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bluestate10

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31. Single issue people are bad for the country.
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:24 PM
May 2012

Interestingly, the lastest person to say he won't vote for Obama over pot is going to a Ron Paul rally. Ron Paul votes something like 99% with republicans that are legislating removal of reproductive choice for women, marital choice for gays, reinstalling Don't Ask, Don't Tell, institutionalization of tax cuts for the very wealthy, removal of nutrition aid for poor children, a violent assault on women's health issues even ones completely outside of the issue of abortion. Anyone that call themselves a democrat and can look at the issues that I laid out then say they will not vote for President Obama or will sit home, or won't contribute money to Obama and democrats can go fuck themselves as far as I am concerned. I have no respect for them.

*snicker* cali May 2012 #1
*tee-hee* stlsaxman May 2012 #2
that poster you are calling out stated there were other reasons fascisthunter May 2012 #3
What poster? trumad May 2012 #4
I don't think it's a call out if one is refering to someone who has been PPR'd Kaleva May 2012 #57
I can't stand one issue voters. Like who the hell are they going to vote for? Mittens. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #5
Some whack-job like Roseanne Barr or Rocky Anderson Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #48
And that is throwing away their vote. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #91
In most states, it really doesn't matter. Lizzie Poppet May 2012 #104
If that were the case democratic party would always win. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #105
Except in 2004, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1972, 1968, 1956, 1952... Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #108
You can't have your pot and eat it too, don't you know the 2on2u May 2012 #6
Whaaa - I'm dying of cancer and the government is stuck in 1937 with marijuana prohibition. Throd May 2012 #7
+1 obamanut2012 May 2012 #11
heroin is more effective at killing pain than marijuana. provis99 May 2012 #16
OT, but I've heard that heroin is far more effective as a painkiller than even opium. Is that true? coalition_unwilling May 2012 #25
Talk about missing the point XemaSab May 2012 #26
It's not always for pain control, though Heddi May 2012 #27
And MASSIVELY more addictive. Think this through for a moment, please? nt Romulox May 2012 #35
The other side effects aren't so great either Major Nikon May 2012 #47
True and the legal means like morphine treestar May 2012 #54
This post is an indication of just how absurd this war against pot has gotten. girl gone mad May 2012 #96
As best I understand it, 99Forever May 2012 #58
+1. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #53
I have a friend dying of cancer B Calm May 2012 #90
+1 kenny blankenship May 2012 #100
Yep liberal N proud May 2012 #8
That one blows me away. Autumn May 2012 #9
"I can still get it" Damn right panader0 May 2012 #14
It's been illegal all my years. Autumn May 2012 #18
You are demonstrably not as pissed about MMJ as some people DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #10
And I never got my pony, either Canuckistanian May 2012 #12
Actually, he did promise that the federal government would take a hands off approach to MMJ. EOTE May 2012 #46
Is this making DU better? hootinholler May 2012 #13
It makes some people feel superior and better than other to put those they jp11 May 2012 #21
ding, ding, ding DiverDave May 2012 #76
'Dude, it's like, society, man' [passes joint] RZM May 2012 #15
I'd like to see Obama take a leadership role on one thing XemaSab May 2012 #29
[takes the joint] Legalizing would also solve many problems SomethingFishy May 2012 #44
imo it's not the weed - it's the principle of maintaining the $tatus quo for... polichick May 2012 #17
I $ee what you did there...nt SidDithers May 2012 #19
$ubtle, huh? polichick May 2012 #20
unre˘. nt Romulox May 2012 #33
ŁoŁ. n/t demmiblue May 2012 #38
OK, I want to know where/how you got the cents symbol. thanks. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #52
If you're on a Windows system, MineralMan May 2012 #77
Your right, of course. bluedigger May 2012 #22
Voting for Obama is a holding action in hopes of making a bad situation less crappy as TheKentuckian May 2012 #23
It's a free country Tsiyu May 2012 #24
Not trivial. For some it will mean a painful death. Bonobo May 2012 #28
This is a remarkably ignorant attack against an overall compassionate community... Luminous Animal May 2012 #30
Larger fucking issues are at play. The OP asked a simple question. bluestate10 May 2012 #36
When you say "women's choice", you mean "not including the choice to smoke pot," surely? Romulox May 2012 #37
IMHO, those are false equivalents. blue neen May 2012 #39
If they had meant "birth control", then why say "choice", which implies, well... nt Romulox May 2012 #41
There is no question in the OP at all. Can't answer a question that was never asked. Luminous Animal May 2012 #40
Correct, but the OP IS a challenge that demands one defend not voting for Obama solely on that basis stevenleser May 2012 #63
How many people here have actually said they're NOT voting for Obama? Warren DeMontague May 2012 #80
Single issue people are bad for the country. bluestate10 May 2012 #31
Like, uh, what? Thor_MN May 2012 #32
I'm sure the OP ticks the "liberal democrat" box on those infamous polls... nt Romulox May 2012 #34
Just one more thing Hawkowl May 2012 #42
Are you on chemo? GeorgeGist May 2012 #43
Whaaaa....my Marlins suck so I'll start a pointless thread! joeybee12 May 2012 #45
Actually they had a great weekend. trumad May 2012 #66
Thank you Skinner for reopening this thread. trumad May 2012 #67
Someone could list a hundred issues and you'd still SomethingFishy May 2012 #49
Great name... trumad May 2012 #78
Oooh you got me with that one.. SomethingFishy May 2012 #103
popcorn time Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #50
People who really think this is important would not be focused on the Presidency treestar May 2012 #51
You've been told that the President DOES have the power to reschedule Cannabis. Romulox May 2012 #59
I don't believe that unless I see it directly in the statutes treestar May 2012 #64
LOL. Ignorance as a shield. Hold it up proudly! nt Romulox May 2012 #68
In that case, you're arguing from a point of complete ignorance DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #69
Besides, if you had the ability to interpret US Code, you'd know this stuff already. Romulox May 2012 #70
Still, here it is, so that you can "believe" (lol!): Romulox May 2012 #71
That is what they are using to make this point? treestar May 2012 #73
There is no subsection (a)(1)(B)(2). It's not a good cite, under standard legal notation. Romulox May 2012 #75
I'm not the one making the claim that Obama can treestar May 2012 #92
It seems to me you want to have it both ways, isn't that what California did? Uncle Joe May 2012 #62
So what is the President doing that is not lawful? treestar May 2012 #65
What he's doing is the opposite of what he said he would do as a candidate, Uncle Joe May 2012 #72
That would be the sad, withholding a vote Rex May 2012 #55
This thread contributes to the greatness of DU Cal Carpenter May 2012 #56
This OP was alerted upon and here are the results stevenleser May 2012 #60
I did not vote to hide. nt stevenleser May 2012 #61
Since I have a 'counter-thread' out there, I feel compelled to say RadiationTherapy May 2012 #74
We can walk and chew gum at the same time. Remember "hold my feet to the fire"? Warren DeMontague May 2012 #79
Pelosi will vote for Obama. trumad May 2012 #81
Yeah. Of course she will. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #84
Of course it needs to end.. trumad May 2012 #85
I asked elsewhere in the thread, maybe you missed it: how many people have actually said that? Warren DeMontague May 2012 #87
it was a couple of other threads ---from now tombstoned members---that were posting that shit. trumad May 2012 #88
I think the fact that they're now ppr'd says a lot. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #89
Why is this moronic flamebait still unhidden? cthulu2016 May 2012 #82
It was hidden until the owner of the site unhid it... trumad May 2012 #83
Wait, you're saying that a jury hid this thread and then Skinner unhid it? Poll_Blind May 2012 #97
yes trumad May 2012 #101
Though if I do possess pot in the future and busted with said pot JonLP24 May 2012 #86
We cannot be single-issue on this Can I Come Home May 2012 #93
I'm voting Obama, but I am supporting Pelosi Taverner May 2012 #94
Wow Aerows May 2012 #95
War on Drugs = private prison slave labor. Odin2005 May 2012 #98
Is demeaning and caricaturing other DUers supposed to persuade them to your way of thinking? stranger81 May 2012 #99
Dude taterguy May 2012 #102
OP said exactly what has been on my mind. Jamaal510 May 2012 #106
LOL Scurrilous May 2012 #107
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