Yesterday’s Gawker.com included this “review” of the rumored Ramstad appointment as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Here is the problem: Ramstad, a recovering alcoholic, not only opposed medical marijuana and supported prosecution of people who use medical marijuana, but he also consistently opposed funding life-saving needle exchange programs throughout his entire congressional tenure. All these policies are in opposition to crazy liberal things Barack Obama said, during the campaign, about how he’d be less terrible re: drug policy.
Actually, the article isn’t all that bad. Several of the comments are supportive and understanding of Ramstad as well: New Drug Czar Wants You To Get AIDS [Gawker.com] Oh, hey, and there’s a link-back to Minnpost.com, dontchaknow.
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10:45 am
Mn Independent has a piece about Ramstad’s chances at being drug czar, and wonders if his sponsoring an earmark for a faith-based drug treatment center might hurt him.
6:01 pm
Another article by Maia Szalavitz about Ramstad and Teen Challenge at Huff Po:
http://tinyurl.com/6dae3y
Watch bizarre Teen Challenge “Men at War” God Tube video:
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=732b0ac739bc3fb28faf
2:02 pm
Oh man, I remember when a 16-year-old political buff at my high school made Ramstead lose his shit in front of the entire student body by calling Ramstead on some bullshit. It was glorious.
Why can’t Rahm Emanuel also be drug czar? He’s already confiscated my heart.