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In reply to the discussion: Gingrich Lies About Dope-Growing Founding Fathers to New Hampshire Pothead [View all]jmowreader
(50,643 posts)32. I think there's another thing going on here
Newtie knows the people who are going to vote for him in the primaries don't know hemp and marijuana are the same plant. So he can run all over New Hampshire claiming the Founding Fathers would have disapproved of you growing your own weed.
There are probably a few of Newtie's natural constituency who think the USS Constitution had nylon rigging, which it did not.
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Gingrich Lies About Dope-Growing Founding Fathers to New Hampshire Pothead [View all]
kpete
Jan 2012
OP
newt's natrual arrogance allows him to pull manufactured facts out of his ass
AlbertCat
Jan 2012
#17
As I recall, Jefferson suffered from migraines and used marijuana to get relief from them...
Moonwalk
Jan 2012
#7
Where did he get his degree? And who were the fools that gave him tenure?
LiberalFighter
Jan 2012
#11
Growing hemp was actually required at one time because of its value. For instance -
IDemo
Jan 2012
#12
nevermind the founding fathers were probably a little tipsy at all times,
pansypoo53219
Jan 2012
#15
Indeed. And the blow probably contributed to his lack of cognitive dissonance during the Aaron Burr
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2012
#24
oh. bullshit, dumbass. how did you get the rep for being the smartest dumbass?
Tuesday Afternoon
Jan 2012
#34