Bad news in the drug war America is waging a phony war on narcotics (O'REILLY FACTOR TRANSCRIPT)

THE O'REILLY FACTOR / VIA EMAIL | 2/21/2003 | THE O'REILLY FACTOR

[cinFLA]

The medicinal marijuana campaign, for example, has largely been funded by a trio of very wealthy reformers: currency spectacular George Soros, Phoenix University owner John Sperling and Cleveland businessman Peter Lewis. For a variety of reasons, these three men have expressed virulent opposition to the ‘War on Drugs', and have pumped virtually millions of dollars into the drug reform cause and generously bankrolled several medicinal pot campaigns.

[steve-b]

it would not take more than a week to -- for us to bomb those fields, to destroy those fields, why do you think it hasn't happened?

Because attempting to protect a few Darwin Award wannabees is not worth the price of restoring the Taliban/al-Qaeda regime (which is inevitable if we become the Bad Guys in the view of the typical Afghan peasant).

Duh.

[E Rocc]

Peter Lewis is a self made billionaire, really really stubborn, and basically unintimidatable. Hopefull he and his ilk are more than the neo-prohibitionists can handle.

Under the world that they envision, you will have fewer freedoms that you do now. They are pushing a new world order, a national police force and total gun control.

Huh???? Where did that come from? That group has been pushing medical marijuana initiatives, but nothing else.

Indeed, legalized pot is Peter Lewis's "pet issue". I've not heard of him being active on gun control or any of those other matters, and most of the things he does make news around here.

-Eric

[Wolfie]

Yes, of course, opposition to a government policy that is funded by the taxpayers to the tune of close to $40 billion a year (State and Federal) should spring up whole, with no need for funding at all. Only then can dissent be legitimate.

[MrLeRoy]

The medicinal marijuana campaign, for example, has largely been funded by a trio of very wealthy reformers: currency spectacular George Soros, Phoenix University owner John Sperling and Cleveland businessman Peter Lewis. For a variety of reasons, these three men have expressed virulent opposition to the ‘War on Drugs', and have pumped virtually millions of dollars into the drug reform cause and generously bankrolled several medicinal pot campaigns.

They're playing right into my hands!

[E Rocc]

You mean they talked you into volunteering with no compensation?

How much is the ONDCP paying you? They seem to have plenty of money for Super Bowl commercials, after all.

-Eric

[cinFLA]

Didn't take long:

Relaxed pot laws favoured by most Posted by jmc813 to dennisw On The Smokey Backroom 02/22/2003 11:39 AM PST #20 of 32 So do you make common cause with those who want to legalize all illegal drugs including heroin and meth? Like Mr. Leroy? I'll assume you support gun rights. There is an organization known as the Pink Pistols which is a group of gays who are pro-second amendment. Going by your reasoning, does this make you gay? If you have to choose between legalizing all drugs or none where do you stand? Tough call, but I suppose I'd be on the side of legalizing 'em all. Luckily, that's not the case. My problem is with the Federal involvement in the WOD. I think each state should set their owmn policies. In my idea of the ideal state, pot would be legal, harder stuff wouldn't be.

[headsonpikes]

"And you want minors to have access to crack."

I'm glad to see you're maintaining your usual standards of cogency and relevance.

The WOD is a success; drugs are scarce and prices are high. Everything's just as it should be.

Dupe.

[E Rocc]

Whatever Soros, Sperling, Lewis, and Zimmer are up to, I give them high marks for leaving my tax dollars out of it.

Only one side of the legalization debate is funded using tax money. Too many bureaucrats have jobs at stake.

-Eric

[Lysander]

...How about Coffee?....

Coffee contains the highly addictive drug-- caffein. All you are doing is trading one drug for another.

[MrLeRoy]

If you have to choose between legalizing all drugs or none where do you stand? Tough call, but I suppose I'd be on the side of legalizing 'em all. Luckily, that's not the case. My problem is with the Federal involvement in the WOD. I think each state should set their owmn policies. In my idea of the ideal state, pot would be legal, harder stuff wouldn't be.

You exposed your own lie, cinFLA.

[MrLeRoy]

Coffee contains the highly addictive drug-- caffein.

More addictive than marijuana, that's true.

[jmc813]

The question I was answering was "If you have to choose between legalizing all drugs or none where do you stand?".

I think that banning alcohol, nicotine, and pot would be idiotic.

Also, please take note of my comments a few sentences later: In my idea of the ideal state, pot would be legal, harder stuff wouldn't be.

I must thank you, though, for posting the entire context of my words. People with less integrity would have cited simply "I suppose I'd be on the side of legalizing 'em all.", leaving the reader with a completely innacurate idea of my true opinion.

[FreeTally]

How much is the ONDCP paying you? They seem to have plenty of money for Super Bowl commercials, after all.

I have laughed at CinFla from the first time he/she/it brought up the "paid for posts" material. Its so quaint, its hilarious. Someone who supports a position(keep drugs illegal), that is supported by a government agency that spends over $40 billion a year to keeop drugs illegal - the same agency that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads full of out-right lies - claims someone against the governemnt position has been "paid" to post to internet forums? LOL!!!

Its projection in a way. The guilty always project their attributes onto someone else.

[unspun]

Great, now you can return to whatever other unchristian activities you are about and we don't have to worry about being threatened by you anymore. Which of course still doesn't explain what that cryptic reference was all about. But what the heck, I'll let it go now that you have decided not to harm anyone. :^}

Let me do treat this once more! LIBERTARIANS, RANDITES, ETC.: DO NOT call conservatives such as myself "statist," "socialist," etc. or you make yourself a liar and tempt the patriotic conservative to harsh treatment in return.

P., if you've found me unChristian in any way, please FReepmail me. Thanks.

[cinFLA]

But we are dealing with reality, not an "ideal" state.

[THUNDER ROAD]

Pitts said :
"It isn't a war on drugs, it is a war on Americans."
Fighter said :
What's-a-matta? The WoD affecting your
Saturday night bong-parties?

Pitts is absolutely Right !

....and Crawl down from that F16 before you hurt somebody !

.....THUNDER......

[jmc813]

But we are dealing with reality, not an "ideal" state.

You are correct. And reality is not dennisw's hypothetical "legalize all drugs or ban all drugs" situation.

[cinFLA]

You are correct. And reality is not dennisw's hypothetical "legalize all drugs or ban all drugs" situation.

But that is the basic anti-WOD mantra. Legalize all drugs. And the one central theme of your posts is the *WOD pings.

[unspun]

Have you studied economics? Apply the principles of supply and demand; production, availability and consumption, to drug abuse.