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To: Dutchgirl

I like the quote that this show is a conservative's equivalent to "Reefer Madness"; when I was in college, all the liberals flocked to RM to yuck it up over the film's alarmist and presumably false views on the dangers of marijuana. Of course, within a few years more than a few of the ex-yuckers did indeed find themselves in deep trouble because of drug abuse. As for me, I never saw "Reefer Madness," and will probably never see "Commander In Chief."


12 posted on 10/10/2005 6:53:09 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle
Of course, within a few years more than a few of the ex-yuckers did indeed find themselves in deep trouble because of drug abuse.

Trust me -- even if they did, it bore no relationship to the trouble as portrayed in Reefer Madness.

13 posted on 10/10/2005 6:54:42 AM PDT by prion (Yes, as a matter of fact, I AM the spelling police)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Reefer Madness was an attempt by exploitation filmmakers to make films that flaunted violations of the Hayes Code but were still "acceptable" to local film censors.

The filmmakers behind Reefer Madness weren't drug prohibitionits. They were after quick cash selling "shocking" film tickets, roadshowing from town to town.

These films included far more sinning, nudity, violence, etc. than Hollywood could offer after 1934. Often they were "Adults Only" and with some of the "sex" films, they even had segregated audiences (all male or all female).


47 posted on 10/10/2005 11:03:48 AM PDT by weegee (The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
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