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Edited on Wed Dec-12-07 08:41 PM by silverweb
(1) He didn't "bring this up in the middle of a heated presidential campaign." He included it in his autobiography years ago, before he ever decided to run for public office.
(2) He was a kid at the time, and he talks about feeling lost and confused about who he was, and cites his drug experimentation as a negative.
(3) He has talked to groups of youngsters about the lessons learned during that time in his life, turning a negative experience into a positive lesson for today's kids.
Now, what was that about "ammo" again?
On Edit: It's worth noting that virtually all successful drug rehab counselors are former users or addicts themselves. Yet rehab counselors are held in high esteem in our society, not badgered about their former mistakes or denigrated because they "broke the law" at that time. Think about it.
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