Lawrence O’Donnell on legalization

DdC · 10-20-2011, 01:34 AM

An outstanding rant on marijuana legalization and the latest Gallup poll by Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC.

You have to sit through a commercial and MSNBC’s slow loading, but I think it’s worth it.

Not promoting MSNBC or The Last Word or Lawrence McDonnell, but I couldn't believe what I saw. Truth. Plain ole telling it like it is about Ganja. Speaking out about the hypocrisy of the politicians toasting each other getting high, on booze. Refreshing...

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The Last Word: First Word: Tuesday, October 18

Rewriting legalization of marijuana
Oct. 18: A new poll shows approval for legalizing marijuana at an all-time high. But, the federal government still says pot is still as dangerous as heroin. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has more in the Rewrite. Duration: 3:55

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Quote:

“Such hypocrisy carries an even stronger stench than the alcohol-drenched breath of those politicians and judges and prosecutors and DEA officials. I really don’t know how they can sleep at night...without the booze."

O’Donnell blasts hypocrisy of marijuana prohibition

Jewish Pork · 10-20-2011, 02:30 AM

We have to protect those big Pharma profits! This has to be one of the worst failures of policy and it's been going on for close to a century.

DdC · 10-20-2011, 11:42 PM

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Politicians for Opposing Marijuana Legalization
By Scott Morgan, Stop The Drug War - Thursday, October 20 2011
I’m sure I’ve never seen anything quite like this on MSNBC and it’s about time.

If I’m correct in assuming that MSNBC has until now avoided this sort of subject matter for fear of being branded as a bunch of liberal hippies, then I’m grateful to see the network getting over it. Face it, people are going to say that about MSNBC regardless of what the network does or does not say about marijuana policy, or anything else for that matter. Fortunately, this way MSNBC can at least score points with its viewership, which is 104% in favor of legalization according to the latest polling data.

As for the substance of the whole thing, I suppose O’Donnell is on target in trashing the drunken hypocrisy of our political culture, but when he promises that the wholesale arrests of marijuana users will continue for that very reason, I wonder if he let his frustration take the fun out of the story. What matters here is that the American people are finally in favor of legalizing marijuana and that’s a positive indicator of what the future holds for the fight to reform marijuana laws.

One's failures of policy is anothers profit from the policy.

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,117 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 51 Thanked 607 Times in 399 Posts	$Trillion spent is a $Trillion received...War! What else is it good for? MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Politicians for Opposing Marijuana Legalization By Scott Morgan, Stop The Drug War - Thursday, October 20 2011 I’m sure I’ve never seen anything quite like this on MSNBC and it’s about time. If I’m correct in assuming that MSNBC has until now avoided this sort of subject matter for fear of being branded as a bunch of liberal hippies, then I’m grateful to see the network getting over it. Face it, people are going to say that about MSNBC regardless of what the network does or does not say about marijuana policy, or anything else for that matter. Fortunately, this way MSNBC can at least score points with its viewership, which is 104% in favor of legalization according to the latest polling data. As for the substance of the whole thing, I suppose O’Donnell is on target in trashing the drunken hypocrisy of our political culture, but when he promises that the wholesale arrests of marijuana users will continue for that very reason, I wonder if he let his frustration take the fun out of the story. What matters here is that the American people are finally in favor of legalizing marijuana and that’s a positive indicator of what the future holds for the fight to reform marijuana laws. One's failures of policy is anothers profit from the policy. __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.

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Jewish Pork Old School Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,517 Thanks: 45 Thanked 217 Times in 147 Posts	We have to protect those big Pharma profits! This has to be one of the worst failures of policy and it's been going on for close to a century.

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