Everything You Need To Know About The Meet The Press Pot Panel In 36 Seconds

Posted by | July 28, 2014 13:30 | Filed under: Contributors Opinion Politics Tommy Christopher Top Stories

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The New York Times rocked America’s world this weekend by coming out in favor of legalizing marijuana, and NBC News’ Meet the Press celebrated by convening a panel made up of more squares than you can shake a Paul Lynde at (that reference was for the members of MTP‘s panel, who are the only people still alive who will get it). Really, all you need to know is that the panel, with the possible exception of Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post, possess the collective hipness of Mitt Romney’s iPod, and in this context, a level of seriousness to match.

Most of the four excruciating minutes were devoted to the same arguments against marijuana that apply even more so to alcohol and tobacco that these people always make, so to save you time and agita, we’ve boiled it down to the silliest thirty seconds…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

6 responses to Everything You Need To Know About The Meet The Press Pot Panel In 36 Seconds

  1. peacedreamer July 28th, 2014 at 17:19

    Paul Lynde on Hollywood squares was my favorite. He was always high without pot (maybe?) and a gay man in an era when it was even more difficult than today. Loved him. As far as MTP goes, David Gregory has turned a once vitally informative and thought provoking show into a coffee clatch for dummies. Next week maybe even he will yawn all the way through his dreadful hour. Corporate news media overall has mostly turned into nasty tempered gossipfests. Prime example: The Five. Do they plan to start wearing fangs & claws soon? This is not debate. It’s mindless verbal barbecue complete with shishkabob skewers & sour sauce. I’ll pass my plate to other sources of news on the www.
    Medical mj’s time has come. Even the Gov. of MO (Jay Nixon) has made cannabis oil legal for kids with seizures. A lifesaving measure for certain. Recreational pot should definitely be regulated and standardized for it’s content & purity, but I have little faith in the current FDA to manage that. There are reasons to go slow with this that are legitimate. Decriminalization so that we don’t have kids in jail with psychopaths would be a progressive move. Community service for over a small limit might be reasonable.

  2. peacedreamer July 28th, 2014 at 17:19

    Paul Lynde on Hollywood squares was my favorite. He was always high without pot (maybe?) and a gay man in an era when it was even more difficult than today. Loved him. As far as MTP goes, David Gregory has turned a once vitally informative and thought provoking show into a coffee clatch for dummies. Next week maybe even he will yawn all the way through his dreadful hour. Corporate news media overall has mostly turned into nasty tempered gossipfests. Prime example: The Five. Do they plan to start wearing fangs & claws soon? This is not debate. It’s mindless verbal barbecue complete with shishkabob skewers & sour sauce. I’ll pass my plate to other sources of news on the www.
    Medical mj’s time has come. Even the Gov. of MO (Jay Nixon) has made cannabis oil legal for kids with seizures. A lifesaving measure for certain. Recreational pot should definitely be regulated and standardized for it’s content & purity, but I have little faith in the current FDA to manage that. There are reasons to go slow with this that are legitimate. Decriminalization so that we don’t have kids in jail with psychopaths would be a progressive move. Community service for over a small limit might be reasonable.

  3. peacedreamer July 28th, 2014 at 17:20

    p.s. Even though I’m old enough to be a member of the panel…I’m hoping to never be so square!

  4. peacedreamer July 28th, 2014 at 17:20

    p.s. Even though I’m old enough to be a member of the panel…I’m hoping to never be so square!

  5. bahlers July 28th, 2014 at 23:12

    Why not treat pot the same as alcohol? Can’t use it in public, hell even make it the same thing for cigs. What you do in your own home is your own business, I don’t care how many joints you smoke, or how many beers you have, and the gov’t shouldn’t care either. But, I feel that the black market for pot is already in place, and would thrive even more if we don’t secure the border. Could also make the sale of pot a federal offense without a license, just like it is with alcohol. Just my two cents.

  6. bahlers July 28th, 2014 at 23:12

    Why not treat pot the same as alcohol? Can’t use it in public, hell even make it the same thing for cigs. What you do in your own home is your own business, I don’t care how many joints you smoke, or how many beers you have, and the gov’t shouldn’t care either. But, I feel that the black market for pot is already in place, and would thrive even more if we don’t secure the border. Could also make the sale of pot a federal offense without a license, just like it is with alcohol. Just my two cents.

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