Waiting for Fitzgerald - Page 207

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-13-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
The CIA, ttbomkiab, traditionally has been even more stringent in their anti-drug criteria, although otoh, I know someone, whom I strongly suspect of being or having been in the CIA (I know as a fact that she/he went through the application process), who did a boatload of drugs in the 80s. Must have lied like Clinton.

I also know that one of that person's partners in crime got dinged by the FBI for prior drug use.

Doesn't CIA say that, but then make exceptions for covert ops? Don't they hire criminals because that can get them inside info? Not that CIA is doing something about domestic drug traffic. That wouldn't be in their mandate.

Personally, if the evangelicals are running the country, and they believe one can be born again, why can't the FBI, DOJ, and others forgive and forget?

Hank Chinaski · 10-13-2005, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I think the NY Times had something on this recently, BTW. heres the CNN article i found on google. IIRC, someone in the article was quoted as saying that there's no difference between 15 and 50 because anyone who's smoked 15 times has smoked 50. I think that's Penske's friend.

I like McCaffrey's quote: "The 16th time smoking pot is the killer." Is that tongue in cheek?

Penske didn't have 50 pot smoking experiences, he had 1 experience 50 times. Does that make a difference?

Penske_Account · 10-13-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I think the NY Times had something on this recently, BTW. heres the CNN article i found on google. IIRC, someone in the article was quoted as saying that there's no difference between 15 and 50 because anyone who's smoked 15 times has smoked 50. I think that's Penske's friend.

Try 50 times a month for a college career. Four years though, to her/his credit.

bilmore · 10-13-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
"The 16th time smoking pot is the killer."

In a day? Yeah, that's bad.

Not Bob · 10-13-2005, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I thought Kennedy got his seat, no?

My bad. Forgot about him.

Penske_Account · 10-13-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Doesn't CIA say that, but then make exceptions for covert ops?

True. That could have been it. It is not somethjng the person would talk about and in fact, denied, but the context of the denial was such that it may have been an affirmation.

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Doesn't CIA say that, but then make exceptions for covert ops? Don't they hire criminals because that can get them inside info?

I think so. My friend was more a foreign service school person. I'm sure based on my history of posting, you can probably narrow it down to one of two schools.

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Personally, if the evangelicals are running the country, and they believe one can be born again, why can't the FBI, DOJ, and others forgive and forget?

I agree. We have lost a lot of otherwise quality talent over a form issue.

Penske_Account · 10-13-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Penske didn't have 50 pot smoking experiences, he had 1 experience 50 times. Does that make a difference?

20 or more fecta posts results in automatic disqualification. Also, you may have to report to the bar.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-13-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I agree. We have lost a lot of otherwise quality talent over a form issue.

Oddly enough, Clinton seemed to have that figured out. They opened the doors of DOJ to the potheads during the Reno years.

Penske_Account · 10-13-2005, 05:02 PM

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My bad. Forgot about him.

You are too busy reminiscing about past loves. You got addled.

Penske_Account · 10-13-2005, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Oddly enough, Clinton seemed to have that figured out. They opened the doors of DOJ to the potheads during the Reno years.

Yes, they really torched one up at Waco-Fest '93.

Diane_Keaton · 10-13-2005, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
In a day? Yeah, that's bad.

Shit, Bilmore. Back in our day, you COULD smoke it 15 times a day. Could smoke the whole damn joint, too, in almost cigarette-like fashion. Why is the stuff so strong now? A friend showed up the other day with a thingy that looked like a (but was a fake) cigarette -- two hits and I was running off to play Break On Through on my Klipschs and I couldn't smoke any more of it that night!!

I like my reefer weak (though my men strong) so I can grab a bunch of it out of my baggie, roll a fat one, watch it burn, walk around with it for a while at Allman Brothers concerts and share the love with other right wing potheads.

*sigh* It's just not the same anymore.

bilmore · 10-13-2005, 05:15 PM

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Shit, Bilmore. Back in our day, you COULD smoke it 15 times a day. Could smoke the whole damn joint, too, in almost cigarette-like fashion.

Ah, memories. Yeah, that was the life! I remember . . .

I mean . . .

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What were we talking about?

taxwonk · 10-13-2005, 06:02 PM

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Ah, memories. Yeah, that was the life! I remember . . .

I mean . . .

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What were we talking about?

When I was in undergrad, I had this politics professor who, every so often, would get this goofy smile on his face and just stare off into space for about three or four minutes in the middle of class. Then he'd kind of shake his head and come back from wherever he had gone and ask "What were we talking about?"

Jonathon?

bilmore · 10-13-2005, 06:21 PM

Egypt has finally relented, realized that Israel's pullout from Gaza was actually a handover of Gaza to Egypt (what a great present!), and has taken over the PA.

Meaning, Palestine is closer to being subsumed back into the surrounding countries, where it belongs.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...444444446.html

robustpuppy · 10-13-2005, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Douglas Ginsburg.

And I disagree with sebby. Even the FBI is apparently relaxing its "no past drug use" policy with respect to pot. Eventually so many people will have smoked it in high school/college that it won't be socially or professionally unacceptable.

Someone I know recently interviewed and after disclosing somewhat recent pot use was advised that it was necessary to be clean for one year.