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pokerfan

(27,677 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 12:35 AM Feb 2012

TYT Obama ignores YouTube Marijuana Legalization Question

President Barack Obama was not asked a question about marijuana legalization at his YouTube Q & A ('Your Interview With the President') despise the fact that it was voted most popular. According to Raw Story, "Another marijuana legalization question, submitted by NORML, was flagged as "inappropriate" and removed from YouTube...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks.

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TYT Obama ignores YouTube Marijuana Legalization Question (Original Post) pokerfan Feb 2012 OP

Good on Cenk - Obama ignored this same thing this last time he took questions from youtube too! slay Feb 2012 #1

Can you wait until after the election Cenk? tridim Feb 2012 #2

How is it political suicide if 73% of the country is in favor? a simple pattern Feb 2012 #3

Because the opposition doesn't honor the will of the people.. tridim Feb 2012 #4

Don't count on it. JTFrog Feb 2012 #5

slay

(7,670 posts)

1. Good on Cenk - Obama ignored this same thing this last time he took questions from youtube too!

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 12:43 AM

Feb 2012

and good on Cenk for calling out the injustice being carried out against the website Megaupload - he seems to be the only one pointing out that Megaupload has basically already been found guilty - had their site taken down - and now must prove their innocence in trial.

i have serious problems with Obama holding this question thing on youtube - then refusing to answer the #1 question about marijuana. I have a HUGE problem with this.

tridim

(45,358 posts)

2. Can you wait until after the election Cenk?

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 12:54 AM

Feb 2012

He can't do ANYTHING on the issue until then, it is political suicide.

I know Cenk knows this since he mentioned it in the video. The law is going to change if Obama is reelected, if not the law will remain. It's fucking dirt simple Cenk. Wise the fuck up and quit playing so dumb.

a simple pattern

(608 posts)

3. How is it political suicide if 73% of the country is in favor?

Reply to tridim (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 01:22 AM

Feb 2012

Honest question.

tridim

(45,358 posts)

4. Because the opposition doesn't honor the will of the people..

Reply to a simple pattern (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:15 AM

Feb 2012

and their machine will destroy Obama if he announces legalization before the election. It would be easy.

And BTW it's 51% for full legalization, the 75%-ish number is for MMJ. 51% is a razor thin majority, nothing to play with and risk politically.

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)

5. Don't count on it.

Reply to tridim (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:26 AM

Feb 2012

Mr. vote against Obama in Iowa? The man that said Reagan would be kicked out of the Dem party for being too liberal? The guy that is still looking for an Independent to prop up in 2012 because the Dems never do anything progressive? That guy?

Don't. count. on. it.

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