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Bush on Cannabis!
Posted by FoM on May 12, 1999 at 20:22:39 PT
Shared by Kay Lee!
Source: My Journey for Justice
Well, Good ol' President Bush was in our fair town today as part of the SMU Tate Lecture series. My son Chris, who attends WT White High School here was one of 15 students that were handpicked to attend this question and answer event at Mcfarlin Auditorium.
As the only freshman out of mostly seniors that were picked, he was also the youngest to attend. So here is what Dear ol' Dad practiced his son to ask:"Mr President, in the past certain citizens believed the common good overroad a bad law, with such examples of criminal disobedience that includes Rosa Parks, the members of the Underground Railroad, and the citizens who participated in the Boston Tea Party. Mr President, in light of this part of our history, some ill people seem to get relief from using cannabis. Sir, do you think sick and dying citizens should be put in prison for smoking cannabis?"Well I'll be damned, he got a chance to ask the question.Bush's first response (to general laughter to the roomof mostly college and senior high schoolers) was "I have no idea what you are talking about (referring to the word cannabis). When someone told him, he responded the second way:Mr Bush's eyes "kinda glazed over and he seemed to go into some mechanical mode, saying that everyone should obey the law, and if Rosa Parks chose to smoke marijuana for her pain, she should have gone to jail, yes". This was his second response.That was the last question allowed (like this one, my son reported that Bush refused to answer any questions, acting generally bored to be there and not wanting to chance a comment would be picked up by the ever present press corps that may ruin his son's chances of doing whatever he is going to do).Question to the group: was there something in the White House water during the Reagan years that is causing this phenomenon?You can send him letters of encouragement atchrisday83 aol.comChris said he was very nervous, especially when people laughed (he thought it was directed at him instead of the tottering old guy at the podium).His teacher and assistant principle thought he had a great question and was very encouraging to him. His general opinion of his encounter was that this man did not give one f**k about any of the young people in the room, but hey, this is no surprise. His policy on Drugs pretty much summed that attitude up anyway.Rick D. DayShared byKay Leehttp://www.zyworld.com/kay~lee/home.htmNews story found by Pat!Thanks Pat!
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Comment #3 posted by Pat on May 13, 1999 at 19:51:40 PT
OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OKOKOKOKOKOK..
... I have been "seriously and sternly rebuked." Ouch, ouch, ouchy-ouch-ouch! Yes, well, thanks, FoM. U kan cee that I am in kneed of a brake, er, a break.Oh, FoM, thanks for the Peter McWilliams' Article. I go "upwards" now, and read yonder article of Peter's. Boy, I sure hope he lives to see a personal victory over his (seemingly...) cowardly tormentors.Well, thanks, again, FoM. Thanks too, for plugging his http://www.marijuanamagazine.com (?) Medical Marijuana Magazine Web Site. I hope he's soon well enough again, to keep his fine site updated more frequently. It'd be great, too, if he could re-instate his Forum, over at that site. [And, I hope he can one day revive his http://www.hypericum.com web site, and it's excellent, informative Forum, too. BTW, Since I wanted to see and read Peter's words, at this http://www.hypericum.com web site, I was moved to come online, for my very first time. So, Peter has helped to start some (hopefully...) very good things, indeed....]Thanks. Peace, FoM....Pat.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on May 13, 1999 at 15:42:53 PT
Hello Pat!
If I want to be polite and say hello you know I will, so Highty High Pat! LOL!You take care and get some rest. Peter McWilliams just had an article published in the LA Times and I posted it above! Talk with you later!Peace, FoM!
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Comment #1 posted by Pat on May 13, 1999 at 15:35:13 PT
Tks, FoM, But Shuck, Just About All Those Gov't ..
... Dudes make my eyes glaze over. Boy, sure wish I had a magic wand, to wave... and make most of them all go away... hey, now... wouldn't that be nice?Gosh, FoM, I'm burned out after sitting at the old computer for too many hours. Thanks, FoM. I just stopped by to say hello, and thanks. Btw, there's no need to reply here, you know FoM, this is one of those "you don't have to be polite and reply to" posts, here. Just thought I'd say this, FoM. Thanks, FoM. CUL Pat.
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