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Heroin

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 06:22 PM

I assume everybody that comes to this site knows what is heroin. If not, here goes, heroin is the most concentrated form of opium. It is prepare in that manner so that it can be transported easily. It is then diluted many times before it get to the consumer. This is necessary because of our prohibition laws. If that is hard to understand, let us say this is the same as concentrating a navy bean down to a fart and leaving the rest in the field.

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Famous Sayings

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 12:47 AM

“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.” - Albert Einstein

“Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse -- for both the addict and the rest of us.” - Milton Friedman

The only person more insane than an alcoholic who continues to drink is the one trying to make him stop. Weirdharold, 1988

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Supreme Court gives (06/25/09)

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 12:34 PM

Maybe we should set down and define: dangerous, addictive, illegal, abusive drugs. Then we can go back to our rooms, pick up a hooker.(I have directed you to only the latest) smoke a little pot or do a little blow and we are ready to make so more laws. Start another federal agency to enforce these definitions. Scare more people. build more prisons. To hell with our broken banking and our health care systems they will fix themselves. Then we will make it okay for Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to strip search any 10 year old girl they wish.

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DAILY MUSLIM WISDOM

Posted by: harold - on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 12:45 PM
	On the spiritual path no one has higher or lower status than anyone else. - Nizam al-Din, “Fawa’id al-Fu’ad” Note: From Beliefnet daily e-mail

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Weirdharold’s Recommendation for the Treatment of Alcoholism

Posted by: harold - on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 05:31 PM

Weirdharold’s Recommendation for the Treatment of Alcoholism

Avoid scorn and ridicule

Respect the fact that alcoholism is a physical, mental, and spiritual disease with many complexities.

Never allow yourself to be ashamed because of the alcoholic’s behavior.

Never assume the alcoholic’s responsibilities.

Never cover up the alcoholic’s misbehavior.

Love one another.

If this fails double up on #6

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More About Health Insurance

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 05:28 PM

Nuns at the Hospital

A man suffered a serious heart attack and had bypass surgery. He awakened to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic hospital.

As he was recovering, a nun asked how he was going to pay the bill. He replied, in a raspy voice, "No health insurance."

The nun asked if he had money in the bank.

He replied, "No money in the bank."

The nun asked, "Do you have a relative who could help you?"

He said, "Just a spinster sister, who is a nun."

The nun, slightly perturbed, said, "Nuns are not spinsters! Nuns are married to God."

The patient replied, "Then send the bill to my brother-in-law."

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Another Blonde Joke

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 03:00 PM

A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons, nor prior experience... She mounts the horse unassisted, and the horse immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slide from the saddle.

In terror, she grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse's neck, but she slides down the horse's side anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider.

Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup; she is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over.

As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness when to her great fortune.....

Frank, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees her dilemma and unplugs the horse.

Note: Received via e-mail

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Health Care Cost

Posted by: harold - on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 12:28 PM
	The uninsured (about 46,000,000) are now being treated in emergency rooms for headaches and diarrhea. The insured pay for these services. Most any change would make health care cost less.

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Some Jargon you hear around the Fellowship (updated 06/13/2009

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 06:53 PM

1 We’re all here because we are not all there

2 When I am up to my ass in alligators it is hard to remember that all I intended to do was drain the swamp!! Don’t Think Don’t Drink

3 I keep looking for a Pollock meeting. One very simple

4 I missed my first meeting because I was to busy
I missed my second because I was too tired
I missed my third because I was too drunk

5 I do not have any resentments. I will kill anybody that says I do

6 Don’t
a. Don’t Drink
b. Don’t piss into the wind
c. Don’t pull on Superman’s cape
d. Don’t anger an alligator until you cross the swamp
e. Don’t go around kicking hornet’s nest
f. Don't get into a pissing contest with a skunk

7 If I con convince my sponsor that I go to bars to drink cola then I should have no trouble convincing my wife I go to whorehouses to get a kiss.

8 Practice what you preach and stop the preaching.

9 A. Our fellowship is not a ticket to heaven
B. nor is it an impediment from hell
C. but it will keep you sober long enough so you can decide where you wish to go

10 Those who know they are in charge of AA are easily replaced by those that think they are

11 We keep our pants zipped so we don’t lose our brains

12 Am I mad at who I am mad at.

13 There is a slip under every skirt and a ***** in every jock

14 Rationalization is mental masturbation

15 Stinking thinking leads to drinking

Note: More Here if any interest

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Some Do Not Talk About The Weather

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 01:01 AM
	This off topic thread is worth of review on this site. Read comments #5, #6 & #16 Off topic #16 does not impress me. Theology degrees for con men. Maybe an MD degree for an ax murderer.

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Letter from Jim Webb United States Senator

Posted by: harold - on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 07:26 PM

June 11, 2009

Mr. XXXXXXXXXX
x
Portland, VA 97229

Dear Mr. X:

Thank you for contacting my office regarding drug policies in the United States. I appreciate your taking the time to share your views with me.

America’s incarceration rate raises serious questions about our criminal justice system. The steep increase in the number of people in prison is driven, according to many experts, by changes in drug policy and tougher sentencing, and not necessarily an increase in violent crime or crimes against property. Over the past two decades, we have been incarcerating increasing numbers of people for nonviolent crimes and acts driven by mental illness and drug dependence. Incarcerations for drug offenses have soared 1200% since 1980.

We know that our current combination of enforcement, diversion, interdiction, treatment, and prevention is not working. Despite the number of people we have arrested, the illegal drug industry and the flow of drugs have remained undiminished. We should treat and address drug addiction outside of prison environments to the extent that we can.

Our nation’s broken drug policies are just one reason why we must reexamine the entire criminal justice system. That is why I introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S.714) on March 26, 2009. S.714 is a bipartisan bill to create a blue-ribbon commission charged with conducting an 18-month, top-to-bottom review of the nation’s entire criminal justice system and offering concrete recommendations for reform. Commissioners will be tasked with proposing tangible, wide-ranging reforms, including restructuring our approach to drug criminalization.

As the U.S. Senate debates matters pertaining to drug policy and sentencing in the United States, I will keep your specific views in mind. I hope you continue to share your views with me and my staff in the years ahead.

I would also invite you to visit my website at www.webb.senate.gov for regular updates about my activities and positions on matters that are important to Virginia and our nation.

Thank you once again for contacting my office.

Sincerely,

Jim Webb
United States Senator

JW: ja

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Garrison Keillor Says

Posted by: harold - on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 12:29 PM
	"There is almost no marital problem that can't be helped enormously by taking off your clothes." - Garrison Keillor

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Humor From an E-mail

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 12:53 PM
	A scientist from Texas University has invented a bra that keeps women's breasts from jiggling and prevents the nipples from pushing through the fabric when cold weather sets in. At a news conference announcing the invention, the scientist was taken outside by a large group of cowboys and had the shit kicked out of him.

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As to the Drugs Courts.

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 04:05 PM

The words of an author and servant to the many suffering alcoholics.

"You can't make a horse drink water if he still prefers beer or is too crazy to know what he does want. Set a pail of water beside him, tell him how good it is and why, and leave him alone.

"If people really want to get drunk, there is, so far as I know, no way of stopping this ---- so leave them alone and let them get drunk. But don't exclude them from the water pail, either"

Taking the words into consideration (which I believe to be accurate), the drug courts are worthless. No alcoholic or drug addict will recovery from this malady until HE makes the decision ON HIS OWN to seek recovery. This is too complicated an illness to be treated in a court system. Punishment for bad behavior must be applied, NOT FOR THE USE OF A SUBSTANCE. The courts should absolve themselves from an individual use of a product or not, as stated in the above quotation.

The Medical Arts community determined years ago they cannot treat this illness, so why in the hell do we think the courts can.

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The New Drug Czar is Half Right

Posted by: harold - on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 06:06 PM

The new drug czar is right, end the "war on drugs

However I think it a flawed policy to think the justice system can cure drug addiction or alcoholism as stated here:

Kerlikowske has his own long law-enforcement career to draw on, but he was also exposed to successful(sic) use of drug courts in King County, which work to steer those convicted toward help and away from being locked up. National experience with diversion and drug courts found them to be half as expensive as prison time.

This approach to may be less expensive than our present system of imprisonment from our drug prohibition laws but it is just as misdirected. We should have policies that separate crime from drug use. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. We should use our justice to punish bad behavior not for being addicted. Armed robbery is armed robbery, what does drug use have to do with it. Compassion such as this nor added flame has no place in justice system, JUSTICE IS BLIND.

We have two thoughts on the Drug Issue. The first is,"Tough on crime." The second compassion, "We can rehabilitate these folks." Both are WRONG.

The first group have given us drug prohibition laws with 2.500,000 individuals in prison. The second has given us drug courts and 7,000,000 in the system of rehabilitation.

The cause of addiction is UNKOWN. It could be one reason or it could be a 1,000, but, I am sure accessibly to the product or lack thereof is NOT one of them. 100 years experimenting with these prohibition laws has proved that.

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Statistics do not Lie, but Statisticians Often Do

Posted by: harold - on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 01:40 PM

Lou Dobbs was throwing out statistics last night (5-14-09) on CNN about Prohibited Drugs most of which would not exit if the prohibition laws did not exist.

The most insane one was 4 million American are addicted to drugs. Well, that is about 1 in 75 Americans, however it was estimated in 1914 when The Harrison Narcotics Act was put in place the number was 1 in 400. Which way are we going anyway?

Another was 12,000 addicts die from infected needles. Well, I wonder about that figure. Addicts die from a lot of causes. But, here again what would happen in a normal capitalistic system of supply and demand. Many people died from bathtub gin and moonshine distilled in car radiators during alcohol prohibition but today those products do not compete very well with Jim Bean and Jack Daniels.

He gave more but I am old and I forgot!!

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DAILY MUSLIM WISDOM

Posted by: harold - on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 12:56 PM
	From Beliefnet daily e-mail Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul. - Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"

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Enhance Interrogation Methods

Posted by: harold - on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 12:51 PM
	When discussing these torture methods used by Dubya's folks, we should remember history. We rid ourselves of every witch in New England using these same tactics

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Neocons Ditto Language

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 05:23 PM
	Every time I hear those neocons say, "We have not had another attack on our home soil since 911", I am reminded of the time Emmett and Louise's child fell in the cistern while they were watching, "I love Lucy" on television. They raised 7 more children and none fell in the cistern.

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Spiritual Principles

Posted by: harold - on Friday, April 17, 2009 - 07:42 PM
	I was taught spiritual principles in a community as a child. I rejected these principles in late adolescence. Rejecting these principles took me into a life of great pain. Today I embrace those same spiritual principles within a community that reject factors leading to a desire for power and prestige, like personalities, money, and absolutes.

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Time to Legalize Pot

Posted by: harold - on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 01:49 PM

Time has come to legalize pot

Should we legalize pot. Polls say no

The pollsters are asking the wrong question.

Should schools stripe search ten year old girls for suspected drug possession?

Do you know what percentage of teen age boys know where they can buy pot.?

Do you think children should be denied Pell Grant because of a drug crime?

Do you think people should be arrested for drug paraphernalia?

Do you think drug enforcement should have no-knock warrants?

Do you think SWAT teams should raid homes and terrorize & kill innocent people and their pets, trying to find drugs?

Do you think schools should have the authority to search student's person and property without jurisdiction?

Do you think Law Enforcement should be allowed to carry Prohibited Drugs?

Do you think illiterate people should be permitted to manage Drug Evidence Rooms?

Do you think someone should get 10 times the penal sentence for possession of cocaine as rape (log in Reginald Dixon in Mississippi State Correction website inmate search)

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Mr. President:

Posted by: harold - on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 10:02 PM

On your internet town hall meeting you said, "No to legalized marijuana." I sure hate to hear you use the word legalize in this context. This is a scare word that Karl Rove, George W. Bush or Rush Limbaugh would use to scare parents. The word legalize is a blanket word that covers thousands of federal, state and local drug prohibition laws that prey on our most venerable, corrupt law enforcement, over burdened justice system, created a dangerous over populated prison system. They have also create a criminal environment here and in other countries. That do nothing to keep those same drug away from our children. I sure wish you could address these problems and assure every parent that we will do everything possible to help them keep drugs from their children.

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What is Going ON?

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 05:22 PM
	IN D. C. Within twenty-four hours Obama, Hillary, and Senator Jim Webb are talking about drugs & prison over population. Somebody is sticking their finger in the water. I sure hope it is not hot. Video: Obama On Legalizing Pot Jim Webb on Senate floor Hillary on my previous post

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Clinton: U.S. Drug Policies Failed, Fueled Mexico's Drug War

Posted by: harold - on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 06:54 PM
	Clinton: U.S. Drug Policies Failed, Fueled Mexico's Drug War Turn marijuana over to Philip Morris & USDA. Turn opium & coco over to Merck Drugs & FDA. Tax local, state & federal every time it exchanges hands

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The Time For Reform is Now

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 01:55 PM

Now is the time to transform public policy about drugs.

I believe the place to focus our attention is here on Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) see below my email to him which he responded. California is the place to start. They have massive budget deficits cause by these prohibition laws and California is the place innovative changes take place. D. C. has other problems

I read from the Alter.net:
California state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) has
announced the introduction of legislation to tax and regulate
marijuana in a manner similar to alcoholic beverages. The bill, the
first of its kind ever introduced in California, would create a
regulatory structure similar to that used for beer, wine, and liquor,
permitting taxed sales to adults while barring sales to or possession
by those under 21.

I am not a constituent, but I must tell you how much I admire this
action. I have been speaking and writing for more than twenty years
about the destruction these prohibition laws have put upon our
society. I wish for the success of this legislation. Wish I could
help.

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President Points to 'Inherited' Economy

Posted by: harold - on Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 03:34 PM

Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush

Blaming one's predecessor is as old as ruling governments have existed see here

Here, however Dubya is not alone in this mess. This downward trend started when Nancy and Ronnie took office. The whole administration was filled with 40 year old neocons out prove how well they could let the rich devour the poor and middle income people. They have told us how great of a President our Grade B Actor was by omitting how he slept through the Iran Cronta Thing. Twenty years later these same neocons showed up in power along with the Bush Country Club buddies. That along with a congress that had no oversight commitment other than fellatio was not to be practiced in the White House. They slowly removed all the checks and balances that kept the rich from stealing everything except a hot stove. Now they have all the cash and they are scare making it hard for all others to get the commodities they need for their daily substance.

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Quote I Like

Posted by: harold - on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 02:00 PM
	Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power. Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

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Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and Weirdharold's Manic Depressive Illness

Posted by: harold - on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 08:25 PM

I have written much about my alcoholic illness, but I have never written much about my manic depressive disorder except to say I have the illness. Even though painful as it may be I am going to make an effort to talk some about this condition that few understand.

The Monday after Thanksgiving 2005, I was in my son’s home and I closed out his web browser and nothing but a picture appeared on the screen. He was at work so I spent the day loafing. I picked up a book of Edgar Allen Poe’s writing. I turned to one of my favorites of his, “The Tell-Tale Heart”. I remember the first time I heard this read to me when I was in the 11th grade. Somehow I knew he was telling more than just an ordinary horror story. As I read this short story all of a sudden I realized Poe was using his pen in his grand style to describe the symptoms of the manic side of manic depression.

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Albany Takes Step to Repeal Rockefeller Drug Laws

Posted by: harold - on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 03:12 PM
	Finally The Assembly’s proposal restores judges’ discretion in sentencing in many lower-level drug possession crimes. Judges would be able to send many offenders to treatment programs instead of prison without receiving consent from prosecutors. In addition, the measure would permit about 2,000 prisoners to apply to have their sentences reconsidered.

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U.S. arrests 48 in sweep against Mexico drug cartel

Posted by: harold - on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 05:18 PM
	Mr. Holder you will protect our citizens better if we end drug prohibition Wednesday's sweep in California, Maryland and Minnesota brought to 751 the total number of arrests under "Operation XCellerator," begun nearly two years ago, the official said. Some 20 tons of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and Ecstasy have been seized.

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