TYT: Why Did President Obama Rephrase The Marijuana Question?

[ihavenobias]

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[ZombieHorde]

1. Excellent video, K&R. nt

[pleah]

2. Yes, I was very annoyed by his brush-off of the issue in general.

Like Cenk said it was a top question.

K&R

[ihavenobias]

7. Some have said that he *technically* didn't say he wasn't against legalization.

Rather, he said he didn't think legalization would help the economy. But I think that's an incredibly generous interpretation.

[pleah]

8. Yeah, well, I didn't see that at all.

:eyes:

[sam sarrha]

3. agricultural hemp would be immediately a 1/4 Trillion dollar industry, before it frees us from

foreign oil, THAT IS WHY IT IS ILLEGAL.. !! BEST, CLEANEST RENEWABLE BIO-DIESEL THERE IS. then there is the building materials, textiles, animal feed, human food, fiber for clothes, non acid paper..

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my admiration for Obama went down the toilet... he isn't honest, he isn't progressive, no guts no balls, he wouldn't let the question be given.. worst sort of censorship..because he twisted the truth, then lied, i'll never watch him again.. it's over. just another dick weed Fascist politician

[joshcryer]

11. Lest we forget the soy lobby and how it would be very hurt by industrial hempseed.

Soy has very little nutritional value as compared to hempseed.

[sam sarrha]

14. 3 little peas in a pod... that taste like shit... compared to.... but i do like Tofu.

[Oldenuff]

12. Yes...

I wish I could say that I don't agree with your statement...but I can't.

In my mind...He FLIPPED US OFF...and that doesn't set well with me,and I have a long memory.
My opinion of him just dropped like Larry Craigs trousers in a public restroom.

[drexel dave]

4. disgusting

how everyone in the audience (Obama included) just laughed about it.

How out of touch, not to mention downright sickening considering how many people are languishing in prison for a crime against nobody.

Same old, same old.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

5. Agree with Cenk

This was very disappointing. The war on drugs has been a huge failure. Our jails are filled to capacity with people whose only crime is having weed on them. I am friends with a guy that councils people in the county jail. He tells me that a lot of these inmates are people who got busted with weed with no priors. Is this a legacy Obama wants to attach himself to by reframing a legit question about the war on drugs. I think Obama is a smart guy and it is very disappointing and frankly surprising that he handled the question in such a manner. I am all for the legalization of marijuana, and no I don't smoke weed or have any desire to. But I don't think it should be illegal if someone else wants to. Wouldn't this help to eliminate the narco-gangs almost overnight? Sure they would find something else to sell but I think this would be a step in the right direction.

[freemarketer6]

6. I have a prescription for cannibis, and I can just go buy it without

hassle, except picking it out from so many different kinds. Still, Obama nonplussed me with his lame answer. That nonplussed state could be aided if Holder would fire the DEA head in SF for the medical marijuana bust last week. Obama appears much more political then I thought he would be. Maybe he has to be. Who knows?

[Metta]

9. On the money, as usual. Obama did all a dis-service.

By dumbing down the question.

[joshcryer]

10. Wow, what a complete recharacterization of the original question!

Fuck that.

[rollingrock]

13. This isn't change we can believe in

just more of the same old crap.

[axollot]

15. KICK & R Mate! n/t

[slipslidingaway]

16. I agree with Cenk, the question was totally distorted ....

why ask people to create an account and vote on questions if the number one question is treated this way.

:(

[intheflow]

17. I'm not a big Cenk fan, but he's right on with this critique.

K&R

[Bluenorthwest]

18. Cenk said it perfectly

[Seldona]

19. K&R

Politically untenable. I have to agree there. At least for now. I just don't see a majority of this country being behind it, even if it is the right thing to do.

It was voted up there. He could have addressed it with the gravity the most voted on issue deserved.

[20score]

20. This country is so damn reactionary.

K&R

[Piewhacket]

21. Agree with Cenk. Obama ducked. He sees himself more vulnerable than we do.

We should make sure Obama knows he has our solid support, but
that we expect a government responsive to the people.

The war on drugs (aka war on americans), like the war on
terror (aka war on america), is hurting AMERICA and must be
brought back from excess.

[GrimReefa]

22. I have no problem with Obama not trying to legalize weed

None whatsoever. What I DO have a problem with is "I don't know what does this says about our on-line audience."

Well, first of all, it says that we could grow up to be President. Obama himself has admitted to COCAINE use, which is something I have never tried nor do I want to ever try. It is addictive, it kills, and I have no reason to believe that it's use wouldn't plummet if marijuana were made a legal alternative.

But what really irks me is that the on-line audience is largely compromised of the very people who are responsible for his having his current vocation. It was just over one year ago that Obama lost the New Hampshire primary and the very next day broke his one day fundraising record, thanks to donations from largely of the VERY SAME PEOPLE who participate in these e-events his Administration is so proud of. We gave him the money and the volunteers he needed to compete nationwide in Super Tuesday, which was supposed to be Hillary's coup de grace, and set him up for his magical run through February and ulitmately to the White House. Now, we watch his weekly addresses, we get his e-mails, we act on behalf of his agenda. And yes, a lot of us think that this Drug War prosecuted by the Baby Boomers was a really bad idea, and we want to take the steps necessary to put it to an end. If Obama polled the coalition of people who voted for him - and more importantly, people who donated their time/money to helping his campaign - young people and minorities, I doubt he would still want to laugh this question off.

He doesn't want to spend the political capital it would take to legalize marijuana at this point in his administration - that's fine. Maybe, as a parent with two young daughters, he really doesn't want it legalized at ANY point. Given his personal history, that makes him a bit of a hypocrite, but that's ok, too. But he should show the people who are largely responsible for his being President a little more respect than that.

I mean, I'm assuming he'll want more of our time and money in 2012.