AC773 From Canada, joined Nov 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 3 Posted (6 years 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 918 times:
Anybody living in America will be intimately familiar with the standard format of political ads: shots of the candidate gazing at the flag, hugging children, and shooting Soviet commies are all standard fare. The only real variation comes in the form of those vicious attack ads.
So you can imagine how refreshing it is to see an already promising candidate inject some light humor into his promotions. They're not "The Simpsons" funny, but they get his message across in a really great way.
Well, see for yourself!
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LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12335 posts, RR: 12 Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 901 times:
Finally, some politician that has ads that are positive of the candidate, not bashing others or just pretty fluff. I like Richardson as a candidate as doesn't have the issues of either Hillery or Obama, and clearly has excellent international credentials, something very important in any President in this era.
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (6 years 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 885 times:
Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 1): I like Richardson as a candidate as doesn't have the issues of either Hillery or Obama, and clearly has excellent international credentials, something very important in any President in this era.
If it weren't for his wrong-headed position on drugs, I'd be donating to Richardson's campaign.
However, he signed a bill into law that made New Mexico the 12th state to legalize marijuana for medical reasons, saying it was "the right thing to do."
Guess he finds the existing federal law - and Supreme Court decisions - rejecting the concept of "medical" marijuana to be inconsequential.
Yellowstone From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3071 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 853 times:
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 7): Guess he finds the existing federal law - and Supreme Court decisions - rejecting the concept of "medical" marijuana to be inconsequential.
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 7): made New Mexico the 12th state to legalize marijuana for medical reasons
If I were you, I'd be more up in arms over the fact that 11 other states have done so already and the feds haven't stepped in. It seems to me that the federal government has de facto allowed the states to decide their own policy on this issue, and until they change that position I can hardly fault Governor Richardson for doing what he feels is best for the people of his state.
Hydrogen is an odorless, colorless gas which, given enough time, turns into people.
Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 828 times:
Quoting Yellowstone (Reply 8): If I were you, I'd be more up in arms over the fact that 11 other states have done so already and the feds haven't stepped in. It seems to me that the federal government has de facto allowed the states to decide their own policy on this issue, and until they change that position I can hardly fault Governor Richardson for doing what he feels is best for the people of his state.
The feds haven't "stepped in" because the federal Controlled Substances Act has a provision that permits states to write their own state drug laws. It's Congress that won't act.
But in any event, Richardson could have vetoed the law. So he supports the fraud of legalizing marijuana through the sham medicine argument.
Yellowstone From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 3071 posts, RR: 7 Reply 11, posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 798 times:
Quoting Halls120 (Reply 9): But in any event, Richardson could have vetoed the law. So he supports the fraud of legalizing marijuana through the sham medicine argument.
I disagree, but this argument doesn't belong in this thread. Anyway, back on topic - though I don't think Richardson has much of a chance, it will be very interesting to see what happens when the Dems start running these Rocky Mountain/Midwestern governors of red states as presidential candidates.
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