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41. Do you realize how many times the marijuana legalization question...

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:39 PM

Oct 2012

..has been number one or close to it?

And just been either ignored or scoffed at with a cynical answer? NORMLs website lists them.

http://blog.norml.org/2012/01/24/president-obamas-youtube-forum-deems-marijuana-legalization-questions-inappropriate/

This year's YouTube AMA forum had a submission by NORML which was one of the most popularly supported questions:
“With over 850,000 Americans arrested in 2010, for marijuana charges alone, and tens of billions of tax dollars being spent locking up non-violent marijuana users, isn’t it time we regulate and tax marijuana?”.

This question, no matter how many people want to hear an answer on,...was deemed "inappropriate".

Whether the President personally thinks the topic doesn't have merit, or probably more accurately his handlers don't think the anti-drug crowd backlash would be worth it politically, he should still answer a question respectfully and seriously. Its repercussions on peoples lives and as well the economy as a whole and federal $ spent on the War on Marijuana hardly deems it an inappropriate question.

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Moderator Role Under Scrutiny � Before the Debate [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

Hmm.. but I DO want her to cut romney off when he goes all crackhead in the debate.. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #1

GOP shill that she is, she is MUCH more likely to interrupt Obama. beac Oct 2012 #2

She was doing exactly this today - cutting off the Dem flamingdem Oct 2012 #3

You answered my ? from below. mimi85 Oct 2012 #8

anxious and obsessing on Du is more like it! flamingdem Oct 2012 #12

That's exactly what I'm doing flamingdem.. Cha Oct 2012 #28

I started the day by saying no du! flamingdem Oct 2012 #40

That might be me tomorrow.. Cha Oct 2012 #43

I suspect that's what she will do. . . ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #6

I don't want to hear a word from that GOP shill. She shouldn't be there. freshwest Oct 2012 #4

She reported on the Kerry campaign in 2004 Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #9

Rules say moderator may 'facilitate a discussion.' elleng Oct 2012 #5

I'm not sure about Candy Crowley mimi85 Oct 2012 #7

She reported on the Kerry campaign in 2004 Rhiannon12866 Oct 2012 #10

She seems pro-Republican to me. Always has. Kind of a Reagan fan in my opinion. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #11

Actually, Candy Crowley always seemed pro-Hillary underthematrix Oct 2012 #14

She endlessly promoted the "Dean Scream" as a real thing, DebJ Oct 2012 #19

The debates should be given back to the League of Women Voters Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #13

Yep I was thinking the same thing bigdarryl Oct 2012 #16

+1,000 n/t Lugnut Oct 2012 #17

Agreed. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #21

The League of Women Voters doesn't want them. They fired the debates the debates did not fire them. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #49

So it is time for the people to take the debates back Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #50

What do they even need her for anyway? begin_within Oct 2012 #15

Really surprised that the repugs are objecting Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #18

That really makes no sense, does it. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #27

Reading Between The Lines DallasNE Oct 2012 #20

That Sounds Like a Complete Set-Up AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #23

Yeah, no shit. If any of these so-called "Town Hall" settings were legit... Volaris Oct 2012 #30

It's delusional Ineeda Oct 2012 #37

Do you realize how many times the marijuana legalization question... LiberalLovinLug Oct 2012 #41

The town hall presidential debates are always like this. Mike Daniels Oct 2012 #38

Not to worry, my friends.... Proletariatprincess Oct 2012 #22

The MSM Wants to Help FIX the Horse Race AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #25

It isn't about ratings... Proletariatprincess Oct 2012 #48

too much power!! grasswire Oct 2012 #24

Crowley has got to go. She is too partisan to do this job right. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #26

Why the hell do we have to put up with the likes of her? defacto7 Oct 2012 #29

CC has too much power here bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #31

ROMNEY is objecting to Candy Crowley??? DFW Oct 2012 #32

So, neither campaign agrees with the role Crowley is assuming for herself gkhouston Oct 2012 #33

What about replacing her with an egg timer? Sounds like that's all that's needed. Native Oct 2012 #34

How was she selected or who did the selecting? L0oniX Oct 2012 #35

I don't know the details but I think both parties have to agree on the selected moderators Mike Daniels Oct 2012 #39

Here is a Petition to remove her. Kick. glinda Oct 2012 #36

Done and tweeted. Thanks. mimi85 Oct 2012 #42

Done Digit Oct 2012 #44

Crowley hosted a Virginia US Senate debate and fucked things up royally tabasco Oct 2012 #45

The Republicans are trying to brow-beat her underpants Oct 2012 #46

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