Is Kerry Free To Make Cocaine Jokes About Bush?

[DrFunkenstein]

Pressed later on the question of the Bush cocaine rumors, Kerry laid out his thinking on why Bush's drug use, if substantiated, is indeed an important issue for voters to consider:

"The issue about George Bush is not the fact that he may have used it, said Kerry. "The issue about George Bush is, how can you, if you have (used cocaine), have a position that is so at odds in terms of being a governor where you send a lot of other people who may have done the same thing you do to jail. That's the issue. It's not a question of whether he used it or when he used it, it's a question of what his policy is today and whether that's hypocritical and dangerous."

The Week Online spoke with Kerry Spokesman David Wade, who reiterated the Senator's position.

"The Vice President has long admitted that he has used marijuana," said Wade. "Governor Bush, on the other hand, will say only that when he was young and irresponsible, he was young and irresponsible. But when Bush has had the opportunity to score political points in Texas by promulgating tough, extremely punitive new laws against drug users, he has been happy to do so."

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/123/gorequestions.shtml

[KDLarsen]

1. ...

Governor Bush, on the other hand, will say only that when he was young and irresponsible, he was young and irresponsible.

I thought he was nearly 30 when he pulled the DUI/DWI stunt? That's ten years too late to use the young and irresponsible excuse.

[JI7]

5. yes he was

he wasn't some 18 or even 23 year old. he was in his 30's. remember henry hyde said his affair with that woman was a youthful indiscretion when hyde was around 50 when it happened. hahhha

[JI7]

2. that picture creeps me out

i hate that prick

[7th_Sephiroth]

3. wow, cheney actually admitted to smokin weed?

whatcha wana bet either A:he's lieing about it or B: he tried it once on accident

[Ficus]

8. or perhaps

c. they are speaking of Vice President Gore in 2000 (considering they refer to Bush as "Governor")

[flakey_foont]

4. Well, I will at least have the courage to

now openly admit

I have tried marijuana

[cheezus]

6. hey, me too

about 20 minutes ago :)

[flakey_foont]

7. And what a relief that must be

to finally be able to tell the truth about, uh,
what was the question? { :

unbind your mind there is no time to lick your stamps and paste them in

[Gato Moteado]

9. and, how was it?

;-)