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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:54 PM Original message |
Obama said he will decriminalize marijuana. Will Hillary follow suit? |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow! |
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ursi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
69. That's great! A finger stuck in the eye of the establishment crap! |
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reality based (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh my. |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. He already had my vote |
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KennedyGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Obama is trying to hide from this one... |
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reality based (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I wonder if Tom Daschle and Ben Nelson feel the same? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Let them try. Over 60-70% of Americans support decriminalization. |
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cd3dem (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. where do those stats come from? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. An October 31, 2002 Time/CNN poll, for starters. 72% support decrim. |
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cd3dem (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. well I must be in the minority |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. Are you saying you believe in locking people up for pot? |
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bagimin (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #22 |
72. Everybody knows Bill Richardson also favors |
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cd3dem (927 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. people are fooling themselves if they think pot is harmless |
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ErnestoG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Ever consider that he...GASP..changed his mind? |
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KennedyGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. ifv Hillary did that Ernie, you'd be wailing "flip flop" |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Well, if he changed his mind, it couldn't be for any fact-based reason... |
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MagsDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
50. Well that wasn't just a flip flop, that was a flip flop flip |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Now he's got my vote n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hopefully. She'd come across as far more likeable if she got righteously baked now and then. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. HA! |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hope he still feels that way... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. By the time the Prison Industrial Complex is through with him, he'll be singing a different tune. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. It would take more than Obama to change that law. It would never |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Decriminalization only takes the Attorney General... |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. We will be hearing about that again and again and again and again |
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REDFISHBLUEFISH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. If your vote swings on this............. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. He better keep THAT ONE a secret during the campaign! |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. I'm sure it's probably in the Republican bag of dirty tricks already. n/t |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. BTW, I happen to agree with him, but it sure seems like there's a LOT of people |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. OBAMA RULES! |
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Clintonite (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. I agree totally. That shows some balls on his part! The pot laws are in the stoneage! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. And you think that is on his platform |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. I forgot that he said that... |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. Don't know if he can or will get it done, but that's the talk I want to hear. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. He's for it, except when he's against it |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. He's for decriminalization. He's against legalization. Obama's consistent here. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. the only way to decriminalize it is to legalize it |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That's not true. You can make it a ticketable offense. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. that is still under state control |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. If marijuana were moved to a different schedule... |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Obama's on the record for not wanting to legalize medical marijuana |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. On the record? You mean votes? Can you link to these? |
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MediaBabe (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. His mother didn't die young, she was in her sixties and |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. Y'Know, He Might Just Have Won My Support with That Position |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
34. Fine that it has gotten all your support |
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water (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. He's changed his mind, during the Presidential debates he said he wouldn't. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. ah, figures! |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. He raised his hand but his campaign maintained that he's for decrim. |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. Wouldn't be the first time. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Obama has spoken in favor of decrim, and Hillary Clinton has not. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. Wow, he said that? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. K&R. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. That'll really help him in the GE - |
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ZinZen (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. Well... he has Bill Maher's vote |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. What does that mean "decriminalize?" same as legalize? nt |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. No. It means if you're caught with small amounts, you get a ticket. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. No, it means that it's not a criminal offense. Getting caught would be like getting a parking ticket |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. Sensible policy |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
48. He changed his mind on that issue once he realized the president is not drug tested. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. At least he could be truthful about the fact that he inhaled. |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Yes, but I found his bragging of coke use to be a little off-putting. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Only a total idiot would think Obama bragged about his cocaine use. |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. He wrote of it in a boastful way. Apparently the only time he was cool |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. I stand by post #56. You'd have to be an idiot to think he was bragging. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
73. Or a Clinton supporter. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Because SOME drugs are worse than others. |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Of course they are. |
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NJSecularist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Bragging of coke use? |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Did you read his book? He boasts of it. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Either post #56 describes you or you are being dishonest. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. disagree. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
59. mmmm, pass the spliff |
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fadedrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
64. It's about time |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-01-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
71. Of course he inhaled! That was the fecking point! |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 06:12 AM Response to Original message |
74. This, and the Grateful Dead endorsement, will win him the druggie vote, if... |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
76. No HE won't.... |
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