Why hasn't anyone in the media asked Hillary point blank if she's ever used drugs?

[CTD]

It sure seems like a logical follow-up to all of this sliming of Obama?

I don't get it.



If I had to bet, I'm betting she did.


Edited to fix unfortunate typo.

[tanyev]

1. (pssst)..."point blank"

[sasquatch]

6. You spotted that too huh

:D

[Lasher]

10. I don't get the point blank thingy.

Help me out, I can be a little slow.

[tanyev]

14. OP wonders if Hillary has been asked something "point black"

The appropriate phrase is "point blank". Given all the accusations being flung right now, it's ironic to say the least.

[Lasher]

29. OK thanks n/t

[tridim]

2. I really hope that's just an unfortunate typo in your subject line.

;)

[CTD]

15. Yes. Freudian maybe in light of the conversations here.

But nothing intention.

Really.

[ecstatic]

3. Freudian slip? Hmmmm nt

[BOSSHOG]

4. No doubt ...

Everyone in Fayetteville, Arkansas has been stoned out of their minds since the 60's when Bill shimmied up a tree and protested Nixon's visit.

[Warpy]

25. If you lived there

wouldn't you try to be wrecked as often as you could?

[BOSSHOG]

30. I lived there

for 14 years. One of the nicest little towns on the planet, although it has grown way to big in the last ten years or so. It was a jewel in the 60's and the Ozarks geography around the town is awesome. And, even though rush limbaugh said Bill Clinton climbed up in that tree to protest Nixon's visit, Clinton was in England at the time.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. If they do, she should tell the truth like Obama.

And not like Bush who didn't want to play games. :eyes:

[blondeatlast]

7. You played the race card...

Something tells me it wasn't accidental, either.

[CTD]

17. Nice attitude.

[sasquatch]

8. Bill looks like a Viking in that picture

:)

[aquart]

9. "point black"? Are you a secret racist?

[Fresh_Start]

11. why don't we ask all the candidates

1) when was the last time they used drugs
2) did they ever have an extramarital affair (edit or how many times they cheated so that we can adjust flings/year of age)
3) have they personally profited from their political efforts
4) do they cheat on their taxes
5) do they use any extraordinary tax shelters
6) have they made sexual overtures to bosses and/or employees
7) do they use racial/sexist slurs (even in their private lives)
8) what unpaid volunteer work did they do before they sought public office
9) what charities do they contribute to
10) for those professing to be Christians, name the 10 commandments
11) for those proclaiming that this is a Christian nation, name 10 founding fathers and their religious affiliations

just as a start.....

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Oh My God! Hippies! Um, beyond that, so fucking what. The ONLY reason it should be an issue

is, it's hypocritical for people who used drugs in their youth without 'em ruining their lives enough to prevent them from running for (or being) President to continue to support a failed, wasteful, idiotic $40 Billion a year drug war.

The pertinent question, in my mind, isn't "Did HillaryObamaEdwards ever smoke pot?", but rather "Will HillaryObamaEdwards do the sane, rational thing and legalize, regulate and tax pot, de-escalate the drug war, and treat hard drug addiction as a public health issue instead of a law enforcement one?"

[CTD]

16. Agree 100%. But it disgusts me that Hillary is trying to make an issue of this.

It's just reeks of hypocrisy.

[Warren DeMontague]

18. I wasn't aware she was actively bringing it up, I know one of her staffers did a ways back

you know, in an "unauthorized" fashion, cough cough wink wink nudge nudge.

I think Obama gets props for his honesty on this, frankly. And I think if she's really trying to make an issue of it, it will backfire. To me, it reeks of desperation more than anything.

[H2O Man]

13. Please stop.

[tritsofme]

19. They didn't inhale.

Couldn't resist, this whole discussion going on in the year 2008 is ridiculous.

[napi21]

20. Oh for god sake. Why the hell does it matter to you so much?

This came up with Bill and he answered it...even IF a lot of people didn't believe him. They asked * and he simply said I did a lot of thinkgs in my past that were wrong adn I'm not proud of. The reason they're asking Barack is because the guy put it in his book...RECENTLY!

There's something ELSE I've been hearing and it's starting to piss me off! Anyone who grew up in the 60's and claims they didn't smoke pot is a liar!

I heard it several times on cspan WJ several times in the past and again this morning. I've heard it on numerous pregressive talk shows, and again twice today! All that's saying is if someone does ask Hillary and she says no, they won't believe here anyway! Well, I grew up in the 60's and I NEVER smoked pot or took any other drugs. I did smoke regular OTC cigaretts and still do.

If you want to ask her, go ask, but don't come back bitching because you didn't like the answer you got!

[global1]

21. Bill Did - But Didn't Inhale - Hillary Did Take Drugs But ......

didn't swallow.

[BooScout]

22. Flame bait.......

If you're going to post flamebait questions at least have the sense not to hotlink your pics to the right wing blog you took the topic of this post from.:eyes:

[CTD]

26. Honestly, I had Googled "Hillary drug use", trying to find if this question had been adressed

...by the media. The picture came up with one of the few hits that was actually about the prospect of Clinton's drug use and not Obama's. It seemed like a good picture to use to illustrate the post.

I truly am amazed at how viciously anyone who dares ask a perfectly reasonable question gets attacked around here.

I am admittedly not a Hillary supporter but I have been around here since 2003 (even if I don't post that much).

Is dissent now suddenly a sure sign of being a right-wing troll?

[Vinca]

23. Drugs?? They don't even mention that she was a Goldwater Girl. nt

[MagsDem]

24. Because no one cares?

If I had to venture a guess, that would be it. Also, probably because the media doesn't want to be accused of focusing on that with Dems when they gave Bush a pass. Not very hard to figure out.

[onenote]

27. Did the media ask Obama about drug use? I thought he brought it up in his book.

[martymar64]

28. I don't trust anybody that HASN'T done any drugs.

Nothing like squeegeeing the third eye to see things the way they really are.
I'm not saying they have to be doing them now, just that they have tried em and made up their own minds.
I was very anti-drug until the first time I ever got high and after that I saw the drug war as the bullshit that it was.

BTW, they look reaallly baked in that photo.

[madokie]

31. I don't really give a big rats ass if she has or not

and I couldn't give two shits about what Obama has done either. doing an illegal drug does not a bad person make

[Scout]

32. because most people don't care if she did? n/t

[riverdeep]

33. Probably because most people can't picture her baked.

Staring at a lava lamp for ten minutes.