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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden's Son Hunter Kicked Out of Navy for Cocaine [View all]nationalize the fed
(2,169 posts)3. Well isn't this ironic, considering daddykins was the biggest D drug warrior that ever existed
What a ridiculous and hypocritical place the US has become.
Fracker/Director of Ukraine Gas Company Hunter Biden's Daddy:
Joe Biden's Awful Record on Drug Policy
...from a policy perspective, its a disaster. Biden has sponsored more damaging drug war legislation than any Democrat in Congress. Hate the way federal prosecutors use RICO laws to take aim at drug offenders? Thank Biden. How about the abomination that is federal asset forfeiture laws? Thank Biden. Think federal prosecutors have too much power in drug cases? Thank Biden. Think the title of a Drug Czar is sanctimonious and silly? Thank Biden, who helped create the position (and still considers it an accomplishment worth boasting about).
Tired of the ridiculous steroids hearings in Congress? thank Biden, who led the effort to make steroids a Schedule 3 drug, and has been among the blowhardiest of the blowhards when it comes to sports and performance enhancing drugs. Biden voted in favor of using international development aid for drug control (think plan Columbia, plan Afghanistan, and other meddling anti-drug efforts that have only fostered loathing of America, backlash, and unintended consequences). Oh, and he was also the chief sponsor of 2004s horrendous RAVE Act...
http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy/2008/aug/24/joe_bidens_awful_record_drug_pol
This will be ignored, and people will continue to blame the R's for the Drug War and make excuses for Royalty's Son
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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
As I see it, the irony is that VP Biden's stern words on drug use seemed to
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#27
The point is that many people who use drugs do end up with criminal records
Bjorn Against
Oct 2014
#26
I've never known any addict who would be helped by 10 or 20 years in a state prison.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2014
#38
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
Well isn't this ironic, considering daddykins was the biggest D drug warrior that ever existed
nationalize the fed
Oct 2014
#3
I guess the lesson here is "Them that gots, ain't gots to worry about gettin' in trouble."
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2014
#39
Whatever anyone else thinks, I think his response was honest and mature. Hope he gets help. nt
kelliekat44
Oct 2014
#16