LOL Barry's former day job..

[SteamWake]

I kid you not... a resteraunt reviewer :rotfl:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8oyTD6JGie0&eurl=http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=36910

[Digital_Trucker]

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Enigma]

Why don't I get it? :shifty: Wheres the funny?

[Dowly]

Why don't I get it? :shifty: Wheres the funny?

Dont get it either. :-?

[Zachstar]

Me neither. It seems like a serious (Abit boring) segment.

[August]

I seem to recall reading that Harry Truman once sold mens hats for a living...

[1480]

'Check Please' is a PBS show on Saturdays that invites three people from all walks of life to give up their favorite eatery and the other two have to go there and dine, then give their critiques. It's a great way to find out about places to eat.

[Onkel Neal]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

But wow, sitting that close to that ugly chick with the glasses and mole--:dead:

[Enigma]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

.....come again? :shifty:

[SteamWake]

Why don't I get it? :shifty: Wheres the funny?

Because it is amusing to see 'famous' people in everyday situations ... prior to becomming famous.

It's called a sense of humor. :hmm:

[Onkel Neal]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

.....come again? :shifty:


Isn't that what you call someone who sells drugs?

[Tchocky]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

.....come again? :shifty:


Isn't that what you call someone who sells drugs?
Well, yeah.

Did Obama sell drugs?

[SteamWake]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

.....come again? :shifty:


Isn't that what you call someone who sells drugs?
Well, yeah.

Did Obama sell drugs?

Ill give you the benifit of the doubt since your in the Eu but.. uh... yea... allegedly.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh312/UlteriorModem/obama_youth_04.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

I think Barry said he was a cocaine user. Sold it? Probably. Oh well, he sniffed it and did not inhale. :roll:

[Tchocky]

Well, yeah.

I mean, if you use something, you must be selling it.

Any proof? Anything...at all?

Incidentally, I'm an Operating Thetan Level 6, but none of ye are getting hands on my certs...

[Enigma]

Nope, no proof at all. The man has been very open about minor drug use in his college years. There is not a shred of evidence that the man ever sold drugs. If there was, I think the Republicans would have been more than happy to make it common knowledge. It's an absurd statement, slander, in fact, and anyone who says it should take it back.

[August]

Nope, no proof at all. The man has been very open about minor drug use in his college years. There is not a shred of evidence that the man ever sold drugs. If there was, I think the Republicans would have been more than happy to make it common knowledge. It's an absurd statement, slander, in fact, and anyone who says it should take it back.

Talk to the Secretary of State "elect".

[AVGWarhawk]

Funny, I wrote 'probably'. I guess that was an emphatic 'yes' that he sold drugs?:hmm: Hmmm....my many associates who used drugs also dealt in one form or another. Oh well, he was just a consumer and that is just cheery OK in my book:roll:

[Enigma]

Well, the idea that anyone who smoked a little pot was a drug dealer is, I don't know, ludicrous. Beyond that, by this measure, Bush, who has admitted to drinking problems, was also a drug dealer, because he smoked some pot. So was Clinton. So was Washington.

Talk to the Secretary of State "elect".
:roll: Yawn.

[AVGWarhawk]

Well, the idea that anyone who smoked a little pot was a drug dealer is, I don't know, ludicrous. Beyond that, by this measure, Bush, who has admitted to drinking problems, was also a drug dealer, because he smoked some pot. So was Clinton. So was Washington.

Talk to the Secretary of State "elect".
:roll: Yawn.

And all those guys as users is just cheery OK? Ok fine. BTW, looking at the list you have there would suggest he was a dealer. Even if he sold some just once...he is a dealer.

[August]

Talk to the Secretary of State "elect".
:roll: Yawn.

It's polite to cover your mouth when you yawn.

So where did the allegation come from? Yes that's right, from the Democrats themselves.

[Enigma]

I live in the real world. I'm aware that people in college or beyond may drink a little, smoke a little pot, whatever. I personally don't think it makes them bad people, or incapable to do the job. I appreciate honesty about it. That's what I thought Clinton's "I didn't inhale" was dumb, and both Obama and Bush's forthright comments about use of alcohol and/or drugs was refreshing, and honest, and I appreciate that from a man. I don't really know what "cheery OK" means. But I don't have a problem with them being human beings, being young once, or going through things that vaaast majority of American kids go through.

I sold a BB Gun once. Did I ever tell you guys I was an arms dealer? Sold some M-80's once. Enigma: Explosives merchant extraordinaire....

If you want to run around repeating that Obama was a drug dealer, for christs sake, it's certainly your right. We are all free to look rediculous in this country. But there is no such evidence, and it is irresponsible of you to do so, if you a daily poster, the owner of this web site, or Rush frikkin Limbaugh.

[AVGWarhawk]

I live in the real world. I'm aware that people in college or beyond may drink a little, smoke a little pot, whatever. I personally don't think it makes them bad people, or incapable to do the job. I appreciate honesty about it. That's what I thought Clinton's "I didn't inhale" was dumb, and both Obama and Bush's forthright comments about use of alcohol and/or drugs was refreshing, and honest, and I appreciate that from a man. I don't really know what "cheery OK" means. But I don't have a problem with them being human beings, being young once, or going through things that vaaast majority of American kids go through.

I sold a BB Gun once. Did I ever tell you guys I was an arms dealer? Sold some M-80's once. Enigma: Explosives merchant extraordinaire....

If you want to run around repeating that Obama was a drug dealer, for christs sake, it's certainly your right. We are all free to look rediculous in this country. But there is no such evidence, and it is irresponsible of you to do so, if you a daily poster, the owner of this web site, or Rush frikkin Limbaugh.
First paragraph...agreed.

Second short paragraph...by law, if you sold drugs just once, you are a dealer. In fact, if you are caught with a certain amount you are legally considered a dealer. Even if not caught in the act of dealing.

Third short paragraph....did I ever state emphatically that Obama was a drug dealer? No...sure did not. You glanced over 'probably' not only once but twice. In two separate posts. You may go back to your unfounded soapbox defense of Obama. :D

[nikimcbee]

hope...change...
change...hope...

standard stuff

[Enigma]

So where did the allegation come from? Yes that's right, from the Democrats themselves.

Well, actually the Clinton lawyer discussed the electability of Obama given his admission of past drug use.

Shaheen said Obama's candor on the subject would "open the door" to further questions. "It'll be, 'When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?'" Shaheen said. "There are so many openings for Republican dirty tricks. It's hard to overcome."

However, it was a McCain lawyer who wrote to the NYT asking them to investigate Obama's drug use and to "find his dealer".

If by referring to the Democrats raising the issue of his drug use, you must be referring to Obama himself talking about the drug use in his book, and later on the campaign trail, and you would be right. If you think it was initially leaked by opposing democrats as a tactic against Obama, well, I'd say it's polite to cover your mouth until you have you facts straight.

[AVGWarhawk]

hope...change...
change...hope...

standard stuff

You crack me up sometimes nikimcbee.

[Enigma]

You may go back to your unfounded soapbox defense of Obama. :D

Thanks. And I'm making the same argument for Bush. It's not like it's political pandering. I think any time we use this stuff as making people "bad" we lie to ourselves.

hope...change...
change...hope...

standard stuff

Standard stuff indeed. Substance is king around here....find some.

[Onkel Neal]

I live in the real world. I'm aware that people in college or beyond may drink a little, smoke a little pot, whatever. I personally don't think it makes them bad people, or incapable to do the job. I appreciate honesty about it. That's what I thought Clinton's "I didn't inhale" was dumb, and both Obama and Bush's forthright comments about use of alcohol and/or drugs was refreshing, and honest, and I appreciate that from a man. I don't really know what "cheery OK" means. But I don't have a problem with them being human beings, being young once, or going through things that vaaast majority of American kids go through.

I sold a BB Gun once. Did I ever tell you guys I was an arms dealer? Sold some M-80's once. Enigma: Explosives merchant extraordinaire....

If you want to run around repeating that Obama was a drug dealer, for christs sake, it's certainly your right. We are all free to look rediculous in this country. But there is no such evidence, and it is irresponsible of you to do so, if you a daily poster, the owner of this web site, or Rush frikkin Limbaugh.

You don't need to get worked up about it. :) He probably was a small time dealer.

[nikimcbee]

Well, at least it's better than his stint as a drug dealer.

But wow, sitting that close to that ugly chick with the glasses and mole--:dead:

It's a PBS show what do you expect, Elle Macpherson.:hmm:

[nikimcbee]

hope...change...
change...hope...

standard stuff

You crack me up sometimes nikimcbee.

Thank you thank you, next show is at nine.:rotfl:

[Tchocky]

You don't need to get worked up about it. :) He probably was a small time dealer.

Do you have anything with which to back this up, other than the fact that he has used cocaine?

[August]

Do you have anything with which to back this up, other than the fact that he has used cocaine?

What do you care one way or the other? If it turns out to be true are you suddenly going to start supporting George Bush?

[Onkel Neal]

You don't need to get worked up about it. :) He probably was a small time dealer.

Do you have anything with which to back this up, other than the fact that he has used cocaine?

What am I, a private detective? ;) I've read stuff that implies as much. May not be true, but in the same vein that people assume CEOs are greedy and religous people are stupid sheep, Obama made sure his friends were supplied with the same dope he used. He has that leader-mindeset.

[Tchocky]

Because I find it interesting that people are making the accusation that a person has dealt drugs with (so far) absolutely no evidence. I think that's worth looking at.

Because if I accused someone of being a drug dealer, I would expect to be asked for evidence, something to back it up. The same way I can reasonably be expected to provide reasoning and evidence for most things I say.
The whole chain of statement -> explication, accusation -> foundation.

I don't care in the strictest sense of the word, I'm interested in finding out why a couple of posters are saying this, because it's a fairly serious accusation to make. The notion that someone is "probably" a dealer just because they are a user is insane.

[August]

I don't care in the strictest sense of the word, I'm interested in finding out why a couple of posters are saying this, because it's a fairly serious accusation to make. The notion that someone is "probably" a dealer just because they are a user is insane.

FWIW Tchocky I agree with you, but truth and facts have never stopped the Democrats and their supporters from making similar baseless accusations against Bush. I find it revealing that now that the shoe is on the other foot how quick they are to be outraged.

[Tchocky]

]FWIW Tchocky I agree with you, but truth and facts have never stopped the Democrats and their supporters from making similar baseless accusations against Bush.
If an accusation is without basis then it should be questioned. "What do you care?" implies that evidence doesn't matter. Which it should.

[Onkel Neal]

Uh, ok, well, this isn't a Federal indictment, just a comment. File it away in the Bill Clinton bimbo/Bush used cocaine category and forget I said anything.

[nikimcbee]

You don't need to get worked up about it. :) He probably was a small time dealer.

Do you have anything with which to back this up, other than the fact that he has used cocaine?

here ya go
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/politics/09obama.html

[nikimcbee]

oops, i did it again:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/01/obamas_cocaine_pot_use_does_it.html

[Onkel Neal]

Haha, wow, I used to listen to the Flying Lizards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iQZiVD_zA) too. I had this album, it was so whacky.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a2/Flyinglizardscover.jpg/180px-Flyinglizardscover.jpg
I would play it constantly and it drove my roommate nuts! After a while he came to like it, or at least, like to make fun of it.

[Tchocky]

You don't need to get worked up about it. :) He probably was a small time dealer.

Do you have anything with which to back this up, other than the fact that he has used cocaine?

here ya go
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/politics/09obama.html
Nothing in that about dealing. I've never heard anything that suggested he was a drug dealer.


Mr. Obama’s half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said her brother focused more on his future at Occidental. “I think he felt it was time to do some heavy thinking and assessing and time to start making a more meaningful contribution,” Ms. Soetoro-Ng said. “He felt New York was an interesting place to be in terms of the exchange of ideas, overlapping cultures and rigorous academics.”




As for Mr. Obama’s use of marijuana and, occasionally, cocaine, she said, “He wasn’t a drug addict or dealer. He was a kid searching for answers and a place who had made some mistakes.” After arriving in New York, Mr. Obama wrote in his memoir, he stopped getting high.

[Enigma]

The blind leading the blind. Facts be damned! :rotfl: