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Video shows profane Morgan urging vote on pot measure (Florida Barf Alert)
The Tampa Tribune ^ | Sep 03, 2014 | Jerome R. Stockfisch

Posted on 09/03/2014 5:55:53 PM PDT by BerryDingle

Morgan & Morgan is the law firm trying to "install" Charlie Crist back in Talahassee and stack the courts with their ideological judges. This is a sample of Morgan's character.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: lawfirm; marijuana; profanity
TAMPA — The “Vote No on 2” campaign fighting legalization of medical marijuana is circulating a video that shows pro-pot kingpin John Morgan in some not-so-compassionate moments during a post-debate party last week.

In what appears to be a cell-phone video shot at the Boots ’n’ Buckles Saloon in Lakeland after Morgan debated Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Thursday night, the Orlando-based trial lawyer addresses a pro-pot crowd with a microphone in one hand and a drink in the other.

“If you don’t (expletive deleted) get up and vote, (expletive deleted) it all, we can’t win, I’m telling you,” he declared to the boisterous group. “If you don’t get out of your (expletive deleted) bed and vote, we will lose this election.”

The “No on 2” folks jabbed Morgan for his profanity-laced remarks, but also pointed to other statements that they claim reveal Morgan’s true intention – ultimately, full legalization of marijuana.

Morgan told the crowd, “I didn’t smoke a piece of grass all the way here. But I’ll tell you this, once I get outside the borders of Polk County, I might smoke a lot of grass.”

Sarah Bascom, spokeswoman for Vote No On 2, said the video, “in all of its offensive glory, shows John Morgan’s real reasons behind his campaign to legalize marijuana. Their campaign has tried to be the moral authority on compassion, but clearly, their chairman fell off the wagon.”

The No on 2 campaign sent reporters covering the medical marijuana issue a link to an edited version of Morgan’s remarks posted on YouTube. A longer version appeared last week on the SaintPetersBlog political website, including laudatory remarks toward Judd and stories of his family members’ health struggles.

Florida would become the 24th state along with the District of Columbia to legalize some form of medical marijuana if Amendment 2 garners at least 60 percent approval on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Morgan has been the chief backer of the effort, donating nearly $4 million to the cause. His “Morgan and Morgan, for the people” catchphrase runs regularly on television and billboards.

In a statement released Tuesday, Morgan downplayed the video.

“Some of my speeches will be G-rated and some will be X-rated. Some will be humorous and tongue in cheek,” he said.

Morgan noted he was speaking to young voters whose turnout will be critical.

“While this is not language I use in church, my message is the same one. Very sick people need our help. The Florida legislators refused to even hear testimony, much less vote.

“My comments at the end of the unedited video are what is important. This is for my brother and hundreds of thousands of people like him. I am not a user of marijuana. As I said, ‘I am not a marijuana guy.’ This is about compassion. It will not be the last time you hear a speech from me that jokes around with the crowd nor will it be the last time you hear a speech with profanity. I am not running for office and never will. That allows me to tell the truth and motivate the way I see fit.”

1 posted on 09/03/2014 5:55:53 PM PDT by BerryDingle
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To: BerryDingle

This man is human garbage. What scum.


2 posted on 09/03/2014 5:59:17 PM PDT by Viennacon (Ir)
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To: Viennacon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N5JtEY8EBg

You tube video. Can't get the link URL accepted.

3 posted on 09/03/2014 6:05:35 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Viennacon

He’s a big Obama supporter and an ambulance chaser


4 posted on 09/03/2014 6:35:34 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: BerryDingle
Posted here this afternoon: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3200089/posts

I never realized so many Freepers were pro pot. See the comments.

5 posted on 09/03/2014 7:20:38 PM PDT by shortstop (It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful)
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To: shortstop

Ambulance chaser who had a big party for Obama at his house.

Trying to drive young skulls of mush to sell him their vote.


6 posted on 09/03/2014 8:21:13 PM PDT by King Hawk
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To: BerryDingle

morgan did a ton of his own tv commercials years ago, quit after his DWI, then came back after a suitable “forget what I did” period. After his legal embarrassment he wore much less eye shadow than before. For a while there he looked like a 2-bit tranny.


7 posted on 09/03/2014 8:21:52 PM PDT by 867V309 (Crusade: the only solution.)
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To: BerryDingle

This is not any sort of slip up or lack of self control. There is a certain segment of Dem voter who likes being brutally order about, and talked down to. Remember during 2012, those ads with Samuel Jackson cursing at potentially lazy dem voters. Remember as well, they had elderly people joyfully shouting curse words into the mike on camera? It’s the low-dogs of the 47% they’re speaking to. When dealing with those who believe themselves to be no more than trash, you have to talk trash to be heard by them, that is the operative belief. It gets results from the dummies.


8 posted on 09/03/2014 9:12:31 PM PDT by lee martell
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