John McCain is Sick of Being Asked About Medical Marijuana
SSDP activist Jon Perri just nailed John McCain over his opposition to medical marijuana. McCain is noticably frustrated about being forced to repeatedly explain his lack of compassion for patients. He belittles Perri, only to subsequently apologize for doing so.
Note how McCain emphasizes his opposition to medical marijuana, but still claims he would not arrest patients. That's sort of the point of the question, Senator.
Cheers to Jon Perri for asking the question smartly and maintaining his composure despite McCain's interruptions. At this pace, one wonders if the Senator will have a complete meltdown the next time this question is asked of him.
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Comment posted by smorgan on Wed, 10/10/2007 - 7:00pmJust look at this. You are the minority, my friend. Very much so. And you'll never find data to the contrary. Public support for medical marijuana is overwhelming, and it is the politicians that are out of touch, not the people. Are you shocked?
The reason we ask them these questions is because the pro-medical marijuana voting public is inevitably disgusted with their response.
racism?
Comment posted by mlang52 on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 1:22pmI guess if you said that the weed smokers have some sort of chemical deficiency, that makes them that way, they could be considered a race of people. The relative lack of melanin, in my skin, is a relative deficency of a chemical that makes me different than those that have a lot more of it! Maybe there is a race of cannabinoid deficent people! (since we, all, have cannabinoid receptors in our bodies.)
The attitude is the same. Downgrade someone because they are different!
Hemp?
Comment posted by julia on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 2:36pmWhy does McCain think hemp is the same thing as medical marijuana?
Why
Comment posted by mlang52 on Tue, 10/09/2007 - 1:30pmSimple answer, IGNORANCE! No knowledgeable grower, would try to grow illegal pot in a hemp field! They know more than Mr McCain (and the DEA) do about that situation, obviously! And, that is why the growers would never be so stupid! How many, more, ways are the politicians uninformed about the issues important to the constituency?
Thanks, Bruce
Comment posted by smorgan on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 1:29pmI just blogged this here. You guys are doing a great job in NH.