Broadcast from the Democrat's President Debate -- What do you think of this guy?

**Tock** · 07-08-2007, 09:43 PM

Mike Gravel, former US Senator from Alaska

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38ma-...e=user&search= --Makes sense re: Decriminalizing drugs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3bY_UNCY_I&NR=1 -- Makes sense re: eliminating the IRS

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6f8Tx6fLz...e=user&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5fAmhXMHI...elated&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpojpLZucpU&NR=1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1aKHakMfV...elated&search=

**Coop77** · 07-09-2007, 12:40 AM

I think he's got about as much chance of being president as I do.

**Tock** · 07-09-2007, 03:06 PM

Nevertheless, this is the first presidential candidate I've seen that has a rational approach to the drug problem. It's an approach that every anabolic -popping member of this board ought to appreciate, too . . .

What this guy wants to do is treat addiction as a medical problem, instead of sending addicts to prison for umpteen years. Ya, if you develop an addiction, you can either buy from your underground supplier, or you can go to a doctor and get a prescription for meth, heroin, whatever. But if you get a prescription, you end up on a gov't list, and they'll badger you to go through rehabilitation.

The upshot of all this is, it pretty well eliminates the entire drug underworld. Given a choice between buying from crooks and risking jail, or from the local pharmacy, most people (not all) would probably transfer their business to a less risky source. It would also mean that everyone on this board could once again go to their local doctor and get a prescription for Test and D-bol and get medical monitoring without risking jail time.

It would also eliminate the funding source that keep the drug lords in Columbia & Mexico in business; fewer people would run afoul of those bast--ds. It would lower taxes in the US, as less $$$ would need to be spent on monitoring illegal drugs, fewer people would be incarcerated (over half the prison population are in jail on drug charges), addiction in the general public would go down, millions of lives would be improved.

Anyone want to argue that the US drug war has been successful?
I didn't think so.

Seems to me that this guy is the only candidate with the right approach to this problem. I'm sure that lots of guys will vote for other candidates who want to throw AS users into jail, maybe even some of y'all who read this post.
But me, even though he's a looooooong shot in the election, he's got my vote.

**kfrost06** · 07-09-2007, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tock

But me, even though he's a looooooong shot in the election, he's got my vote.

Good, I like when democrats through their votes in the trash. Nixon used to fund third party candidates for the same reason.

**Coop77** · 07-09-2007, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by kfrost06

Good, I like when democrats through their votes in the trash. Nixon used to fund third party candidates for the same reason.

He's not a third party candidate. He's a democrat running in the primary.

**Tock** · 07-10-2007, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by kfrost06

Good, I like when democrats through their votes in the trash. Nixon used to fund third party candidates for the same reason.

He's a Democrat, not a 3rd party candidate. Not yet, anyway . . .

But ya can't fault him for wanting to decriminalize marijuana. There's no reason for the feds to raid folks who's only effective medication for various diseases is MJ, especially in states that have made medical marijuana legal.

Finally . . . a common-sense speaking politician.

**Logan13** · 07-10-2007, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Tock

He's a Democrat, not a 3rd party candidate. Not yet, anyway . . .

But ya can't fault him for wanting to decriminalize marijuana. There's no reason for the feds to raid folks who's only effective medication for various diseases is MJ, especially in states that have made medical marijuana legal.

Finally . . . a common-sense speaking politician.

yada yada yada..................

**mcpeepants** · 07-11-2007, 12:03 AM

Kucinich, Gravel, and Paul make the debates watchable.

**Logan13** · 07-11-2007, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by mcpeepants

Kucinich, Gravel, and Paul make the debates watchable.

Yes, for the same reason most people rubber neck auto accidents...........

**mcpeepants** · 07-20-2007, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by Logan13

Yes, for the same reason most people rubber neck auto accidents...........

The top tier candidates say topic points and bring out no new ideas. The lesser known candidates bring out ideas that the top tier candidates ignore and continue ignoring if they didn't challenge. They often destroy the top tiers candidates positions but the media never focuses on this and instead keeps focusing on who's raising the most money.