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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPOTUS Interviews "The Wire's" David Simon About War on Drugs
It what is nothing short of fantastic, President of the United States Barack Obama sat down with David Simon, a former reporter who does not like Hollywood; but who worked/ wrote HBO's show "The Wire". Where this is what was discussed (as posted on WhiteHouse.gov - HERE);
[center][font size=4]The President Interviews the Creator of "The Wire" About the War on Drugs[/font][/center]
This week, that former reporter David Simon, the creator of HBOs The Wire and that former young senator -- President Barack Obama -- sat down to talk honestly about the challenges law enforcement face and the consequences communities bear from the war on drugs. Listen to what they had to say:
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The online article concludes with this reiteration of the remarks of POTUS Obama and David Simon;
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President Obama: If we can start down this path to a more productive way of thinking about drugs and its intersection with law enforcement, 20 years from now we can say to ourselves, well, maybe we got a little smarter. And we didnt get here overnight; we're not going to get out of it overnight. But the fact that we've got people talking about it in a smarter way gets me a little encouraged.
David Simon: From your mouth to Gods ear.
David Simon: From your mouth to Gods ear.
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POTUS Interviews "The Wire's" David Simon About War on Drugs (Original Post)
laserhaas
Mar 2015
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laserhaas
(7,805 posts)1. Here's a link to David Simon's regular blog
BlueMTexpat
(15,368 posts)3. Thanks so much for the link!
WDIM
(1,662 posts)2. Pass the buck Obama
We need comphrensive overhaul of our drug policy now not in twenty years.
Things can change overnight if enough people want to make a change and if we have a leader that unites us to action then change can happen even more rapidly.