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Rick Perry, of All People, Backs Decriminalizing Marijuana

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Rick Perry, of All People, Backs Decriminalizing Marijuana

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In the battle between the hippies and squares, the hippies just won: Texas Gov. Rick Perry supports decriminalizing marijuana.



According to a report at the San Antonio Express-News, Perry made the surprising announcement during a panel on drug legalization at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

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Well this is interesting.
 
Rick Perry ended any chance he had of going anywhere in Conservative politics when he stated that anyone that wasn't for amnesty had no heart. This was during a presidential debate.

Oddly, Perry still thinks he has some relevance.
 
Repubs like Perry don't always stay on message, whether it's on pot or amnesty.
He sounds like a governor who has dealt with both issues far too long to be a RW ideologue going forward.
What ever happened to states' rights when the RW doesn't agree with them ?
 
Ray410 said:
Rick Perry ended any chance he had of going anywhere in Conservative politics when he stated that anyone that wasn't for amnesty had no heart. This was during a presidential debate.

Oddly, Perry still thinks he has some relevance.
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He's probably very relevant in Texas.
 
Maybe this explains the memory loss ...



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sedan said:
Maybe this explains the memory loss ...



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Messages such as that are pointless partisanship. I suppose I should post the appropriate You Tube videos of Obama talking about the 54 United States and his Muslim faith.
 
Thanks for posting that Joko. I'm glad to hear that, being that I live in Texas. Unfortunately, I expect a good bit of resistance and pressure from the voting population and some of his fellow republicans in Austin.
 
lizzie said:
Thanks for posting that Joko. I'm glad to hear that, being that I live in Texas. Unfortunately, I expect a good bit of resistance and pressure from the voting population and some of his fellow republicans in Austin.
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Y'all do know,at least in Austin, it has been decriminalized. If you are caught with 2 oz. or less, they write you a ticket and keep your pot.
 
lizzie said:
Thanks for posting that Joko. I'm glad to hear that, being that I live in Texas. Unfortunately, I expect a good bit of resistance and pressure from the voting population and some of his fellow republicans in Austin.
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I wouldn't vote for him again, which is moot anyway. Greg Abbot FTW.
 
joko104 said:
Messages such as that are pointless partisanship.
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Your post is pointlessly partisan.

Rick Perry had a famous memory lapse on national television.

Now he wants to decriminalize marijuana.

Marijuana is suspected to cause short term memory loss.

Bringing up his memory loss in this context is both relevant and humorous.

joko104 said:
I suppose I should post the appropriate You Tube videos of Obama talking about the 54 United States and his Muslim faith.
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I can't stop you from derailing your own thread if that's really what you want to do. :)
 
WCH said:
Y'all do know,at least in Austin, it has been decriminalized. If you are caught with 2 oz. or less, they write you a ticket and keep your pot.
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Those rat bastards.
 
sedan said:
Your post is pointlessly partisan.

Rick Perry had a famous memory lapse on national television.

Now he wants to decriminalize marijuana.

Marijuana is suspected to cause short term memory loss.

Bringing up his memory loss in this context is both relevant and humorous.


I can't stop you from derailing your own thread if that's really what you want to do. :)
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Memory loss is a trait of cocaine use, which Obama admitted.

He made the mistake of not staying 100% on script - the sin of candor and the speaking mistake of numbering points when you are speaking impromptu. Nothing else. It was of the many and entirely irrelevant gotja!s the media likes to do. Obama did about 50 of them, worse than forgetting what he pre-numbered.

That Rick Perry, Gov. of Texas, a Republican in a very red state stated he does not oppose legalizing marijuana is notable.
 
X Factor said:
I wouldn't vote for him again, which is moot anyway. Greg Abbot FTW.
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You're right; he's not running. And it hasn't been a good week for Wendy Davis. I wonder how her staffer's remark Abbott isn't good looking, doesn't speak well, doesn't have a good personality, and is in a chair will play with Texas voters. We'll see if her campaign continues to have legs. ;)
 
joko104 said:
Memory loss is a trait of cocaine use, which Obama admitted.

He made the mistake of not staying 100% on script - the sin of candor and the speaking mistake of numbering points when you are speaking impromptu. Nothing else. It was of the many and entirely irrelevant gotja!s the media likes to do. Obama did about 50 of them, worse than forgetting what he pre-numbered.

That Rick Perry, Gov. of Texas, a Republican in a very red state stated he does not oppose legalizing marijuana is notable.
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Texas was very blue once. It can be again.
 
Now you'll have to define "blue." No idea to what historical period you're referring.
 
nota bene said:
Now you'll have to define "blue." No idea to what historical period you're referring.
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I'm sorry. I almost certainly meant it was a democratic state.
 
Thanks for clarifying. "Blue" has a particular modern meaning that doesn't seem to fit Texas, from what I know, at any time.
 
Now that legalization of marijuana has popular support among voters the perception that speaking out for legalization is political suicide falls with it. I am sure he is but one of many surprise supporters that will emerge now that they do not feel as compelled to hide their support out of political expediency.

And for those who insist on attempting to make this partisan - legalization is not a partisan issue..it defies party lines and there are supporters spread across the entire political spectrum. And no it is not a "hippie" thing for the most part hippies are concerned with mundane things such as retirement - but I am sure many will be amused to see they are still viewed of as some kind of boogie man 40 years after the fact
 
nota bene said:
Now you'll have to define "blue." No idea to what historical period you're referring.
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He means Democrat Ann Richards who won after "busting rocks" Republican Clayton Williams explained how if a woman is going to be raped she should lie back and enjoy it. However, Queen Ann only lasted one term, losing to W Bush.
 
joko104 said:
He means Democrat Ann Richards who won after "busting rocks" Republican Clayton Williams explained how if a woman is going to be raped she should lie back and enjoy it. However, Queen Ann only lasted one term, losing to W Bush.
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I actually remember Clayton's stupid joke comparing rape to bad weather. More than that, I remember his refusing to shake Ann Richards's hand. More than that and, I think, only a day before the election, he publicly stated that he didn't know what amendments were on the ballot and that he depended on his wife Modesta to keep him informed. :roll:

But he doesn't represent even more than one gubernatorial season.
 
joko104 said:
He means Democrat Ann Richards who won after "busting rocks" Republican Clayton Williams explained how if a woman is going to be raped she should lie back and enjoy it. However, Queen Ann only lasted one term, losing to W Bush.
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It was Lyndon Johnson's state, long before governor wrinkles!
 
nota bene said:
You're right; he's not running. And it hasn't been a good week for Wendy Davis. I wonder how her staffer's remark Abbott isn't good looking, doesn't speak well, doesn't have a good personality, and is in a chair will play with Texas voters. We'll see if her campaign continues to have legs. ;)
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I don't think it will go over very well with the general population. We have a reputation for being nothing but a bunch of rednecks, but that type of behavior usually doesn't go over very well, at least in the non-metro areas of the state.
 
nota bene said:
You're right; he's not running. And it hasn't been a good week for Wendy Davis. I wonder how her staffer's remark Abbott isn't good looking, doesn't speak well, doesn't have a good personality, and is in a chair will play with Texas voters. We'll see if her campaign continues to have legs. ;)
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lizzie said:
I don't think it will go over very well with the general population. We have a reputation for being nothing but a bunch of rednecks, but that type of behavior usually doesn't go over very well, at least in the non-metro areas of the state.
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Didn't she also say that he hasn't ever walked a mile in her shoes? Now I could give her the benefit of the doubt that she wasn't referencing the fact that he can't walk, but how often does the right ever get that? So **** it, she's clearly a disabilst.
 
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