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Oldgringo wrote:

Purplehood wrote:

Her stance is that drugs take up too much social and economic effort to combat and that we should be addressing other issues with our resources. I kind of liked that. I don't approve of drugs, don't use them, but agree with her in principal.

Absolutely! The war on drugs is another war that can't be won. Take the profit out of the illegal sales and the gang wars over money will evaporate pretty much as they did when Prohibition was lifted back in the 30's...IMO. I seriously doubt that there will be more dope fiends running around if the drugs were not illegal than there are already on our streets and in our neighborhoods.

Purplehood wrote:

Shorts wrote:I wasn't particularly fond of the drug legalization idea. I'm not about to tell anyone what they should or shouldn't do, but I don't support that.


IF such a measure was actualized, I imagine there would be a a few new issues arise to contend with. It could end up being something that had good intentions but unintended consequences. I don't know.

I think she is a thinly-disguised Libertarian. Keep in mind that she is by vocation an RN.

Her stance is that drugs take up too much social and economic effort to combat and that we should be addressing other issues with our resources. I kind of liked that. I don't approve of drugs, don't use them, but agree with her in principal.

Texgun: Did you watch her last night? Her response regarding "gun registration" was the only point where she appeared either ignorant of the law or actually flustered by a question. Not sure which.

joe817 wrote:

Purplehood wrote:

Texgun wrote:I watched the debate and recorded it. I will re-examine the engagement. Based on my observation/recollection, she was trying to quickly make a point about her solid support of gun rights. The commentator was probing Medina to determine where she would place limits on owning or carrying a firearm. Medina did not say that she wanted absolutely no government controls but it seemed to me that that was her intended message. Medina was trying to cover a lot of territory in a brief amount of time and that may have corrupted her message. I plan to contact her for clarification.

I think that she is a breath of fresh air in the political climate.

I totally agree.

joe817 wrote:

stash wrote:Shorts - That's what I meant. Texas does not have gun registration. How can you get rid of something that you don't have.

When she said that, I said "huh?" That threw me too. Her saying that almost implies she's not aware there is no gun registration in Texas. And that disappointed me greatly.

stash wrote:Did I misunderstand the question, the answer or what when Medina said she wanted to do away with gun registration? On a side note she seemed to do OK in my opinion for the first time out. That Dallas newspaper poll has her at 79%, Kay at 10% and Rick at 9%.

Purplehood wrote:The Moderator: Absolutely thrilled to have the "honor" of asking Governor Perry a question. Any question.
The Old Dude: Was gunning for Senator Hutchinson. Don't think that he noticed that there were other people in the debate.
The Cute Hispanic Chick: Asked Deborah Medina about guns. Told the moderator that she didn't have to roll so many letter R's when introducing her.

Governor Perry: Fresh die-job on the hair. Compared himself to Ronald Reagan. Appeared to be continually unprepared and surprised by almost every question.
Deborah Medina: Knowledgeable. Level-headed and good delivery. Excellent presentation.
Senator Hutchinson: Why the downgrade from ranking Senator to Governor of Texas? Absolutely and unequivocally refused to answer Yes or No on the question regarding the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. Not to knock lawyers, but she is a perfect example of a lawyer not wanting to be pinned down for making a plain and simple statement.

Very amateur presentation of a debate. 19-year old Johns Hopkins student in audience asked a fairly intelligent question and completely stumped the Governor, who was not even aware of the Law/Act in question (though he was Lt. Governor at the time). Medina was aware and jumped on it.

mr surveyor wrote:didn't Ms Medina "out" herself when she posed for the news picture with her gun in her hand, sitting in her car... she asked for the barrage of gun related questions. In my opinion, she seems to be searching for a voter base in the firearms enthusiast community.

surv