Do you ever even suspect that the cocaine dust-up may have been a planned thing?

I mean if Barack gets the nom, and I hope to hell he does, the cocaine question is over with. Its been asked and answered. Out of the way. Its not an issue in the general.

Or am I just too tin-foil?

Don

In my mind, there is no doubt that it was brought up very early in the campaign to try to make it a non-issue in the GE should he win the nomination.

Better a known issue now than a surprise later.

"Over with" only applies to Republicans. See: GWB, cocaine use, and drunk driving.

The time a Democrat got caught looking at his neighbor's paper on a 3rd grade math test is a VALID CAMPAIGN ISSUE that needs at least a series of attack ads to exploit and question the Democrat's ethics.

:shrug:

However, I believe it was a planned attack.

It's a ploy, sure. But it won't stop the GOP Machine at all if he's nominated. Remember Billy Shaheen's interview answer when asked what the GOP might do? I think he understated what the GOP will hit him with.

brought it up. And I'll wager it's not over.
It has been asked and answered, but that won't stop the rethugs from using it as best they can. I don't know what more they could wring out of it though.

....hence the :tinfoilhat:

since he's been campaigning except in response to smears.

it was all part of Obama's master plan.

Past gang associations that sort of thing.

Unfortunately it hasn't been "answered." So far we have only what Obama wrote in his book to go on. Was his account a self-serving partial hang-out or the full story? :shrug: The corporate media doesn't seem particularly interested in the story now; but, assuming Obama gets the nomination, will its lack of interest continue, especially if the Republican nominee raises questions in the general election?

The Republicans successfully turned John Kerry's heroic war record against him. Even if Obama's account of his drug use was full and accurate, do you really think the Republicans won't try to use it against him? And if Obama's account turns out to have been inaccurate or self-serving, don't think for a moment they won't be in full attack mode.