Mitt Romney meets a dying medical marijuana patient

[rambone]

This man weighs 80 lbs and has muscular dystrophy. He lives his life in agony and other prescription drugs make him sick. He asks if Romney will have him arrested for using doctor-prescribed marijuana.

Romney comes off as cold and inhuman. That is the nature of his position.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9cn0M_AFWg[/ame]


The same man asked Ron Paul the same question.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHS_y94H1Dk[/ame]

 

[infidel15]

why did you spell america with a k?

 

[strahd71]

i think he's pimpin his wit and tryin to say that were like russia...........

jake

 

[1911 DeadHead]

That Romney, what a piece of work. What a sensible guy RP is.

 

[buckstopshere]

That is disgusting. Forget for a moment that Romney is running for POTUS, if you saw a normal guy blow off someone in a wheelchair who is clearly very sick, you'd think he was either a d**k or a jerk.

Anyone who says Romney looks "presidential" needs to view the callousness of this video. Is that the heartless SOB you want making decisions for you, your family?

I can't rep rambone right now, someone get him for me for digging up these vids.

 

[Que]

That was in 2007, I'm sure Romney has changed his position by now.

 

[strahd71]

I can't rep rambone right now, someone get him for me for digging up these vids.

ok i'll do it for you, but just know how dirty this makes me feel


rep for Rambone in bound

jake

 

[firehawk1]

Sorry but it's a "gotcha" question. I'm truly sorry for the man but why would anyone even ask such a stupid question? I can't recall any President having ordered anyone to be arrested for smoking dope. Did LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, or Obama? Don't think so, so why ask Romney? Gotta wonder WHO put this guy up to it.

While it looks bad publicity wise, it was a gotcha question with no winning answer.

 

[strahd71]

That was in 2007, I'm sure Romney has changed his position by now.

i'm sure your right since he's changed every other position he's had!

jake

 

[1911 DeadHead]

That was in 2007, I'm sure Romney has changed his position by now.

Until tomorrow, then change his mind next week.

 

[strahd71]

Sorry but it's a "gotcha" question. I'm truly sorry for the man but why would anyone even ask such a stupid question? I can't recall any President having ordered anyone to be arrested for smoking dope. Did LBJ, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, or Obama? Don't think so, so why ask Romney? Gotta wonder WHO put this guy up to it.

While it looks bad publicity wise, it was a gotcha question with no winning answer.

ok i'm not a romney fan but i do tend to agree with you, that was a no win situation for him, and he did answer the guy and stated that he was against medical marijuana, to ask about arresting him was silly.

lets face it there are plenty of other reasons to dislike romney but maybe not this one?

jake

 

[1911 DeadHead]

He could been more professional AT LEAST, just to blow the guy off?! He could have said SOMETHING after the question was asked.

 

[firehawk1]

Didn't actually watch the videos but, this is from 2008? If so what possible bearing could this have in 2012 Presidential race? Answer.... NONE

Again, didn't watch the videos but I assume Ron Paul was soooo thoughtful, and expressed such feelings for the man's plight. Is this what it's come to to try to build up Paul? If in fact he is so popular with voters why stoop to this kind of thing?

Attempting to make everyone else look bad in an attempt to try to make yourself look good is a looser's strategy.

 

[firehawk1]

Ok, watched the 2007 Romney video, it was a set up. Who is asking Romney if he's going to answer the man's question? From what I saw Romney did, both guys just didn't like his answer.

Definite Gotcha question.

 

[1911 DeadHead]

It has bearing on what kind of human being this person is. Just watch Romney's head just snap away. This is a serious issue for some extremely ill people. Maybe I'm wrong, but for me the most important thing about candidate is how thoughtful he can be about people, how he can put his feet in their shoes. No one believes in the Golden Rule anymore.

 

[Darral27]

How can we say what somebody said 4 years ago has no bearing on a presidential race now? I believe it does. Romney did somewhat answer the guy by saying that he was against medical marijuana. The question seemed to actually mean would Romney have the feds arrest him even though it was legal in his state. That question was not answered.

Ron Paul in his video for those that did not watch it was questioning why we have all these non violent criminal's locked up for drug offences in the first place. As RP normally says it should be the job of the state to decide what is best for their state. I have to agree with him

Ron Paul for Pres. 2012

 

[Oliver]

Didn't actually watch the videos but, this is from 2008? If so what possible bearing could this have in 2012 Presidential race? Answer.... NONE
Attempting to make everyone else look bad in an attempt to try to make yourself look good is a looser's strategy.

How far back into a person's history who wants to be president should we pay attention to? I tend to think that a person that wants to be president should have his entire life history under a microscope.

 

[firehawk1]

Maybe I'm wrong, but for me the most important thing about candidate is how thoughtful he can be about people, how he can put his feet in their shoes. No one believes in the Golden Rule anymore.

I suppose it would if one looks to the President of The United States as their Daddy or Grandpa. Personally I don't.

As far as the Golden Rule, this was an obvious set up. Just happens to be some stranger there with a microphone concerned about Romney's supposed non answer to the guys question? Yeah right...LAME. So should Romney been able to set the guy up too with a gotcha question in an attempt to make him look bad? Romney just refused to play the game with him.

Go back a few years, "Ask NOT what your country can do for YOU, but what YOU can do for your country".

 

[firehawk1]

How far back into a person's history who wants to be president should we pay attention to? I tend to think that a person that wants to be president should have his entire life history under a microscope.

Everyone EXCEPT Ron Paul I guess. He's hands off from what's been said here on INGO by many.

Hello pot, meet kettle.

 

[Prometheus]

I just don't get it.

How is an 80 pound wheel chair bound man with MS a criminal, much less a threat for smoking/eating a naturally occurring and growing plant?

I can't figure out how anyone could think society of justice would be served by placing that man in a cage at the expense of taxpayers. THOSE are the people who are threat to America, the people who want to lock this man in a cage.

I hate fascists.