The talk of the talking heads this morning centers on Barack Obama's admissions of drug use as a young man, and how badly this could hurt a potential White House run. Let me get this straight: We have no problem electing a man who is insultingly dishonest about his use of cocaine--and who clearly learned nothing from the experience but the importance of knocking it off if he wanted to play the politics game--but we won't accept a c
andidate who is candid and unashamed in speaking of his past, one who is willing to share his own experiences in order to address the serious issues of drug abuse, drug law, race, and young male identity. Wow. Every time you think the hypocrisy simply cannot be more brazen, they keep raising (or lowering) the bar.
The talk of the talking heads this morning centers on Barack Obama's admissions of drug use as a young man, and how badly this could hurt a potential White House run. Let me get this straight: We have no problem electing a man who is insultingly dishonest about his use of cocaine--and who clearly learned nothing from the experience but the importance of knocking it off if he wanted to play the politics game--but we won't accept a c
andidate who is candid and unashamed in speaking of his past, one who is willing to share his own experiences in order to address the serious issues of drug abuse, drug law, race, and young male identity. Wow. Every time you think the hypocrisy simply cannot be more brazen, they keep raising (or lowering) the bar.
