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Old 05-03-2012, 03:18 PM
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President Barack Obama’s emphasis on raiding medical marijuana dispensaries drew a rebuke from none other than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) this week, who warned in a prepared statement that she has “strong concerns” about her political ally’s policy.
Thank ewe, Madam for sharing your west coast wisdom with the rest of us.

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Since President Barack Obama took office, “more than 200″ state-approved medical marijuana facilities have been raided, according to Kris Hermes, spokesperson for Americans for Safe Access (ASA), who spoke to Raw Story on Thursday.

“That exceeds the number of raids his predecessor, George W. Bush, oversaw during his entire eight years in office,” he said.
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The startling statistic wasn’t lost on Pelosi either, whose statement comes just days after she received a petition by marijuana patients in her district.
Pelosi condemns Obama’s continued raids on marijuana dispensaries | The Raw Story
“I have strong concerns about the recent actions by the federal government that threaten the safe access of medicinal marijuana to alleviate the suffering of patients in California, and undermine a policy that has been in place under which the federal government did not pursue individuals whose actions complied with state laws providing for medicinal marijuana,” she said.
makes sense now. she's running for office too.
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Just a reminder of how much this Administration breaks promises...

Holder Vows To End Raids On Medical Marijuana Clubs

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Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference Wednesday that the Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs that are established legally under state law. His declaration is a fulfillment of a campaign promise by President Barack Obama, and marks a major shift from the previous administration.

After the inauguration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continued to carry out such raids, despite Obama's promise. Holder was asked if those raids represented American policy going forward.

"No," he said. "What the president said during the campaign, you'll be surprised to know, will be consistent with what we'll be doing in law enforcement. He was my boss during the campaign. He is formally and technically and by law my boss now. What he said during the campaign is now American policy."
In this case, Pelosi is right...

Obama pledged to end the raids...Pelosi loved the idea...

Since then, not only has Obama's changed back to the Bush administration's platform (which he was against), but has even ACCELERATED it...

So, in response to Obama's flip-flop, Pelosi is being consistent with her position that they shouldn't be raided and is, pretty much, pointing out Obama's broken promise...

Whether or not she doing it for political reasons...probably...

But it still doesn't change the facts...Obama's promise was to end the raids, and Pelosi applauded the promise...Now that Obama's promise is broken, Pelosi's response is "WTF?!?!?!"...

Of course Raw Story makes no mention of Obama's promise or the fact it was broken...They like Pelosi, but when it comes to having to choose between her and the Messiah, there IS no choice...Shield at all costs...
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Just a reminder of how much this Administration breaks promises...

Holder Vows To End Raids On Medical Marijuana Clubs

In this case, Pelosi is right...

Obama pledged to end the raids...Pelosi loved the idea...

Since then, not only has Obama's changed back to the Bush administration's platform (which he was against), but has even ACCELERATED it...

So, in response to Obama's flip-flop, Pelosi is being consistent with her position that they shouldn't be raided and is, pretty much, pointing out Obama's broken promise...

Whether or not she doing it for political reasons...probably...

But it still doesn't change the facts...Obama's promise was to end the raids, and Pelosi applauded the promise...Now that Obama's promise is broken, Pelosi's response is "WTF?!?!?!"...

Of course Raw Story makes no mention of Obama's promise or the fact it was broken...They like Pelosi, but when it comes to having to choose between her and the Messiah, there IS no choice...Shield at all costs...
I don't see where the Raw is shielding anyone; those were my words criticizing her.
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I can see her concern. You would have to be stoned out of your mind to vote that woman.
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I can see her concern. You would have to be stoned out of your mind to vote that woman.
Thank God a sane comment at last.
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