This one really cracked me up.
WASHINGTON — U.S. attorneys have a message for California’s medical marijuana advocates: Don’t blame Barack Obama. After it was announced that the crackdown on medical pot establishments in the Golden State was a collective decision by the four U.S. attorneys in California and not the result of any directive from Washington, spokeswoman Lauren Horwood emphasized that the administration never even green-lighted the ramped-up enforcement actions.
Really?
Anyone who has ever worked within an organization with a charismatic leader knows that if that is actually true, there are very few possibilities now that the U.S. attorneys have made that statement.
- Barack Obama does, in fact, agree with the decision and can be blamed.
- Barack Obama does not, in fact, agree with the decision and the U.S. Attorneys either must stop what they’re doing, or they must stop what they’re doing while turning in their resignations.
So… which is it?
I mean, do they really think that they can somehow get Obama off the hook with the liberals who support medical marijuana with something that lame?
havta add this one to Pete’s comedy theme:
Medical Marijuana Protest Draws 200 to Obama Fundraiser
near the bottom of this long piece by David Downs in the East Bay Express is this gem:
That’s good stuff. Do we know how many signatures their petition ended up with?
so let’s see… cops’ petition 1,000 votes, stoners’ petition over 70,000 votes? Hmmm… there’s a message there somewhere…
I think this is it. In fairness, they now have over two thousand signatures.
One time when somebody realized that they were violating the Hatch Act. I guess it’s becoming clearer that in a time of near-universal fiscal collapse, with taxpayers becoming ever less tolerant of their money being wasted by their civil servants and are becoming politically active, the said civil servants realize what thin ice they’re walking on.
But they should not be let off the hook. Nope, not this time, as we have the smoking gun, now. The Sr. Deputy Director of LA CLEAR knows his people did wrong. They’ve been caught red-handed violating the Hatch Act.
Now, legally hammer them. Hard. Repeatedly. To get the message to all those civil servants who think they’re above their masters that we will not tolerate this anymore.
To be fair to the US Attorneys, a third possibility is that President Obama just doesn’t give a crap what they do. In other words, he may or may not agree with them, but he’s leaving it to their discretion. If so, this speaks really poorly about the President.
Ah, but he also gives a crap to whatever his campaign manager tells him to give a crap about. And if this affects votes, he gives a crap.
Yeah, it’s total bulls#!t. The US Attorneys were not elected. Neither was the Justice Department. They are all under the purview of the President, who takes full responsibility for their actions, no matter what they claim.
There’s no ‘plausible deniability’ this time. Either Obama is in charge of the Executive Branch and the boss of those…’people’…or he isn’t President. Which is it?
Things like this don’t happen in a vacuum. Orders were given…and acknowledged. These ‘people’ are saying that they acted on their own? They believe their own propaganda too much; they think we are as stupid as they evidently are. Because they’ve either admitted to the kind of ‘activism’ judges are often accused of…or they’ve just told the world that the Obama Administration cannot heel it’s own dogs.
I smell a major lawsuit approaching, as well as yet another “Fast and Furious” type scandal for the Obama Administration about to break wide open.
He knows what’s going on. He’s trying to win the swing states and that, apparently means going tough on pot. I’d really like to see some polling on likely voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada, and Florida on how they view medical marijuana.
It is going to be a real interesting campaign this election as all these candidates ignore the turd in the punch bowl,drug policy and the cost of keeping it going.
the Dems and Obama need a good screw-tightening… I’m almost willing to bet the street action at the upcoming nomination conventions is gonna be interesting.
When Obama wanted us he shucked and grinned and made his inhale joke. Well ya know what Mr. Obama? You won’t get my vote and I’ll be telling everyone I can not to vote for you either. You lied and tapped the hope that you were real. You lied and played on the hopes and dreams of those in need of change. Shame…
Are we sure his name isn’t Barack H Bush?
Where is the Rosa Parks wing to the Fed correctional institute?
Here we go… The so called “decision?” was made by the Supreme Court in Gonzo v Raich. Obombo is irrelevant other than what he has claimed all along. Not a high priority for those in accordance with state law. He hasn’t busted any individuals for growing, nor has the state as far as I know. Selling pot makes it Commerce and not covered by the Compassionate Use Act meant for keeping users, especially sick people. Out of jail. If wishes were fishes no one would starve…
Chris Barkowictz.
Hey, I don’t like being right about this but chasing a rabbit down the same dead end hole is getting boring. Of coarse its bogus. Of coarse its everything opposite of what America is supposed to stand for. Of coarse the Supremes were wrong to include cannabis as Commerce. Or as a schedule#1 narcotic. But don’t shoot the messenger. This is also why no initiative involving an exchange will over ride the Feds. Except maybe Kubby’s if there is a provision to opt out of the CSA as some did the smoke a joint lose your license law. Losing highway funds but still exempt. If states can opt out then it might still be commerce but maybe not enforceable. I doubt it but there is always hope. My thoughts are that no law can stand on lies and the CSA is one big fat ugly one. If the integrity of Congress is such that they are OK with ends justifying means methods of coercing the public. Or sucking up to the corporate interests maintaining the Ganjawar and keeping renewable competition off the market. Then they are not worthy of the job. But who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters?
Last I heard, US Attorneys, and I’m presuming the AG of the US, serve at the pleasure of the President. So some lawyers have explaining to do or need to be fired. Or the Prez will be fired in 2012.
I’m sure this is all just a big mix up. Those attorneys must not have got the memo from the President telling them to lay off the medical mj industry. Right?
Show us this memo or stop the gossip…
Hmm… that Phoenix New Times article you linked to the other day said this re: Obama’s approval:
“Horwood also says it’s wrong to call it ‘Obama’s crackdown.’ She says the California U.S. Attorneys decided to take action on their own because the situation has grown out of control among recreational users. But she acknowledges that they received Obama’s blessing.“
Of coarse they did. Obombo has never ever claimed differently from the campaign. He made a common sense statement about individuals following state laws would be a lower priority. That in mho is wrong He has no jurisdiction over individuals following state law unless they give it away or sell it or have some exchange take place. If it is a reasonable amount a person would require for themselves then it is legal under the 10th amendment granting states all rights not listed under the Constitution. One other hypothetical scenario is that even tobacco in the field, not genetically modified but natural tobacco is a plant and not subject to Feds tax and raw Ganja still in the plant form growing, should also be tax exempt. The plants in the field should be exempt as Commerce until they are humanly adulterated from what nature has provided. Cigarettes are taxable but not the tobacco plant unless it is genetically modified the seed would be a human invention, not nature. So in theory as long as the plant was growing in the field the DEA has no jurisdiction Once its cut down or trimmed or bagged up then imo it becomes Commerce if it is over an amount one person could use, if its in a state authorizing individuals and if it is not exchanged. Again for the integrity of this country we should remove Ganja, RxGanja and Hemp from the CSA.
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Mercury’s Toxic Legacy
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Brown Vetoes California Hemp Bill, Criticizes Federal Ban
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed farmers in select counties to grow hemp, saying it would subject them to federal prosecution, but in doing so, he lashed out at the federal ban on hemp farming in the US, calling it “absurd.”
Pro Life? Not even anti abortionists
Please sign my petition:
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“…the situation has grown out of control among recreational users” (?)
When did the U.S. Attorneys notice this? The situation has been out of control since 1937 when marijuana was made illegal.
Of course, it’s not “out of control” in any ordinary sense of the phrase. Recreational users of cannabis aren’t dying in the streets or committing acts of violence. They’re simply exercising–peacefully, quietly–their fundamental right to determine what goes in their own bodies. What the U.S. Attorneys really mean is that it’s out of THEIR control–and to a statist that’s simply intolerable.
Please Servetus,,the prohibitionists never read history.
And I think when you join an organization such as Drug Free America,,you must disconnect the logical part of your brain and think with your ass.
Its Obamas watch. Its happening. He hasn’t stopped it. He loses my vote. One term is right. Go Ron Paul.
Can’t go for R.P….although he has the proper perspective on cannabis, his other positions (woman’s rights, social services, etc) suck rotten eggs. We would regret him, or any other rethuglian, gaining the WH this November. If you think we’ve got things rough now, wait till the party of “Law and Order” gets going.
When a living wage is paid I will certainly join the Libertards in Utopia.
Pro Life? Not even anti abortionists
Latest Hypocritical GOPerversion, another Prohibition!
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…and so people will just keep electing the same clowns over and over and over, and over. Thanks for not seeing alternatives. It’s specifically because of people like you that Mr. O knows he can get away with this bullshit.
Thanks for contributing to the problem Swooper420.
Booshammy?
Now for Obombo. He is finally stopping the Bush lie in Iraq, got Osama bush lost interest in, sadamn, gadaffi and hired Gilligan the Crime Dawg over another Walters the Zeolot. Has been obstructed every step by Paul and Neocon nazi’s. From health care to other anti fascist asshole things like clean air and water infringing on the rights of republicans to profit. Libertards and GOPerverts whining about the poor and not a mumbling word about Wall St bail outs, not paid back.
Screaming memmies about GM’s few billion they have paid back and created thousands of jobs. Or for assisting college kids forced into loans after Souder bastardized the HEA. Maybe blame those buying low interest housing? Damn them Americans wanting a home for their kids. Cayman Island Tax cheats never mentioned but lets deregulate more banks and factory emmission standards. Chumps…
Scumy Sarah letting Exxon rape and pillage Alaskians and all of us tax payers out of 99 billion to clean up their spill. While they lawyer up again to reduce their penny on the dollar responsibility. It puts them in dire jeopardy with only $47 billion profit whats a po corp tado? Fishing Industry can go fish. . Obama wants to create jobs and the GOPerverts broken scratched up record of tickle me down crap keeps blaring. Only the rich sons of a bitches can create jobs! True and knuckleheaded teabog dipshits squeeze into their miniskirts and cheer them on. Plenty of jobs created by outsourcing to India and China. They were right just missed the location, must of been bad in geography. Dow and Unemployment rise and no one notices? Oh what else did Obombo do while the Koch’s were selling jail space for pot growers.
Paying off two trillion for two Boosh wars and several Police Actions. To even suggest its not a GOP drug war is naive. Democrats may go along for survival from the propaganda but they don’t enthusiastically wage it. It’s still Nixon’s war and Obombo could be worse. Pies in the sky are as real as Rand Paul’s nonsense idealism without a reality base or time machine. Obombo isn’t on the stump busting stoners as subclass citizens. No closed door OPEC deals. Cheney allowing a petition at all, let alone acknowledging… what everyone knows anyway. He doesn’t brag about Wall St being his base. To even suggest he is as pungent and putrid as the boosh klans new weird odor shows your lack of spark. You settle for TV opinion. Sad. We can sculpt Obama if these mosquitos can be swatted. The asshole Trolls diverting, denying and degrading are holding up the curtain hiding the real puppiteers pulling the strings. Oh Lil Bo Peep, leave them sheep alone and soon they’ll come home wagging their tails behind them.
Its OK to treat Boosh as the buffoon he was, because he was a buffoon. Because obama can’t solve 40 years of Nixonian GOPerversions in one term you think he’s Jesus in need of Crucifiction. That’s wither stm or blind allegiance to a party over your country. Neither I associated with America.
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Mr.Obombo, I am overjoyed. To meet you face to face. You’ve been getting quite a name. All around the place. Healing cripples. Raising from the dead. Now I understand you’re God. At least that’s what they’ve said. So you are the Prez. You’re the great Obombo Prez. Prove to me that you’re divine. Change my water into wine. That’s all you need do. Then I’ll know it’s all true. C’mon King of the US. Mr.Obombo you just won’t believe. The hit you’ve made around here. You are all we talk about. You’re the wonder of the year. Oh what a pity. If it’s all a lie. Still I’m sure. That you can rock the cynics if you try. . So if you are the Prez. Yes the great Obombo. Prove to me that you’re no fool. Walk across my swimming pool. If you do that for me. Then I’ll let you go free. C’mon King of the US. I only ask what I’d ask any superstar. What is it that you have got. That puts you where you are? Oh, ho ho. I am waiting. Yes I’m a captive fan. I’m dying to be shown. That you are not just any man. So if you are the Prez. Yes the great Obombo. Feed my household with this bread. You can do it on your head. Or has something gone wrong? Mr.Obombo, why do you take so long? Aw, c’mon King of the US.
~King Teabag
When you have to go in through the back door to your own fund raiser in California, then right after you leave, you start hearing things from various factions that he’s “not behind this crackdown” you wonder if he did hear the message and now is backed into a corner unable to find a political way to save everyone’s face?
Either heads roll, or Obama loses a very large funding base in Northern California. Which do you think it will be? If heads don’t roll, we’re looking at one term.
Lesser Evil usually wins. Unless they cheat like Boosheney.
I’ll go with Nader or hopefully Kucinich. Obombo as a what’s left vote.
C’Mon ONE TERM!
Sooner this guy is gone the better. And AFAIC, I don’t CARE who replaces him.
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I shake my head in absolute disbelief. In 2008 you’d never have gotten me to even entertain the notion that Mr. McCain would have been the better man to run this country. Today you could get me to think that a 3rd term for Mr. Bush the lesser would have been better than electing Mr. Obama.
I shake my head in absolute disbelief at your consistent short term memory loss. El Dorado? McCain bilking seniors out of their savings Or his wife the beer distributor busted for stealing drugs from a charity? Boosh junior is a wingnut nazi by himself let alone with the murdering thug cheney. Both servants to daddy Boosh. The entire infrastructure of evil you seem to disregard like a buffoon in heat. Pity the fools.
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I forgot to mention that hindsight is always 20/20.
We still have time to form a voting block and “send a message” to the powers that be in the 2012 primaries. Some of us will have to hold our noses and do something that can be anywhere from mildly annoying to totally nauseating.
I’m willing to hold my nose, change my registration to Republican, and vote for Mr. Paul in the primary even though there’s not even the proverbial snowball’s chance of me voting for Mr. Paul on the official ballot. I much prefer Mr. Johnson but the point isn’t who we vote for as much as it is to establish ourselves as a voting block.
We could even write in Jack Herer if they allow write in votes in the primaries, and accomplish the same thing.
Remember, primary balloting doesn’t elect anyone, except perhaps in places like San Francisco where the Democratic nominee would have to be proven to bar-b-cue babies for breakfast before possibly losing.
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The US News & (World Report)
Debate Club
Should federal authorities be able to close medical marijuana dispensaries in California?
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“According to the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, placing it among narcotics like heroin, DMT, and Ecstasy in the country’s most serious drug classification. Still, research has suggested that compounds found within marijuana may have therapeutic use in treating ailments like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, Parkinson’s disease, and even cancer. The FDA’s official stance on the medical efficacy of marijuana states: “Marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.”
The story of medical marijuana in the United States began in 1978, when Robert Randall was arrested for using marijuana to treat his glaucoma. Randall sued the United States and won, and the ruling required the FDA to provide Randall with marijuana for medicinal use.”
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1978? Required the FDA?? Oh well I guess a couple of years an a different spoonful of alphabet soup is just sniggling. Our good friend from the Urine industry, Peter Benzinger, Kevin Sabet formerly of the Incarceration industry (now unemployed), and John Redman, from the Anti-reality industry (Executive Director of Californians for Drug Free Youth) have all produced screeds for this debate.
On the side of reality Paul Armenteno of NORML, Morgan Fox from MPP, Brian Vincente of Sensible Colorado, and Kris Hermes of Americans for Safe Access pummel the cretins about the face and head with facts and evidence. Unfortunately, it seems those on our side still haven’t gotten the message that blows to the head that would kill a human being don’t even phase a prohibitionist. These people need to be eviscerated, their heads are merely decorative so that they appear to be human. Like everything else about them it’s merely a facade. (see Potemkin village)
http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-federal-authorities-be-able-to-close-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-in-california
This propaganda would put the nazi regime to shame.
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Dr. Goebbels had it easy with no 1st Amendment to get in his way. If this were Nazi Germany the regulars here would either be in prison or cowed into silence.
Or part of the resistance…
Touché.
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U.S.Attorney’s are funny alright,just as funny as the Fed under Barack Obama.Just as the Justice Department is shelling out money to harm and harass peaceful demonstrators.The Fed likes to spend money to arm thugs to knock down innocent peoples doors,and ruin taxpaying businesses.
I also voted for Obama in 2008.It won’t happen again.
You Guys Know What to Do Support H.R. 2306 – Participate in Democracy!
My rep is Sam Farr.
It says Dear Representative Dan Lungren?
Good luck with that fascist GOPervert bastard.
I believe it was he and Wilson who murdered Peter McWilliams.
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If you sugar coat a turd, it’s still a turd.
If you put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig.
Irrelevant,
but a firm grasp of the obvious….
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Re-legalizing cannabis is not just for retired cops anymore.
…and the dominoes continue to fall:
Good news. I remember B.C. when it was B.H. (Before Harper). Some heavy drugs, but basically low-key, non-violent, a lot of open pot smoking and happy people.
Channel in some Harper-style militant anti-drug enforcement and suddenly B.C. has ‘“this extremely violent unregulated market controlled by organized crime,’; said Wood.”
Prohibition is a feedback loop. The cat is chasing its tail.
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So did everyone hear about the boy who smoked synthetic cannabis subsequently required a double lung transplant has passed away?
From the “bald faced lies, half truths and hysterical rhetoric” category:
Yeah, smoking plastic had nothing to do with it.
Duncan, that’s nothing. Check out the following account of what real cannabis can do to you: “While under the influence of the drug, the subject thrust his hand through his hair, and found that his fingers passed through his crackling skull and into his warm, cheesy brain.â€
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Gosh, I really hate it when that happens to me.
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OK Francis, I feel compelled to find out if you found that link because of Radley Balko’s link to the family that went insane story, or is this just a case of coincidental happenstance?
Coincidence actually. I remembered the “cheesy brain” language from a documentary (it sticks with you) and went looking for it.
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That’s just too weird.