how do You spell compassion?

[bwalker42]

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Not R o m n e y

[PaulfromNWOnt]

WOW!!! Where do you even begin on that one?

[tdw]

Is that video likely to cost Romney a single vote ? Sadly I think not. I'm guessing that the idea , however worthy, of legalising cannabis for any reason is going to be complete anathema to the Romney constituency.

OTOH, were he to suggest the idea might be worth considering it would be political suicide.

[apogee1mars]

how do You spell compassion?


A-N-A-R-C-H-Y

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by bwalker42

http://

Not R o m n e y

Is anyone surprised? Just another pol getting away from a situation with no upside for HIM.

[BentSailor]

It's not terribly surprising really, Mormons have a thing against all drugs - including alcohol, tobacco, coffee, & tea. Legalising marijuana as a conservative candidate is political suicide in the first place, claiming to support it when it is also blatantly against his religion was never going to happen.

I sympathise with the guy in the wheelchair, I support legalising & regulating marijuana like other drugs, but that situation was a blatant setup and Romney handled it the way politicians always do. Offered a non-committal opinion that didn't support a policy which would kill his campaign that didn't also outright condemn the sick man and reaffirmed that particular part of his platform (his "I don't support medical marijuana" statement).

With the possible exception of Ron Paul, you're not going to get a serious Republican Presidential candidate who supports legalising marijuana. It flies in the face of their constituent's beliefs and therefore is not going to win votes. Expecting anything else probably requires substantial amounts of medical marijuana

[SloopJonB]

Dennis Miller did a great bit years ago about Clinton "not inhaling". He said he didn't understand what the big deal was about the President having smoked weed in college - "remember back in college there was always that dork who wouldn't take the joint when it was passed around at a party? Do you want HIM running the country"?

In light of the Romney vid all you Repubs might want to give it some thought.

[chrisncate]

Wow, thats awful.

Typical, but awful.

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by chrisncate

Wow, thats awful.

Typical, but awful.

Things like that always make me think of the religious types who think we are alone in the Universe.

A prime example of God's finest work.

[tdw]

It was pretty much an ambush though wasn't it ? "Are you going to arrest me ?" with the voice off to the side "are you going to ignore a man in a wheelchair?".

I'm way over the other side of the political spectrum to Romney but in that situation he was forked whatever he said.