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Secretary Clinton is receiving criticism and backlash in the wake of a recent interview where she's pressed for characterizing the increasing narco violence in Mexico as an "insurgency", and implying that money is the major factor in keeping drugs illegal.
In what is now being dubbed one of the most incoherent and nonsensical statements to be made by a politician in recent days concerning the "drug war", U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently told Mexican reporters that drugs like marijuana can never be legalized because "there is just too much money in it." Displaying a complete lack of understanding concerning basic economics and simple common sense, Clinton foolishly tried to claim that legalization would benefit criminal drug lords, despite the fact that simple supply and demand proves otherwise.
I think she's trying to imply that legalizing drugs would make the drug industry too powerful. Say what? Drugs are already the most powerful industry in the world. You can read the original interview here, and reason.tv responds with this video:
Proof - imho - that it is the banking industry tied to oil, running the country and most of the world. There is huge industry in hemp and marijuana, and until the banks take over said industry by necessity (like WHEN we are forced to switch from an oil based aconomy), it will remain illegal.
guest : 2011-02-18 15:20:18
People like that are so far out of touch with reality they become politicians to fit in with other politicians that are "way out there."
guest : 2011-02-15 10:23:07
Well known that she has been involved with making that money since her days in Arkansas.
Charlie Potts. : 2011-02-14 20:25:11
I blame Obama. He's so concerned about getting re-elected that he has adopted every Republican position. It's pathetic.
psypressuk : 2011-02-14 17:11:55
@Lift @wystri good call!
lizzy. : 2011-02-14 09:26:05
@lift @wystri -- i hadn't ever thought of it that way. good point. she still sucks though.
guest : 2011-02-13 23:35:25
I agree with Lift and wystri.
SpeakTheTruth. : 2011-02-13 14:59:40
For a Secretary of State to have such a garbled, confused, and uninformed position on so important an issue speaks volumes to the bankruptcy of the Prohibitionist Regime.
wystri. : 2011-02-13 02:43:26
i'm with Lift on this one. i wouldn't call it dumb so much as a freudian slip.
Lift : 2011-02-12 11:40:21
I think she meant too much money being made by the CIA as illegal drug traders to try and stop them.
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