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Here is an article by Kinky Friedman on hunting. Offers an interesting perspective. Sounds like he has a disdain for hunters with an underlying dislike for the armed masses.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/ ... oundup.php

Hopefully I got the link correct, but if not, it is from the March 2002 issue of Texas Monthly.

Popshot wrote:Don't forget that Richard, uh, excuse me, that's Kinky, wants Willie Nelson to be the energy czar. I wonder if his bio-diesel will smell like weed instead of popcorn?

Funny you should mention that. Willie Nelson was busted today in Louisiana. See this link

Seems he had 1 1/2 lbs of pot and some psychedelic mushrooms on his bus.

jimlongley wrote:Would that we could move back to a societal norm that held that those who became addicted were responsible for their own actions

that is what i was trying to point out. we no longer have those norms in our society (or maybe just a lesser degree). legalizing those drugs today would just add a new class of dependents.

Going back to the subject at hand, from this article

Kinky Friedman says he favors legalizing marijuana to keep nonviolent users out of prison. If Texas elects him governor, he says, he'll try to get locked-up pot users released to make room for more violent criminals.

I could be way off here, but I am not sure how many "pot users" are in jail. Isn't usage just a misdomener? I honestly do not know.

KBCraig wrote:

John wrote:When it was not illegal, cocaine could be picked up at the store and was used in coca cola.

So could heroin, morphine, and opium. And the "drug problem" was almost non-existent.

Kevin

Oh i'm sure it was a problem, just wasn't illegal. We had a different work ethic and social norms then too. Times have changed. Reminds me of a line in a Jimmy Buffett song, "But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana...".

Tropical1 wrote:How about RAY? He has an office in Houston now.

Don't see why not, most of those bused over to New Oleans last April to vote for Nagin were bused right back here and are eligible to vote in our elections in November (if they registered here).

I understand what you guys are saying, but pointing to those sites is like pointing someone pro-gun to handguncontrol.org to argue an issue. I guess it's a good thing if you agree with the goals. I do not, so we'll have to agree to disagree.

Mithras61 wrote:As to it being a "gateway drug," that argument pre-supposes that it is illegal. When it was NOT illegal, use didn't lead to stronger drugs. Now that it IS illegal, it DOES lead to stronger drugs. Perhaps it is a gateway drug BECAUSE it is illegal. Perhaps the simple use of it makes users less sensitive to illegal drug use and that is WHY it acts as a gateway drug.

Where did you get this information? When it was not illegal, cocaine could be picked up at the store and was used in coca cola. I really don't see your statement as an honest argument.

If you legalize it, they'll be a hell of a lot more users and more bad consequences. Driving under the influence, minors, children, idiots.... you name it.

anyhoo... kinky doesn't get my vote.