‘My bad’: Willie Nelson un-endorses Republican Gary Johnson

[babsbunny]

‘My bad’: Willie Nelson un-endorses Republican Gary Johnson

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/19/my-bad-willie-nelson-un-endorses-republican-gary-johnson/

By David Edwards
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 -- 3:27 pm

Willie went on: "I think I will wait and see where he stands on other things. My bad. Sorry. I still think he is a good guy but so Is Dennis and if he decided to run I would personally vote for him. If it came down to either him or Gary I'm already committed to Dennis. They both have said they support legal pot."

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. See, Willie is not just a one issue voter.

He just cares most about one issue. :P

[Ian David]

2. I can't imagine how Willie Nelson's judgment might have been somehow impaired. n/t

[graywarrior]

3. It takes a good stoner to admit when he's wrong

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Somehow the legalization of pot doesn't strike me as the sort of issue

that should be *the* deciding factor for choosing a president. People are out of work; the environment is polluted; we're running out of oil; there are wars going on; all kinds of other shit is falling down on us, and he'd even consider disregarding all that just so he could do weed legally?

[Drale]

6. I agree it just seems so trivial given everything else thats going on

but it seems there is a whole section of the population who votes on that one issue alone.

[tularetom]

11. If you're gonna pick one issue to base your support on

Legalization of weed is a hell of a lot better than opposition to abortion or same sex marriage.

[Bubba Kush]

18. Agreed, And this is one issue that both ends of the spectrum agree on.

That marijuana should be legal. Period.

I have seen and met all kinds of people - Democratic, Republican, Independent, Anarchist, Fascists, all come in to the local dispensaries and get what they want - and with a license. It is an effective medication, and what's more, it does NO harm to anyone and studies after studies have shown to be beneficial to people with pain, cancer, stress, depression, and others. It's just not for everyone. I continue to make my arguments with my parents (who aren't too thrilled about my MMJ, but understand it) making tons of comparsions, and the latest one is my mother asking me how it feels, and does it feel like alcohol. I told her it's completely something different, it's just hard to describe, but it gives you that serene feeling, which is the best about what I can describe. Just living with less pain.

[ixion]

13. hundreds of thousands of people have their lives ruined by stupid pot laws EVERY YEAR

so, yeah, it is a big factor.

[Kievan Rus]

27. Well, legalizing weed could provide much needed tax revenue to fund services...

and not to mention stop throwing money into the unwinnable sinkhole that is the Drug War.

[myrna minx]

5. I saw Willie called a "scumbag" yesterday. The hate is out of control. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Willi's not a scumbag. He's just an old stoner (and a good musician).

[ZombieHorde]

8. He deserves worse than that for creating country music.

Country stars make Pol Pot seem like Charley Brown.

[KamaAina]

9. Really? You mean like the Dixie Chicks?

FAIL.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GOWnpIrIrmw/TZB4PqnHeFI/AAAAAAAACbM/GHWPgOb9_Pw/s1600/dixie+chicks+2.jpg

[ZombieHorde]

14. Worse than Pol Pot! nt

[xchrom]

10. Well that was ... Uneducated. To put it kindly. Nt

[ZombieHorde]

16. I know I was being too kind to country stars, but I did not want to be accused of hyperbole. nt

[xchrom]

19. Now it appears you're both - uneducated &

By not wating to seem so - hyperbolic.

[ZombieHorde]

20. Uneducated and what? Edit your post! I'm on pins and needles! nt

[Nevernose]

22. And do you know what hyperbole leads to, Sir?

Fascism, that's what! First you're calling the Dixie Chicks worse than Pol Pot, then you're goosestepping your army of brainwashed followers into Canada so you can hunt down Shania Twain like she was an Alaskan wolf. So I ask you: why do you hate wolves in particular, and Canada in general? Because you know who else hated Canada? Hitler, that's who. Except he at least liked wild animals (thought hunting was cruel, ironically enough), so I guess that makes you worse than Hitler, doesn't it?

[ZombieHorde]

24. I may be worse than Hitler, but I am better than Willie Nelson. nt

[dddem]

12. I'm personally not a big fan of country music, or Willie Nelson

but this is currently my FAVORITE you tube video. Check it out -
http://www.youtube.com/embed/RPKHAsDfy7Q

[ZombieHorde]

15. It's a very positive step in the right direction for him. nt

[panader0]

21. Did you forget the sarcasm thingie?

I'm a musician. I'm into blues mostly, but Willie is a treasure. Many, many great songs.

[krabigirl]

23. wow. sad. People can endorse whoever they want.

[Bubba Kush]

17. Caught that endorsement the other day - that made me wonder

for a minute, even talked to my local dispensary people about it - they agreed it was a very strange endorsement and was glad to hear that it was unendorsed.

Celebstoner.com had the scoop - on both ends. Willie has tons of class, and know who the right people are. He also meant that Gary Johnson was to be endorsed in the REPUBLICAN side of the Rethug crowd - believe it or not, but decided to back out of it completely which is the right thing to do. (And no, I'm not even shilling the website - just happen to know where the source is).

Man, it's really cool to talk about stuff like this. And just finished a half a bowl of Master Kush.

[harvey007]

25. Ouch! Did Willie see this video?

Gary Johnson on private prisons....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8D204yiWzs

[FarLeftFist]

26. He said he would choose Dennis Kucinich!

Whats not to love about Dennis.....and his wife.