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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:25 PM
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Isn't it interesting that Obama first revealed his drug use more than 12 years ago
and his book received renewed attention in 2004 and then again last January when he announced his presidential run.

So why is it now a major topic of the mainstream media - AND ON DU - today as if it's a brand new issue?

Just asking, is all.
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:27 PM
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1. because that's the message being pushed by the Hillaroids. n/t
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:59 PM
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21. You can't blame it all on Hillary's people
Most of the discussion I've seen in this forum has come from non-Hillary supporters. And the mainstream media may blame this on the Clinton campaign, but I haven't seen Hillary's people on the air repeating this over and over and her campaign has said lots of things that the pundits haven't bothered to shove down our throats - it is the MEDIA's choice to beat this dead horse.

(And please spare me the childish names for opponents. Not only does it detract from your message, it's just plain silly.)
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:03 PM
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26. They called the media
Would you really want the media to just let a campaign get away with accusing an opponent of dealing drugs? It's still in the media because Hillary had to come out and apologize today.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:08 PM
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31. Hillary had to apologize yesterday because it was all over the media
and it is STILL all over the media. And it will be all over the media tomorrow and Sunday.

At some point, this is beyond anything that Hillary did or can do. The media is on a feeding frenzy.

Too bad they weren't this interested in drug use by a previous candidate.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:07 PM
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28. BS. This has been getting coverage from time to time since he announced.
And the media hauls it out whenever they see fit.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:30 PM
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2. Because people are just worried about poor Obama and are trying to help
By by spreading made up smears...uh...I mean...pointing out valid questions that might be asked of him.

They're concerned, you know. :eyes:
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:34 PM
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4. They're "vetting" him for us.. it's their patriotic duty. We must thank them. n/t
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:32 PM
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3. I'd like to know why NO OTHER candidate who has admitted to drug use
Has had it suggested that they were also drug dealers.

Could it be...hmm...racism? :grr:
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:38 PM
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7. which other candidate has admitted to drug use?
I'm serious. I don't know of any others that have.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:42 PM
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10. John Edwards and Howard Dean, off the top of my head.
I think it was just pot, but I don't recall anyone being concerned they were going to be accused of dealing it.
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:49 PM
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17. First I've heard of it.
But I don't doubt you, though I will say in general cocaine is a whole other ball game
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:51 PM
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18. Why? Using cocaine makes you a dealer?
How would anyone make money from it if everyone who used it was a dealer?
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:53 PM
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19. People's perceptions of cocaine use
is very different than marijuana use.

C'mon. You know that. Stop pretending.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:01 PM
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24. Not that much
Most people who smoked pot back in the day also did at least one drug or the other. Hash, speed, shrooms, acid, coke, something.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:18 PM
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30. Bullcrap. Anyone who thinks cocaine use makes you a dealer
Probably buys into all the Reefer Madness nonsense on pot too. And they probably already aren't going to vote Dem.
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:16 PM
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32. :shrug:
Yeah people who buy drugs for themselves never ever score for friends too.
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:36 PM
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37. Yeah, and people outside of Bill O'Reilly's target demo give a shit. nt
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:00 PM
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22. The 2004 Dem field, except Kucinich
if I recall correctly. I'm relatively sure even John Kerry.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:00 PM
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23. Edwards has
and I believe others have, too.

But that's not my point. Had Obama admitted this last week, of course, this would be a valid story. But he admitted it 12 YEARS AGO!!! And he came into this race almost a year ago. So why is this story being harped on THIS WEEK?
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:03 PM
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25. He's talked about it in speeches this campaign.
He's even bragged about his drug use, while accusing Bill Clinton of lying about his drug use.

"Of course I inhaled --that was the point"
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:04 PM
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27. Bragged? Pathetic n/t
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MISSDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:26 PM
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35. I would not call admitting that you inhaled
"bragging about it". What is all of this holier than thou stuff?
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maddiejoan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:36 PM
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5. Because he's a candidate for POTUS?
Just a shot in the dark here.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:37 PM
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6. so he's been planning to run for 12 years now?
i knew it!!
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:40 PM
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8. Because Obama is now the perceived frontrunner.
Hence he gets frontrunner coverage.
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suston96 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:40 PM
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9. Oh goodie! Another Obama drug thread....
We needed this one. The others were slip, slip, slipping away.

It's a major topic because many Obama supporters want it to be. It's the only way they can accuse Hillary campaigners of gutter politics, because....

...doing drugs is a gutter thing.....
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:43 PM
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13. Unlike that perfectly legal alcohol, which always makes its users act so classy!
:eyes:
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suston96 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-15-07 11:02 AM
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38. Unlike alcohol.....?
Alcohol is a drug and much more dangerous than other drugs especially because it is so available.

Cocaine, for example, is very expensive and so not so easily available.

Ask Obama about that. He didn't do much cocaine because, he said, it was too expensive.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:42 PM
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11. When did he stop saluting our flag is a more important question.
:think:
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:43 PM
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12. What difference does that make because
posters are putting stuff about Hillary Clinton on the site that happened 20 years ago, and 15 years ago like she kills cats...so what's dust for one is dust for the other. But of course again, Obama can do it but you can't rears it's head.
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:45 PM
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14. Has he ever used X?
I hope so.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:46 PM
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15. He's only had a dozen years to think about it being public information
And will be totally unprepared for the Repuke Mean Machine - FEAR :scared:
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:47 PM
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16. Clinton apologized about her campaign using the story yesterday
Of course, they are bringing it up again today. It's pitiful really. But based on some polls where the issue of Obama admitting he did drugs in high school in his book and opponents bringing it up, the strategy is backfiring.

I would hope that this "vetting" keeps being brought up. It only makes Obama's support bigger and stronger.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 02:54 PM
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20. Psssst DUers are not the Clinton campaign.
"But based on some polls where the issue of Obama admitting he did drugs in high school in his book and opponents bringing it up, the strategy is backfiring."

It happened all of two days ago. When was this polling conducted? Or did you just pull that one out of your ass?

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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 03:15 PM
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29. I think it's smart that he's bringing it up...
That gives him control over it...

Well, more or less, anyhow...

What I'm struggling to say is that he isn't reacting to the story coming out against him...

When you tell the story yourself, then at least initially, you control how it comes out...
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MISSDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:24 PM
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33. How many folks over 30 years of age hasn't
done some kind of drug or, more probably, drugs? Puleese! Children of the 60s? Get real! What's the big deal. George Bush got elected and he is an alcoholic, something you do not ever get over even though you can be in recovery.
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Maven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:25 PM
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34. because no one cared 12 years ago. nt
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Franc_Lee Donating Member (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-14-07 04:30 PM
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36. Both Gore and Bush agreed not to use past drug use in their campaigns...
catch-22
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