Could You Ever Vote For A Democrat Who's Never Smoked Pot?

I think that would be pretty tough for me.

Not that I'm looking for a pothead president, but if someone who came out of the 60's says they never smoked weed then I'd be highly suspicious of them.

Irregardless of their current position on marijuana - medical or otherwise.

I read in Newsday today that Kerry, Dean, Edwards have all toked up.

That's good, since those are my top 3.

Clark, Kucinich, Sharpton and *shocker* Liberman all claimed to have never smoked.

Carol Mosely Braun refused to answer. My guess is that she probably has.

So, does it make a difference for you one way or the other if someone has smoked pot or not? Would you vote for someone who's never tasted the wacky tobaccy?

Plenty of us "came from the 60's" and never did drugs. What's suspicious about it?

and have never even held a joint much less smoked one.

And there are millions like me.

I made an ASS out of U and MPTION.

So I removed what I thought was a witty remark about UUs smoking or not smoking weed. Move along.

I just liked the symbol...doesn't look anything like the UU one to me, but a couple of people have mentioned it.

Looks like I'll have to change it so I don't give people the wrong impression. :D

Use it all you want.

Mass drug use in the 60s is a myth. It was much more common in the 70s, but even then, most of us did not indulge.

It's kinda like a DU version of the Star Trek 'beam me up' things.

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They're a degenerate bunch of low lifes.

Medical conditions excepted.

Please explain.

Do you mean potheads, people who smoke multiple times a day, every day?

People who smoke a joint after getting home from work?

People who smoke socially, at parties?

People who just smoke occasionally?

The "degenerates" to which it referred are people who DON'T smoke pot.

yes...now I see. Damn glaucoma...where's my weed at?

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Man, is he ever degenerating right now!

Sorry Six, my mind's all twisted and freshly UN-degenerared. (it's posts like this, Magic Rat, that force me to remain incognito, if you git ma drift.

I'm so cool I can make up my own words.

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If they have, fine.

If they haven't, thats ok too.

There's a drunken cokehead in the White House right now, and his father's the biggest drug smuggler in the history of the US. I think we're a little past worrying about who smoked a joint 30 years ago. :hippie:

of college. So any Dems who say they haven't indulged, most likely did. Moot issue, IMO. Few who lived through the 60s came through unscathed... Although I wouldn't be so kind with continued use, in some ways, one might question whether that might not be better than Bush's supposed "dry drunk" behavior.

what YOU did....so the rest of us must have smoked pot?

What kind of logic is that??

I'm probably the worst tea totaler around DU right now. I just don't like being so darned judgemental towards others, especially during that period of time when maturity has not yet totally taken hold.

If someone goes through their lives never drinking, never smoking pot, great. I don't judge someone who smoked a little pot recreationally during their college years and now drinks responsibly any different.

And it pisses me off the many wealthy Dems smoke, but support the drug war because it doesn't effect them.

The poor get fcuked, the wealthy get high.

Why vote for Liar Lite?

See my post below. I know of many others who didn't for various reasons. I went to parties with my husband, most of us indulged, he didn't. It wasn't about judging others, but about making a personal choice to stay out of trouble.

Some folks smoked, others didn't for whatever reasons. My husband never did. His brother did a lot, got into trouble, so my husband made a stand and never indulged. It's all about choice and it matters naught about their presidency.

Smoking pot, at least on an occaiional basis in a safe environment, is pretty much harmless. I don't know why a big deal is made of it. How often do they ask candidates if they have have been intoxicated with alcohol before they reached the legal drinking age? That's actually a possibly more dangerous behavior. Is this question meant to imply anything about the potential president's stance on the war on drugs. I think that someone who has actually tried pot can make a better decision about whether or not it should be legal or not. Too many people haven't and say it is bad but really don't have first hand experience.

Why would he lie about shit like this if hes for sensible drug laws. Keep in mind I am an non pothead for sensible drug laws but youngred can tell you that I wanna be one :D.

you wanna be....what?

A pothead...or someone for sensible drug laws?

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And Kucinich said he was in favor of decriminilization btw!

and CMB said she wasn't going to answer with a wink that told everyone what her history is.

Whether someone does or not makes no difference to me than if they had premarital sex, or drank. It doesn't reflect on them poorly or negatively unless done unhealthily and to excess

I'm guessing someone as involved in the church from such an early age as Sharpton...he is not necessarily lying. Don't forget, African-Americans are not (or least didn't use to be) as likely to smoke pot as whites. The legal hassles can be MUCH worse for them, so they are not as likely to see the good side of pot, and they don't tend to feel as free to experiment. So I wouldn't necessarily call Sharpton a liar or an un-adventurous person. If you think he is un-adventurous and afraid to take a chance just because he claims never to have smoked pot, I don't believe you know our Al.

Truthfully...While I can't picture a white teen in the 1970s getting by without some drug experimentation, the 1950s and 60s were not the 70s -- pot-smoking was actually far from universal in those days and it could be quite a divisive issue. A well-educated white person not trying pot at least once in the 50s or 60s? To me that is perfectly believable. Or the candidate in question could be fibbing because they don't want to set a bad example to the kids or whatever reason. I'm fine with that. Harmless drug use of this kind should be a private matter. It is well known that Whistleass was a major alcohol/cocaine abuser so I don't think mere pot smoking should be made an issue of one way or another. Why demand candidates acknowledge their pot smoking and give the Karl Roves of the world more to spin?

Let someone without a recreational drug past have a chance. After all, we know that Bush was seriously into mind-altering substances, and now he's basically a self-righteous, self-disciplined and still dysfunctional president.

Goody Two Shoes is more than welcome at the White House. He or she can't be any worse than what we have today.