it's insanity
On Mar 12, 5:02 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> Fox & CBS: GOP & Newt Moving Towards RP Foreign PolicySubmitted bylibon Sun, 03/11/2012 - 18:33
> On the Sunday morning news circuit today, Newt and other republicans are moving towards RP's foreign policy. They want to get out of Afghanistan and don't believe being in the middle of these Middle Eastern countries is good and rather counterproductive.
> They mentioned Ron Paul being against from the start what Republicans are now saying:http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/11/gingrich_i...http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/11/fox_news_s...
> Bob Schieffer: Is it time for us to leave Afghanistan, Mr. Speaker?
> Newt Gingrich: I think it is. I think that we have to reassess the entire region. I think the revelations about Pakistan having hidden Bin Laden for seven years in a military city near their national defense university and then hunting down not the people who were protecting Bin Laden but hunting down the people who were helping America. I think the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. When you look around the region, this is going to get much worse. That's why I've called for an American energy policy. We need to decide that we're going to produce our own oil and we're going to frankly be capable of surviving without having to define or dominate the region because I don't think we have the willpower or the capacity to do the things you'd have to do to fundamentally change the region.
> Schieffer: You say it is time to leave. Do you mean just, let's leave, let's start leaving right now, not wait around?
> Gingrich: I think we need to reconsider the whole region. We need to understand that our being in the middle of countries like Afghanistan is probably counterproductive. We're not prepared to be ruthless enough to force them to change, and yet we're clearly an alien presence. That was the real meaning of the reaction to the Koran burning. The fact is those Korans had been in fact defaced by Muslims who were prisoners. They had been abused by Muslims, not by Americans, and yet the instantaneous anti-foreigner sentiment is so deep that I think we need to recognize that we're walking on egg shells in places like Afghanistan, and after $20 billion in the last decade, it's pretty hard to argue that the Pakistanis are seriously our allies when they hide Bin Laden for seven years.http://www.dailypaul.com/220098/foxcbs-newt-moving-towards-rp-foreign-policy
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best answer: anybody who wants to can regardless of outdated pot laws
On Mar 12, 5:02 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> Exclusive: Why Can't You Smoke Pot? Because Lobbyists Are Getting Rich Off of the War on DrugsLee Fang
> 3.7.2012 at 11:00 AM
> John Lovell is a lobbyist who makes a lot of money from making sure you can't smoke a joint. That's his job. He's a lobbyist for the police unions in Sacramento, and he is a driving force behind grabbing Federal dollars to shut down the California marijuana industry. I'll get to the evidence on this important story in a bit, but first, some context.
> At some point in the distant past, the war on drugs might have been popular. But not anymore thepollingis clear, but beyond that, the lastthree Presidentshave used illegal drugs. So why do we still put hundreds ofthousands of peoplein steel cages for pot-related offenses? Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is, of course, money in politics. Corruption. Whatever you want to call it, it's why you can't smoke a joint without committing a crime, though of course you can ingest any number of pills or drinks completely within the law.
> Some of the groups who want to keep the drug illegal are police unions that want more members to pay more dues. One of the primary sources for cash for more policing activities are Federal grants for penalizing illegal drug use, which help pay for overtime, additional police officers, and equipment for the force. That's what Lovell does, he gets those grants. He also fights against democratic mechanisms to legalize drugs.
> In 2010, California considered Prop 19, a measure to legalize marijuana and tax it as alcohol. The proposition gainedmore votesthan Meg Whitman, the former eBay executive and Republican gubernatorial nominee that year, but failed to pass. Opponents of the initiativeran ads, organizedrallies, and spread conspiracy theories about billionaire George Soros to confuse voters.
> Lovell managed the opposition campaign against Prop 19. HetoldTime Magazine that he was pushing against the initiative because, "the last thing we need is yet another mind-altering substance to be legalized."
> But Republic Report reviewed lobbying contracts during the Prop 19 fight, andfoundthat Lovell's firm was paid over$386,350from a wide array of police unions, including the California Police Chiefs Association.
> While Lovell may contend that he sincerely opposes the idea of marijuana legalization, he has constructed an entire business model predicated on pot prohibition.
> Shortly after President Obama's stimulus program passed, Lovell went to work channeling the taxpayer money for California into drug war programs. According todocumentsRepublic Reportobtainedfrom the Police Chiefs Association, Lovell helped local departments apply for drug war money from the Federal government. Here's a copy ofone lettersent to a police department in Lassen County, California:
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> There is big money in marijuana prohibition. Lovell represented a police union in a bid tosteersome$2.2 milliondollars into a "Marijuana Suppression Program." In 2009 and 2010, California police unions sought a$7,537,389 chunkof Federal money for police to conduct a "Campaign Against Marijuana Planting" program.
> The anti-marijuana money went directly into the paychecks of many officers. For example, police departments in Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama Counties formed a "North California Eradication Team" to receive$550,000in grants that helped pay for overtime, a new officer, and flight operations:The total amount awarded was $550,000, to be split between Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama counties, which make up the Northern California Marijuana Eradication Team (NorCal-MET). Broken down in the agenda worksheet, the sheriff's office is expecting to spend $20,000 on flight operations, $94,895 for the full-time deputy's salary and benefits, $16,788 for the administration assistant salary and benefits and $29,983 to cover up to 666.29 hours of overtime.The Federal anti-marijuana honeypot might have dried up if Prop 19 had passed. Legalizing marijuana would have generated billions in tax revenue for the state of California, while also reducing victimless crime prosecutions. But for lobbyists like Lovell, legalization was a direct assault on hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential fees for helping to solicit taxpayer money for his clients.
> Police unions also contributed about$100,500to a campaign account used to coordinate opposition to Prop 19. Of the $386,350 in fees paid by police unions to Lovell through 2009 and 2010, status update reports reviewed by Republic Report reveal that Lovell worked on a number of issues, from advocacy against Prop 19 to channeling grants and monitoring legislation.
> Of course, police unions aren't the only interest group with a stake in maintaining broken drug laws. Thebeer industry,alcohol corporations, and prison guard unions also contributed money to help Lovell stop Prop 19. Howard Wooldridge, a retired police officer who now helps push for legalization as a citizen advocate,told Republic Reportthat drug company lobbyists also fight to keep marijuana illegal because they view pot as a low-cost form of competition.http://www.republicreport.org/2012/exclusive-why-cant-you-smoke-pot-because-lobbyists-are-getting-rich-off-of-the-war-on-drugs/
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I know Santorum is a little goofy, but as much crap as he gets from Moonbats and the mainstream media, I semi-support him.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Travis <baconlard@gmail.com> wrote:
I actually will vote for Newt. Did you know that Santorum plays Pocket Pool with 2 Bibles?
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
Vote Newt......He needs your vote!
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Travis <baconlard@gmail.com> wrote:
I plan on witing in Judge Andrew Napolitano to see if I can stir up some %$#@.
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I actually will vote for Newt. Did you know that Santorum plays Pocket Pool with 2 Bibles?
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:
Vote Newt......He needs your vote!
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Travis <baconlard@gmail.com> wrote:
I plan on witing in Judge Andrew Napolitano to see if I can stir up some %$#@.
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Vote Newt......He needs your vote!
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