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charliepotts commented on the diary post North Dakota’s One Abortion Clinic Gets Donations, Governor Gets Pat on the Back from Catholic Church by RH Reality Check.
I just sent them some $$.
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charliepotts commented on the diary post Zero Dark Thirty: Hijacking History by Barry Lando.
The film’s handling of torture is far more nuanced than you suggest and, in fact, paints the CIA as a rather crude, amoral lot. I thought the message of the film was the crazy overreaction of the US government to a single terrorist act. Also, they use the term “zero dark thirty” in Generation Kill, [...]
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charliepotts commented on the diary post Civilians Gunned-Down in LAPD’s Frantic Manhunt for Alleged Cop-Killer Chris Dorner by Nick_Hentoff.
Calling police officers “pigs” is not helpful.
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Two More Phelpses Leave Westboro Baptist Church
Not intended to be snark, really: why don’t people use the word “courage” anymore?
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Romney Really Doesn’t Want to Talk About Medical Marijuana
How is Romney any worse than Obama on this issue? Actually, I think he is more honest. It’s a pity Joe Biden is such an ardent drug warrior. It’s unlikely he’ll “accidentally” say something positive about medical marijuana and thus force Obama’s hand.
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Yes, We Get It Already: A Republican Could Beat Obama in 2012
The only hope is that John Kasich and Rick Scott create such massive ill will that it will tilt those states to the blue.
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charliepotts commented on the diary post Dwight Holton, US Attorney: Oregon Pot Dispensaries “Will Not Be Tolerated” by Teddy Partridge.
He won’t lose Oregon.
But if an electoral swing state like Ohio or Florida or Pennsylvania was a med marijuana state, I bet Obama would be a little more progressive on the issue.
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Senate Likely to Approve Obama’s Pot-Hating, Insubordinate DEA Head Next Week
No doubt “liberal” Diane Feinstein will vote for Leonhart. What is the point of voting for a Democrat again?
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Marijuana Legalization: Demographics is Destiny
“One has to question why Prop 19 didn’t create one uniform tax rate for the state other than to create self serving commercial advantages for the drafter of Prop 19.”
Because then all the communities that didn’t want legal pot at all would complain that it was being shoved down their throats. Prop 19 offered tremendous flexibility for local governments. That is a feature, not a bug.
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Marijuana Legalization: Demographics is Destiny
The growers in Humboldt are part of the organized crime cartels who get rich from selling contraband. It makes sense that they would vote against Prop 19.
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charliepotts commented on the blog post Post-Prop 19: How Did We Do, and What Can We Do Better?
Let’s face it, the pro-pot coalition is largely white and male. We need to target WOMEN and deal with their concerns and fears.
