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jtuck004

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

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 07:26 AM

Oct 2014

made him walk off the ship.

Ah, the good old days.

It's odd to read this. I got my education in drugs in the Navy, little naive kid from Oklahoma in with all these gangsters

We were shipping stuff back and forth from the Mediterranean like we were UPS of the Sea. Good thing Vietnam was about over.

What an education...

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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