Slog - Comments on The Tokin' Token http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token Palin admitted to smoking pot—on more than one occasion, even though she says she didn't care for it—back when she was running for governor way, way back in 2006: Palin doesn't support legalizing marijuana, worrying about the message it would send to her four kids. But when it comes to cracking down on drugs, she says methamphetamines are the greater threat and should have a higher priority. Palin said she has smoked marijuana—remember, it was legal under state law, she said, even if illegal under U.S. law—but says she didn't like it and doesn't smoke it now. "I can't claim... Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:39:12 -0800 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:30:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gloria Well! As long as she didn't LIKE it, right?

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117077 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:54:56 -0800 Comment by scott dow You sound worried Dan.

]]> scott dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117078 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117078 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:55:16 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo The important message here is that she has the courage to be hypocritical, for the sake of the impressionable young people who might otherwise look to her actions rather than her words for leadership and guidance.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117095 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117095 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:03:41 -0800 Comment by ZWBush Courage to be hypocritical? Republican, Pro life, and a Female? I'd say she's a walking Hypocrisy.

]]> ZWBush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117099 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117099 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:07:49 -0800 Comment by Irena Wait a second -- not that I feel any compulsion to defend this tool of a woman, but, "she says methamphetamines are the greater threat and should have a higher priority."

Don't you AGREE with that?

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117101 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:09:35 -0800 Comment by James Well, she admitted to it, and spoke openly about it when asked. So, I guess I don't see what the big deal is.

Plus, this is old news. I've never even been to Alaska, and am not a traditional follower of Alaskan politics, but I heard about this back in 2006. It's not like she said this an hour ago in her speech.

]]> James http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117104 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:10:41 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER If I'm not mistaken (and the law hasn't been overturned since I was back) the 1975 Raven decision allows for adults to have up to 4 ounces in their homes for personal use. Mix that with $3200 they're giving every Alaskan resident this year, and I'd say it's a pretty good incentive to move.

Well, as long as you don't mind crazy republican homophobes.

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117109 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:12:51 -0800 Comment by him I'm so tired of knee-jerk Republicans and knee-jerk Democrats who spin ANYthing an opposing politician says to be negative. She has the "courage" to be hypocritical?!? It sounds like she was totally honest to me. And I agree meth IS higher priority than marijuana. So she doesn't want to legalize weed. BFD. I sometimes drive over the speed limit. It doesn't mean I want the speed limits raised, it just means I'm willing to face the consequences if caught.

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117128 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:23:08 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Another concern: how many igloos do her and her husband own?

(full disclosure note: I totally stole this off another website but it's too good to not keep passing around...)

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117135 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117135 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:25:53 -0800 Comment by Charm I do not get this. It's okay to try drugs if you do it wrong, or you don't like it. Lies, all lies.

You would be hard pressed to find an adult in North America who hasn't used recreational drugs of one kind or another at some point in their lives. And we all did it more than once. And we inhaled. And we liked it. Why can't we just admit it?

]]> Charm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117139 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117139 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:26:56 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Full Attribution on the igloo joke:

http://wonkette.com/402358/liveblogging-vpilf-sarah-palin-greeting-america#comments

(I don't want anyone saying I'm a Dane Cook level joke thief)

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117160 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:37:50 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo @8: Anyone who admits to a crime, doesn't think they should be punished for committing it (regardless of whether they think they "learned their lesson" -- in this case apparently that she didn't enjoy pot) and yet thinks the law that punishes others for committing that same crime is by definition a hypocrite. It is an especially troubling form of hypocrisy in those who would have a hand in making the laws by which others must live.

This particular brand of hypocrisy has been a staple of American politics since Clinton's "didn't inhale" dodge continuing right on through our current president's "youthful indiscretions" (which we are led to believe extended well beyond a little experimental pot smoking.) It is galling when anybody does it, Republican or Democrat, but yes it is even more galling when it comes from the mouth of law-and-order Republicans.

The Republican party has cast itself in the role of America's stern, tough-loving Daddy, and so every instance of "Do as I say, not as I do" is noteworthy because it undercuts their relentless depiction of themselves as fundamentally fair and moral people who live by the principles they espouse and value personal responsibility above all else.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117173 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117173 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:47:43 -0800 Comment by Jennifer in Chicago I officially hate this woman. I can't wait to see Biden murder her in the debates.

]]> Jennifer in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117222 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117222 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:28:29 -0800 Comment by pothead I just want to smoke pot with Bill Clinton. Is that so much to ask?

]]> pothead http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117224 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_tokin_token#c1117224 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:30:05 -0800