Re: These white bitchs gonna tear Obama's ass up !!!! HA HA
How Many Times did Palin Smoke Pot Before Deciding She "Didn't Like It?"
by Sarea
Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 09:16:05 AM PDT
Although I think this has no effect on Sarah Palin's ability to lead or serve as V.P., we often know that Concern Trolls and the media latch on to things that change the "narrative" of the race. So here's one for them:
While looking at Palin's Wikipedia page this morning after the announcement, I was interested in this particular sentence:
She admits that she used marijuana when it was legal in Alaska, but says that she did not like it.
Which leads to my question: How much pot did this woman smoke before deciding she didn't like it?
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This reminds me of a friend's mother who once complained that she had "accidentally" been subject to finding porn on her hotel room's television, and that she couldn't get the "vile and disgusting images" out of her head. After the 5th or 6th complaint within a few minutes, my friend asked incredulously: "Well, how long did you WATCH it for, mom?"
After seeing this sentence on the Wiki page, I decided to read the original source article ("Same-sex unions, drugs get little play." Anchorage Daily News, August 6, 2006).
This was written while Palin was running for governor.
Even in a state known for its liberal marijuana laws, a governor can make a big difference, as Murkowski did when he made recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of pot a priority for his administration.
He signed a law outlawing it, even less then 4 ounces in private homes, on June 2, though a Superior Court judge struck down part of the new, tighter rules last month.
Murkowski said it's not that he's so concerned about mature adults, but that he doesn't want young people exposed to a drug that he says has grown more potent and dangerous in recent years.
Murkowski said he's never smoked marijuana and never been tempted. "The answer is no, no, no. It's pretty simple."
Palin doesn't support legalizing marijuana, worrying about the message it would send to her four kids. But when it comes to cracking down on drugs, she says methamphetamines are the greater threat and should have a higher priority.
Palin said she has smoked marijuana -- remember, it was legal under state law, she said, even if illegal under U.S. law -- but says she didn't like it and doesn't smoke it now.
"I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled."
I love it how she deflected the question by trying a sideways slam at Bill Clinton. When in fact she has admitted breaking federal law (while not breaking state law).
So my question is this: Really? How many times did you have to try it before you decided you didn't like it?
Even though this issue means absolutely nothing to most Democratic voters, it certainly will not please the conservative base to whom McCain's campaign is trying to appeal with this V.P. selection.
This sounds like something that the pundits can have some fun with.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/29/115928/228/52/578623
Palin: She inhaled
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is known as a staunch social conservative. She's a life long NRA member, belongs to an anti-abortion-rights group called Feminists for Life and opposes civil unions.
But the self-proclaimed "hockey mom" had some youthful indiscretions.
Palin has said she smoked marijuana but didn't enjoy it and doesn't smoke anymore.
"I can't claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled,” she told the Anchorage Daily News in 2006.
At the time, marijuana was legal under Alaska's liberal drug laws.
A 1975 Alaska Supreme Court decision allowed adults to possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. In June 2006, a law signed by then-Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski re-criminalized the drug. The American Civil Liberties Union later sued the state, alleging that the law violates Alaskans' state constitutional right to privacy.
Palin has said she doesn't support legalizing the drug, fearing the message it would send to her five children.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0808/Palin_She_Inhaled_.html