[Rhodes22-list] Political - Re. Bill Buckley & drugs - reply to

[Brad Haslett]

John,

Saw the previews to "The Bucket List" while waiting for "Charlie Wilson's
War".  I read the book (Wilson) by Criles and they did a pretty good job of
covering it using only 87 minutes.  Hanks is always good.  I feel guilty for
supporting communism by watching a movie that Julia Roberts was in but it
was worth it!  See "Wilson" first, then "Bucket".

Brad

On Jan 5, 2008 7:25 PM, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> brad.
>  at my age, 72 virgins is more than i can handle, in this life, but maybe
> when i'm on the other side, 72 might be just a drop in the bucket. speaking
> of which, how many are going to see "the bucket list"? sounds hysterical.
>
> Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>  John,
>
> It is all about choice. If you want to do drugs, do drugs. If you come to
> my house to steal for your drugs, there's a good chance I might just shoot
> your ass because I can - I don't do drugs and therefore can shoot straight
> on most days. If Lynn gets his way, I'll be in the same boat (no pun
> intended) as those folks in New Orleans who were forcibly stripped of
> their
> guns (and their rights) and were forced off their property because the
> state
> knew better than they what was in their best interests. Never mind that
> the
> state ignored the dangers of a CAT5 hurricane until it was too late for
> the
> folks who depended on the state for their every need to do anything. You
> are to be admired for dropping coins in beggars pots. We all have a soft
> spot. I feel guilty sometimes because our little company has given so much
> work away when we should have charged for it instead of helping keep
> market
> prices down on the MS Gulf Coast. Oh well, I sleep good at night. But
> let's cut to the chase. We can't protect everyone in the world from their
> stupid decisions. It doesn't matter if you choose to do drugs, depend on
> the state (whatever state) for your well being, or you think the "religion
> of peace" is going to reward you with 72 virgins. Stupid is universal.
> Until someone figures all this out, I'll stick with plan A and take care
> of
> myself and family! A country boy can survive!
>
> Brad
>
> On Jan 5, 2008 4:41 PM, john Belanger wrote:
>
> > i agree with your daddy, but i still drop coins in a beggars pot (ooops)
> > on the off chance that their need might be genuine. i also agree with
> the
> > rise in crime related to drug use. i always say that when you were in
> > school, you couldn't get yourself to even like those running for class
> pres.
> > etc. so why are you so upset with the choices available for office now?
> they
> > are the same people, only older, (i almost said grown up). john b
> >
> > Robert Skinner wrote: Tootle wrote:
> > > ...
> > > I know at that time he was a chain smoker, so was he also using funny
> > > cigarettes or something stronger?
> >
> > As it turns out, Bill, being curious, accompanied a
> > person in possession of some potent MJ out beyond the
> > three mile limit and got lit. I believe that he did
> > not suffer ill effect, and came to wonder what all
> > the fuss was about.
> >
> > Personally, I have concluded that the war on drugs
> > began as a social war on black musicians, provided an
> > opportunity for Ainsley to make political hay with
> > ridiculous scare tactics in the '40s, and has
> > continued to be fertile ground for politicians since
> > then.
> >
> > The results, aside from getting even more jerks
> > elected to legislatures, have been overcrowded
> > prisons and diversion of resources from the essential
> > task of protecting life and property. It could be
> > that the artificial scarcity of recreational
> > pharmaceuticals has actually increased the real
> > crimes of theft and assault.
> >
> > My Daddy said, "Everyone has the right to go to Hell
> > in their own way."
> >
> > I add a more Darwinist approach (following Larry
> > Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "Oath Of Fealty"): Think
> > of drug deaths as "evolution in action", and quit
> > financing pushers in the US, drug lords in Central
> > and South America, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and
> > others who are simply helping us eliminate the weak
> > strains in our gene pool.
> >
> > OK, Ed - chew on that ultra-conservative manifesto
> > for a while.
> >
> > /Robert
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