to only pot and beer now |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And the ads for restless leg syndrome describe side-effects like sexual misbehavior, gambling, etc. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Smart reply. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Chemically pure LSD is actually a fairly harmless drug. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. delete. wrong thread. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Don't worry, Smart reply - Opium is on its way thanks to the bumper crop |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I have several friends |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. LSD quite possibly has legitimate medical uses |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. For that matter stop the flood of billions upon billions into foreign countries. nt |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. make a miserable society and feed it more misery... |
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BenDavid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. But, if and that is a big IF, obama was doing coke after he said |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. C'mon... there are plenty of threads for partisan stuff like that. This is about national attitudes |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good post! |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Agreed. So who's going to ask Obama about relaxing the drug laws? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. He's already committed to making changes |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. Excellent points, and perhaps something to question candidates |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The President can pardon or parole all non-violent drug offenders, but I |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Clarification: |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. The President can not do that |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. yer right. Thanks for the correction |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think all Presidents should smoke up some jane. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. We would just end up |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. cool ranch only. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. have never done drugs, not because I am a "goody two-shoes" or anything, but simply because reality |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I'm saving that for my old age. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. The Aldous Huxley thing... didn't he get into psychedelics very very late in life? |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I don't know. but makes more sense to me. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I think "The Doorways of Perception" details his experiences with it |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
26. You really hit home with this statement -- (inside) |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. It is human nature to be prouder of our luck than our accomplishments |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. I completely agree with you. It reveals a big disconnect in our thinking. |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. The correct answer is that if a politicians youthful drug history is no big deal.... |
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