Comments on: Drug Czar tries pathetic attempt at spin http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/ by Pete Guither Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5429 Tim Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:56:46 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5429 Looks like they are resorting to the "Don't mention the war!" argument. Pathetic. Fawlty Towers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1O41RIKKDo Looks like they are resorting to the “Don’t mention the war!” argument. Pathetic.

Fawlty Towers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1O41RIKKDo

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]]> By: DavesNotHere http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5403 DavesNotHere Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:35:39 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5403 The federal government has more than 330,000 government employees that make a salary of more than $100,000 per year. Plus benefits. And millionaire pensions. How many are drug warriors? The federal government has more than 330,000 government employees that make a salary of more than $100,000 per year. Plus benefits. And millionaire pensions. How many are drug warriors?

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]]> By: Hope http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Hope Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:39:01 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5401 Hallelujah! I finally saw an ad over to the side here that wasn't about rehab. It is beautiful. It's "Give a goat". I love it! Hallelujah!

I finally saw an ad over to the side here that wasn’t about rehab.

It is beautiful. It’s “Give a goat”.

I love it!

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]]> By: BluOx http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5399 BluOx Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:12:03 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5399 And who or what tells the 'CZAR' what to say? He's the CZAR! He should be able to say whatever he likes.There must be something bigger than the'CZAR'.Something the'CZAR' is afraid to cross.Poor little czar. And who or what tells the ‘CZAR’ what to say? He’s the CZAR! He should be able to say whatever he likes.There must be something bigger than the’CZAR’.Something the’CZAR’ is afraid to cross.Poor little czar.

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]]> By: brian bennett http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5396 brian bennett Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5396 gil simply needs to align both his words and his brain along the following vector: the task is not to eliminate drug *use* -- it is to find better ways to deal with the issues of drug *mis* -use. drug misuse is nowhere as dire a problem as it has been made out to be, and law enforcement is an abominable way to deal with personal health issues. gil simply needs to align both his words and his brain along the following vector: the task is not to eliminate drug *use* — it is to find better ways to deal with the issues of drug *mis* -use.

drug misuse is nowhere as dire a problem as it has been made out to be, and law enforcement is an abominable way to deal with personal health issues.

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]]> By: ezrydn http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5395 ezrydn Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:50:29 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5395 It's beoming clearer and clearer that it's impossible to find ONCDP peopoe who appreciate their jobs. Sounds to me like "cancer." To bad they don't have Rick Simpson to turn to in their hour of need. It’s beoming clearer and clearer that it’s impossible to find ONCDP peopoe who appreciate their jobs. Sounds to me like “cancer.” To bad they don’t have Rick Simpson to turn to in their hour of need.

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]]> By: Kozmo http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5393 Kozmo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:05:45 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5393 "evidence-based approach" Yeah, when are we going to start this Gil ? Dude ! “evidence-based approach”

Yeah, when are we going to start this Gil ? Dude !

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]]> By: claygooding http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5392 claygooding Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:48:08 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5392 Frank had the poster,but the first time I saw the pot phrase,Fat Freddie was helping a grower get rid of his crop,as the cops stopped the growers Cadillac,with a back seat full of cash,F/F jumped out of the car and ran off with a trash bag full of marijuana and that is what he was saying as he left. That may or may not have been the first time the cartoonist used the line,but it is when I first saw it.which means I am older than dirt,and the poster didn't show up for 2 or 3 years after that. Frank had the poster,but the first time I saw the pot phrase,Fat Freddie was helping a grower get rid of his crop,as the cops stopped the growers Cadillac,with a back seat full of cash,F/F jumped out of the car and ran off with a trash bag full of marijuana and that is what he was saying as he left. That may or may not have been the first time the cartoonist used the line,but it is when I first saw it.which means I am older than dirt,and the poster didn’t show up for 2 or 3 years after that.

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]]> By: kaptinemo http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5390 kaptinemo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:47:01 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5390 The litmus test for any budding politician or career bureaucrat is just how much BS are you willing to swallow and regurgitate on command for a paycheck? Gill isn't dumb. He knows which side of the monetary bread the butter's on. I honestly do <i>not</i> believe that <i>he</i> honestly <i>does</i> believe the verbal <i>scheisse</i> his job requires his to spew. He took the job because <i>'it's good work if you can get it'</i>, as the old saying went. He's also demonstrated that by taking this job, he's a rank opportunist. It may even align itself with his principles....whatever they might be. But nothing can and nothing ever will stop the inevitable, which is the subject of his p*ssing and moaning, and that is the inexorable march of factual information that counters official propaganda. Nor can the truth's method of dissemination be checked without the propaganda being brought into checkmate, and that will be the long-awaited national debate. From the beginning, I had the distinct impression that Gil is a caretaker, someone who's job will be to 'turn out the lights' on drug prohibition. And I believe that way down deep he knows it, but the job, as always, requires a public denial of reality. He's just there for the time the process allows before his job is made obsolete...or is rendered into something more realistic, such as overseeing harm reduction policies. The clock is ticking down the time until it stops, and Gill will be 'punching his ticket' right to the very end. The litmus test for any budding politician or career bureaucrat is just how much BS are you willing to swallow and regurgitate on command for a paycheck?

Gill isn’t dumb. He knows which side of the monetary bread the butter’s on. I honestly do not believe that he honestly does believe the verbal scheisse his job requires his to spew. He took the job because ‘it’s good work if you can get it’, as the old saying went.

He’s also demonstrated that by taking this job, he’s a rank opportunist. It may even align itself with his principles….whatever they might be.

But nothing can and nothing ever will stop the inevitable, which is the subject of his p*ssing and moaning, and that is the inexorable march of factual information that counters official propaganda. Nor can the truth’s method of dissemination be checked without the propaganda being brought into checkmate, and that will be the long-awaited national debate.

From the beginning, I had the distinct impression that Gil is a caretaker, someone who’s job will be to ‘turn out the lights’ on drug prohibition. And I believe that way down deep he knows it, but the job, as always, requires a public denial of reality. He’s just there for the time the process allows before his job is made obsolete…or is rendered into something more realistic, such as overseeing harm reduction policies.

The clock is ticking down the time until it stops, and Gill will be ‘punching his ticket’ right to the very end.

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]]> By: ezrydn http://www.drugwarrant.com/2009/12/drug-czar-tries-pathetic-attempt-at-spin/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 ezrydn Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:55:26 +0000 http://www.drugwarrant.com/?p=4988#comment-5386 If a product was legal and used in the prescribed way, would it by considered "abuse?" I could say I abuse asprinin, as it's needed for my heart. If I take one,it's ok, If I take two, I guess it's "abuse." And I abuse brewed Ice Tea each and every day! If a product was legal and used in the prescribed way, would it by considered “abuse?” I could say I abuse asprinin, as it’s needed for my heart. If I take one,it’s ok, If I take two, I guess it’s “abuse.” And I abuse brewed Ice Tea each and every day!

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