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(29,876 posts) Fri Oct 17, 2014, 01:51 AM Oct 2014

Joe Biden's Son Hunter Kicked Out of Navy for Cocaine [View all]

Vice President Joe Biden's son was booted from the Navy Reserve earlier because he tested positive for drugs, it was revealed on Thursday.

A U.S. official told NBC News that Hunter Biden was kicked out of the Reserve earlier this year after he failed a drug test.

The official said Biden failed the test in 2013, but he was not kicked out until Feb. 14 of this year. Senior U.S. officials told NBC News that Biden, 44, tested positive for cocaine. The Wall Street Journal first reported the incident.

According to one official, Biden’s dismissal from the Naval Reserves was not made public "because he was treated like any other sailor who fails a drug test and is thrown out of the Navy." The official said the services do not routinely report such cases.

Hunter Biden, who is married with three kids, issued a statement Thursday evening through his lawyer, saying: "It was the honor of my life to serve in the US Navy, and I deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge. I respect the Navy's decision. With the love and support of my family, I'm moving forward."

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Joe Biden's Son Hunter Kicked Out of Navy for Cocaine [View all] Purveyor Oct 2014 OP

So Mr Drug Czar's son does blow? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #1

Well that puts a twist on the story Kalidurga Oct 2014 #6

Ever heard of common logical fallacies? defacto7 Oct 2014 #7

Ever heard of irony? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #12

Irony... yes I think I have heard of it. defacto7 Oct 2014 #15

Pointing out that a drug warrior's son has now run afoul of the very same laws is a bad thing? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #17

You know, I think I must have made a wrong turn defacto7 Oct 2014 #41

No worries Fumesucker Oct 2014 #44

As I see it, the irony is that VP Biden's stern words on drug use seemed to rhett o rick Oct 2014 #27

How was that "negated with illogical points"? defacto7 Oct 2014 #42

Thank you for your honest post. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #43

Maybe he supported the drug war since he saw it destroying his son's life. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #19

So would that mean Biden thought his son deserved a criminal record? Bjorn Against Oct 2014 #21

Dead versus criminal record? IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #23

The point is that many people who use drugs do end up with criminal records Bjorn Against Oct 2014 #26

+1000 nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #36

I've never known any addict who would be helped by 10 or 20 years in a state prison. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #38

I give him credit for being intelligent Fumesucker Oct 2014 #22

It has been reported elsewhere that Hunter Biden needed a waiver to join the Naval Reserve amandabeech Oct 2014 #33

Biden has been supporting the drug war for decades. Long before junior started snorting. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #37

Thanks, Obama. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #2

OMGawd! littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #9

Well isn't this ironic, considering daddykins was the biggest D drug warrior that ever existed nationalize the fed Oct 2014 #3

Ironic it is... defacto7 Oct 2014 #10

See my post #19. nt IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #20

I agree with most of this dsc Oct 2014 #34

I can't see how a parent can control an adult child. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #35

If you got bad news ... rufus dog Oct 2014 #4

He managed to land on his feet with the fascist putschistas in Kiev, so KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #5

Yeah BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #8

OMG! This is.... JohnnyRingo Oct 2014 #11

I guess the lesson here is "Them that gots, ain't gots to worry about gettin' in trouble." cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #39

Idiot. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #13

44 years old and still doing coke? Get help, dude. (nt) bigwillq Oct 2014 #14

Whatever anyone else thinks, I think his response was honest and mature. Hope he gets help. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #16

It would have been better if they had stood him on the fantail and ripped his stripes off, then jtuck004 Oct 2014 #18

After a 1972 north Atlantic cruise with a stop in Rotterdam, they said our ship B Calm Oct 2014 #25

I was on the USS Seattle that year, making the same runs. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #31

Cocaine UglyGreed Oct 2014 #24

When I was in the military you didn't always know when you would be tested. MH1 Oct 2014 #28

Thanks for the reply UglyGreed Oct 2014 #30

I'm not going to Rail on him seveneyes Oct 2014 #29

I see what you did there. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #40

That War on Drug Users is a motherfucker, ain't it Mr VP? Iggo Oct 2014 #32