IOWA CAUCUS 2008: Ron Paul attacks War on Drugs

[waterse]

the violence and growing numbers of gangs or drug cartels is more of a problem in America then the possible consequences of growing numbers in drug addicts if drugs were to be legal.

[Beanfold]

The Drug War is one of the dumbest policies in US history. Arguing against prohibition is much easier than other issues, because of the absolute sheer ignorance of most prohibitionists.

[RsxWong]

I od'd one time...i ate a grip and passed out!

[thimoneus]

jadabingoadf, that is an excellent post.

[thimoneus]

Only safe drugs like alcohol and tobacco should be legal. But marijuana should be illegal because somebody might overdose on it some day if they smoke 64 ounces in under five minutes.

[jaredballanger]

LOL are u stupid???? u cant even get close to over doseing on marijuana! not even if they smoke 64 ounces

[thimoneus]

Jared, you moron. I made a point very much in favor of marijuana legalization, and you still want to be a shit-head? Fuck you. There is a level of THC that could kill somebody, and what I have read in several places is that it would take smoking four pounds of pot in under five minutes to get that much THC in the blood. Look into it. My point was that NOBODY COULD EVER POSSIBLY DO THAT! That is why there has never been a marijuana overdose and there never will be. Idiot.

[subwiredesire]

you can overdose if you smoke youre own body weight in weed..get the facts stupid.

[thimoneus]

Why in the Hell are people arguing with me about this? My point about marijuana is that nobody could possibly ever smoke enough to overdose on it and die. I have seen different statistics about what it would take to die from it. My point is that the idea of somebody overdosing on marijuana is 100% unrealistic. It will never happen. You can't die of a marijuana overdose. That's the point. I don't care which of the statistics on the necessary amount you believe. You can't overdose on weed.

[danicafaye8]

wow. theres no evidence that THC could kill someone. you consider alcohol and tobacco a safe drug? soooo smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day wont kill you? drinking 40 shots wont kill you? Alcohol makes an individual VIOLENT... People who are high are nott violent. you can't drive drunk. driving high, you're more cautious. think about that. alcohol and tobacco are addicting. tobacco only kills your lungs and may cause lung cancer. alcohol kills your liver and you can die of alcohol poisoning.

[thimoneus]

Dani, you need to consider the possibility that somebody is being sarcastic. Of course alcohol and tobacco are worlds more dangerous than marijuana. For one thing, they are very lethal. They are also very physically addictive. Plus, alcohol makes a lot of people irrational and violent and greatly alters a person's ability to drive. There is no comparison. That is exactly what I was trying to illustrate in a sarcastic manner. Pot should be legal long before alcohol and tobacco.

[ak47nfst]

are you fucking retarded? do you know what marijuana is? its not even possible for one person to smoke 5 grams in 5 mins.. go die please

[thimoneus]

THAT IS MY GOD DAMN POINT!!!!!! LOOK IN THE FUCKING MIRROR AND SEE AN DUMBASS WHO NEEDS TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!

I am amazed at the stupidity of too many Ron Paul supporters in here. That is surprising. Look up "satire" on Google. What the fuck?????

[LesPaul2006]

That's because it's not your countrymen who die because of the war caused by drug trafficking.

[thimoneus]

What is?

[lonewolf1369]

Why are you calling Ron Paul supporters stupid when they know that pot doesn't kill you

[thimoneus]

I don't think that about all Ron Paul supporters. It is just that some of the ones in here have no concept of what satire is. Ron Paul is extremely intelligent on the issue of drug legalization.

[deprosar]

ron paul was the only decent canidate i would have voted for. i am sad that he dropped out of the presidential election.

[mrdivot22]

ummm... he hasn't dropped out yet.

[bambam567]

no

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[1mmbop]

He didnt

[gravelin08]

There are really only a couple of constituencies that don't want to support Mike Gravel: Wall Street, the military, defense contractors, the extremely wealthy, the oil and gas companies, the mass media and religious fanatics. In other words, those most responsible for the mess we now have. To be fair, Americans are also responsible for not doing more sooner. You can change this. Support Mike Gravel's Presidential candidacy and the National Initiative.

[Gamers4Paul]

IMHO the Drug War is the real issue of racism. Looking at the extreme disparity of minorities whose lives are ruined (yes - RUINED..especially when you include the extended impact on their families and communities) by the "justice" system, it is impossible to defend. None of the other major contenders will utter a word of this truth. . .and THAT is effectively racist.

[MannyxFesto]

OBAMA 2008 !!

[LVentertainer]

fag

[misterdude1989]

hes so right

[uiokala2]

Words like "War". Shows the harm that is done. War scars, kills and detrements the individuals growth.

[ScarletLetterA]

If Allonblack10 knew anything about politics, he would know Ron Paul had no chance of winning Iowa. He would also know that Ron Paul did not fail, as he got nearly 3 times as many votes as Rudy Guliani, and not much less than McCain and Thompson.

See you in New Hampshire. And if one of the status quo candidates do win the general election, have fun paying $10 a gallon in your new car asshole.

Poor you.

[scabsareus]

seems there are alot of people who dont see beyond whats really happening... ignorance seems quite big these days *sigh*

[allonblack10]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Poor Ron.

Iowa was one of the states he had his best chance of winning, but he failed.

Oh god, this is amazing. Christmas came late this year...even thoug i got a new car for xmas.

[aljo67]

Is not your body yours to do with as you wish? Is that not an inherent human right? How many alcoholics do you know? Or tobbacco users? are these not "drugs"? The war on drugs is like so many created crisis. It is designed to keep the people occupied with an ongoing crisis so that they do not have time to think or reflect and demand more from their country. Keep the wolfe at the door and you can carry off the farm.

[sparklytoez]

fuck the elite.

sign me up to fight.

[afx2012xfa]

The war on drugs is war against us.

[borisgalt]

>Wake up American.. lol.. your enemy is in >your own country. Can't you see that?

I certainly do, and thanks for pointing it out. If Dr. Paul didn't speak out about the war on drugs, I doubt I could support him.

[kenny06nz]

OH MY GOD, this guy didnt lie once in that whole answer!!! he would make a terrible president

[ripper930]

I'm not American. But what I can see is. American ppl does not have the power to decide who will be the president at all. Instead, the big corp and news media do. It's pretty Ironic. now u see nothing that mention anything about "ron paul". Wake up American.. lol.. your enemy is in your own country. Can't you see that? It's all about lies and deception. I used to think America is a free country. But now i've totally changed my mind.

[aljo67]

No offense ripper930, but it is a sad state of affairs when someone in Hong Kong can say that about America and as an American I can only agree. We used to be the model for the world for freedom and democracy, but now, I am not so sure how we are viewed. What the hell happened to us? When did we lose it?

[zerogod420]

-SMOKE A BLOW-

[CitizenBrain]

do they use the diebold machines in iowa? if they do paul doesn't have a chance. the results will just reflect the "polls"

[klonedklein]

up to the human involved.. duh.. whose life is it anyway.. ??? Are we slaves? yes.. cannabis is good for any reason you see fit. guarantee the masters at the top don't play by any rules... why should we.. bullshit

[magicpick76]

States should be able to make their own laws, via the people.

MP76

[Catien]

More please?

[Cmey2k]

George Washington smoked pot! I went to his house and saw where he grew it. Our founding father was a pot head!!! lol!!

[HongPong]

Sorry there's no audio on some machines. It is working on other machines. More vieos on the way including the Clintons and Edwards!