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Kasz216 on 09 March 2012
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Rath said:
hollabackenny said:
I would have thought this highly recognizable image has worked wonders for Obama. Free advertising that people actually want to pay for.


It did great things for Obama - he's not the person complaining.

No, but I bet the Justice Department gave the Prez a heads up before they proceded to get his apporval.

He's been all over the map on the Justice Department.


1) First he said he was going to specifically instruct law agencies to avoid pressing charges on state approved marijuana farms that are against federal law.

2)Then he was fighting for Don't Ask, don't Tell saying the president can't choose what laws to defend.

3)Then he said he wouldn't fight against some laws... including I believe a gay marriage bill....

4)and then he started cracking down HARD on state legal pot farms and dispenseries...

5)along with this...  Which, this guys poster was a HUGE help to the Obama campaign.

 

It's confusing, but I think it all has to do with votes.

1) Obama needed the liberal vote because McCain was billed as "The Maverick" so he talked down marijuana crimes.

2) Then Don't ask Don't tell was going to be upended, by GAY REPUBLICANS under a democrats watch.  So he tried to stall it out and prevent the ruling so that "Congress could pass a law to do it the right way."  Which was ridiculious I mean it only brings to mind all the various supreme court rulings for other civil rights.  That would of been problematic, a group of gay republicans whose party doesn't even support them, getting something done that others who "sat and waited there turn" with the democrats.

This has led to the huge gay marriage push... ironically the breakthrough the gay rights movement might have come from the right... which lead too

3) Obama stalled long enough for congress to pass through the measure... (I think?  Or maybe it happened after his injunction got turned down.)  At this point he's "getting ahead on the issue."  to hold up that they're the way to go, without actually pushing for anything too hard to scare off moderates and conservatives.  Espiecally socially conservative democrats in important states like Ohio, Michigan and Florida.

4) I don't know what the hell this is about... appeal to conservative authrotiarians because nobody is happy with romney?  The republicans being more conservative so the middle is ripe for the taking... I dunno.

5)  I'd guess this guy is getting the short end of the stick soley because it can't hurt Obama.  While "This guy who helped obama escapes justice" could be a negative campaign ad.