At the "Rock the Vote" debate, the moderator inevitably asked,. "Which of you are ready to admit to having used marijuana in the past?"
"Yes," said John Kerry, leading off. "Yes," said John Edwards . "Yes," said Howard Dean. None of these three baby-boomer candidates said anything beyond their short, declarative affirmations. None followed with a hurried explanation that it was just a few times, that it was some kind of "youthful indiscretion," or that he didn't inhale. The implication of their answers seemed to be, "Yeah, so what?"
In fact, the defensive answers tended to come from those replying in the negative. "No," said Dennis Kucinich. "But I think it ought to be decriminalized."
"I grew up in the church," said Al Sharpton. "We didn't believe in that."
"I have a reputation for giving unpopular answers," said Joe Lieberman. "I never used marijuana. Sorry!"
In the next day's news coverage, the admissions of marijuana smoking were largely ignored.
Source: Steven Holmes, NY Times Nov 9, 2003
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I have to agree with mr4pt. Whether somebody smoked pot in their teens really isn't that relevant, especially when it was well over 20+ years ago for even the youngest candidate. Now how they think drugs problems should be handled today is relevant.
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Is the problem is that marijuana is illegal, and that smoking it should disqualify that person from holding office? I wonder how many would be disqualified if the question was "Did you ever consume three drinks in an hour and drive?"
Which is worse? In my home state you can have under an ounce of marijuana and it's basically the same as a parking ticket where as DUI can be a felony.
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This is the 1976 Maine police document recording the arrest of George W. Bush for driving under the influence of alcohol. Bush, who was 30 at the time, was popped over the Labor Day weekend near his family's Kennebunkport summer home. Bush pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor DUI charge, paid a $150 fine, and had his driving privileges briefly revoked in the state of Maine. The arrest record card was released November 2 by Kennebunkport police. The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles also released this summary of Bush's DUI conviction. (2 pages)
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Did you ever smoke pot is the question?
