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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: GOP Outreach To Latino Voters Continues [View all]Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)10. Well, Mr. Inellectual.....
What's the cause of someone doing such a dastardly deed, if it is happening as you contend? Is it the few bucks these mules are gonna get if they survive their trek? Is it because these desperate folks just wanna see if they can defeat our own Berlin Wall complex? No. It's because there's a DEMAND for this stuff on our side of the border. But beyond that, it's importation is seen as a threat to the BIG Pharma that's rushing to get over-priced "perscription" weed into the marketplace.
Take away this incentive ( Drop the stupid "Drug war" and Jose will cease to risk life and limb to haul this stuff to it's anxious customers.
I hafta wonder if King's demented notions aren't the result of him ingesting too much GM corn.
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Mmm-hmm. And this also weakens the argument that immigration is bad for labor.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2013
#66
Well, Iowa did select Obama in the 2008 caucus and legalized gay marriage...
GreenEyedLefty
Jul 2013
#67
And I'm pretty sure U.S. citizen are growing their own maryjane, no need to import...
Moonwalk
Jul 2013
#25
It certainly reads better in Spanish. But can we keep "cantaloupe"? "Melon" just doesn't offer--
Moonwalk
Jul 2013
#55
Wouldn't rotten cantaloupes be more apt? i'm all for tradition, but melons would be more poetic.
Moonwalk
Jul 2013
#56
They have progressed - notice he didn't say anything about swimming across the Rio Grande
underpants
Jul 2013
#70