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Is John Stossel a Pothead? O’Reilly Wants to Know

Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:24am by Scott Baker
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Snstrmdgt
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:01am
Whoa….what’s with the MSNBC ad that pops up over the video? ‘Lean Forward’…hahahahahaha
Then when you click on ‘advertisement’ under the video, there’s a CNN ad for Parker and Spitzer. I guess these two lame networks know where the audience is, though it’s doubtful that many people here would bother wasting their day on either of those places.
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ConservativeBeauty
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:58am
What’s the big deal?. Maybe they should have a “war on alcohol”. That’s MUCH more detrimental imo than pot. It’s only bc you smoke it that everyone is in an uproar . I do however think that if one smokes pot and it effects their life or driving they should suffer the same consequences. Heck, people who are straight and driving don’t drive well either. So if an adult wants to relax in the privacy of their own home and they can handle it,,,,so what?? Why demonize something that’s fairly harmless. I never heard of anyone OD’ing on pot. They should worry more about meth,heroine and people abusing Oxycontin and the like.
Good for you John Stossel. There are SO many people in their world who are very sucessful who smoke pot and they are NOT potheads..they do it to relax. It’s not a big deal, so let’s get over it.
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SgtB
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:55am
There can be no crime without a victim. We should stop taking people to trial for this stuff (drug possession, traffic violations, owning “too many” firearms [gd ATF]) unless an individual has caused another bodily or monetary harm. It is a waste of my money, your money, and all of our time.
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chkiaar
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:54am
I watched the segment last night. I think John wanted to flex his “right” not to say. Very doubtful that he’s a “head”. It was benign.
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Mr.Nick
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:46am
I’m starting to lose respect for Billy O.

I’ll digress a little here -

I agree with some of what he says, however its quite clear that Bill is NOT a common man and at times is completely out of touch with reality. e.g elitist.
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Tony Nagy
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:45am
We as humans, I think are always looking for ‘that’ boost. Many people get it from ciggerettes, others Alcohol, which in my opinion is far more distructive, AND dangerous to ‘ALL’ public than pot. I do not believe that pot is addictive, it’s not a chemical(THC) the body will crave unlike the other substances. I believe if used recreationally like Alcohol it’s fine, just dont do it at work or anything where you need to be focused and sober. Is there a clinical use, Yes, I do think there are cases where it would help the person, as with all the other drugs out there. I personally drink rarely, a few beers on occasion. I smoke too much(cigs), which I cannot stop without other drugs. I’ve tried, but always go back? Why?…. Legalising pot to a poin,t wll most definately put the big cartels out of business thats for sure. The qustion is, “What will they elivate to make money”…. thats the question.
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- Paul G
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:05am
  I’ve said it for YEARS!..I’d rather be driving in a car that somebody smoked a doobie than a peron than had a beer…AND I DON’T SMOKE WEED! fyi…
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- HeftyJo
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:51pm
  That’s the funny thing is the the cannabinal in marijuana is the same molecular structure as the cannabinoid that is produced by the brain. It plugs into the same neural receptors and does all the same things that the brain normally does on it’s own. It’s just that by ingesting and dramatically increasing the number of cannabinol molecules plugged into the brain that it generates an intense high. Otherwise, the brain releases the chemical in the same way and the brain goes back to producing it‘s own cannabinoids regularly on it’s own. The funny thing is you can produce the same much milder effect by eating chocolate. Another supplement that people frequently take to help them go to sleep is melatonin. It is the same type of interaction between a plant based molecule that mimics a naturally occurring chemical in the brain. It’s just scaremongering and propaganda that have demonized marijuana as this really DANGEROUS drug.
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Paul G
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:44am
So?…Bill?…No one should have Phones?…does Loufa sponge come to mind?
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Inuyasha
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:34am
Catch Stossell at 4:20 in the afternoon. LoL
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- NoName22
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:22pm
  Hahahahaha.
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Agamemnon
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:27am
Someone needs to tell Bill that all you need to do if you’re a kid is walk into a high school and snap your fingers and you can buy all the pot you want. All the billions of dollars, the incarcerations, the thousands dead, and its still that easy to get. Legalize it and you take the monopoly away from the cartels and thugs.
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Floyd57
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:26am
Legalizing mind altering substances that greatly endanger the lives of others? Ya, that’s a real smart choice Stossel. How about some idiot say 33 years old, which makes him legal in your mind to make an intelligent decision kills your entire family on the freeway because he’s wasted on coke, lsd, pot or any other drug you feel should be legalized? What, that could still happen today? Yes it could but don’t increase the odds!!
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:03pm
  So you favor prohibition? It mind altering is the “dmz” on this then I hope you are willing to ban all psychiatric drugs, booze, nicotine, caffine, certain herbs, etc?
  
  You’re not really going to try and roll out the “half pregnant” argument are you?
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- Floyd57
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:44pm
  I’m for responsible control. I don’t have a problem with people drinking or smoking pot in their living rooms. The issue at hand is irresponsibility. It won’t stay there and will spread like a wild fire. The majority cannot handle or control themselves on this garbage and that’s what causes so many fatalities. Increased usage means increased trageties. Plus, what good or benefit does this stuff create or provide? Nothing at all.
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 2:00pm
  Ahhh, then surely you must be against the owning of firearms no?
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- HeftyJo
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:16pm
  Uh, yea life has some really messed up terrible things happen sometimes. It‘s within many people’s nature to look at some terrible event that happens and then correlate it to some obvious and likely excuse: “oh they were drunk”, “oh they were high”, “oh they were on the cell phone”, or “oh the kid in the back seat just caused a distraction”. But what is most often the case with a catastrophe is generally a multitude of failures that align themselves in such a way so as to contribute to the tragedy. Maybe you didn’t sleep very well the night before, you had a long day at work, you got stressed out from your boss, you stopped to blow off some steam at a bar, a guy bumps into you and gives you a menacing stare, you leave the bar agitated, you call a friend on a cell phone to tell them about this jerk at the bar, your tirade causes you to miss an exit, you get to an unfamiliar intersection and pull out in front of someone and get hit. Any other night that person could have gone to the bar, had a few drinks and drove home without incident. But a compounding level of negative outcomes will add up to produce an ever increasing number of interactions till the point of ultimate failure eventually occurs. You can’t very well say that removal of just one of those external events will certainly change the outcome of anything bad ever happening. Nope, you’ll just go onto the next likely excuse to explain why bad stuff happens and I supposed come up with some other way to try and outlaw/ban whatever else can be blamed.
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bhelmet
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:24am
I have to disagree with marijuana being as addictive as cigarettes. I have smoked both and cigs were hell to quit. Granted, I did not smoke pot as often as cigs, but at any point I never “needed” a joint like I did a cig.
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- CollateralDamage
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:21pm
  True. Marijuana is NOT addictive at all. It is merely a habit. There are no withdrawal symptoms, therefore no addiction. O’Reilly is a pinhead.
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- Blitzy
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:56pm
  Completely agree. Where does Bill get off saying that pot is as addictive as tobacco? Does he have any science to back up that statement?
  
  I will say though that it can be a ‘gateway’ drug and lead to more harmful, addictive drugs, but that like John said, we’re all adults and we can make our own choices.
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Hugh Williams
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:20am
I like Stossel even more now!
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rfycom
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:16am
The world is over bill and he tries to gain it back. No working.
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adifftake
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:15am
Knuckleheads who believe pot does no harm, I’m living with the nightmare of faulty memory because of it. I was a chronic abuser myself, that was until the point where everytime I took a hit I got a splitting headache.

You are delusional if you think pot does not harm you.
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:01pm
  You are a product of your own choices. Because you tweaked yourself into oblivion you now take the stand that others, therefore, cannot act responsibly. All the while I‘m guessing you’re okay with fat, sugar, booz, nicotine, etc. Makes absolutely no sense at all.
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- FEIN
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:33pm
  Marijuana, like alcohol impairs judgment, and you suppose people will use it wisely?? And regulate what? Something that I can grow in the crack of a sidewalk? Stossel makes it sound like just a in home fun family activity, when there will be no restrictions for public use. And what kind test are you going to have the proves a person is driving under the influence of marijuana?? By the amount of junk food that is in their car? Since the drug cartels have made so much money off this stuff, do you really think that they will go quietly into the night? They will be like the mafia and casino’s. Legalizing won’t make the problem just go away. And as far as other drugs?? Stossel is insane!! I had too many hardcore drug acquaintances and seen what they and their dealers do to get people hooked on the stuff. The scum needs to cleansed not encouraged. There was a reason this stuff was made illegal in the first place. Find out why and when.
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janddjohnson
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:12am
I agree with stossel. Its your body and you should be able to do it if you want. I think personally if they legalized all of it a big part of the dangerous drug problem would end. There will always be problems though. Of course your job should also have the right to say no to it on the job and you shouldn’t be able to drive while high. I don‘t smoke it but I for one don’t like the government telling us what to do about everything. Make your own decision and be responsible with it.
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felina g
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:54am
Word has it they are lacing pot with other drugs now including meth. It isn`t your grand daddy`s reefer anymore. Let the smoker beware.
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- NoStar
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:05am
  What you described occurs because existing law has created a black market.
  During prohibition, alcohol was often laced with more dangerous methanol.
  Pinheads like O’Reilly ignore inconvenient truths like this.
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- Rowgue
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:01am
  No. What happened during prohibition was people made their own alcohol. They weren‘t lacing it with anything they just didn’t know how to properly brew or distill alcohol. By the way personal distilling of alcohol is STILL illegal in the United States.
  
  A much different thing than somebody purposefully lacing pot with far more dangerous drugs or chemicals. Get your facts striaght next time before you attempt to use them to make somebody look stupid.
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:59pm
  Yet another reason to legalize it and regulate it. You’re proving the point for the opposition.
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- NoStar
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:04pm
  @Rowgue,
  The addition of methanol was not always an accident of sloppy manufacturing.
  It was sometimes intentionally added to boost the kick and therefore the price of the hooch.
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- HeftyJo
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 4:56pm
  Heh, something tells me if a dealer is going to put something like that in their pot they are going to tell you about it to get more money. Meth and coke is far more expensive per gram than marijuana. So, they aren’t going to waste it lacing it in weed if they are not getting reimbursed. Plus, if they didn‘t tell that it was laced then you chances of going back to them for some more is pretty slim since now you know you can’t trust them. After all, drug dealing is a face to face operation and you will find that because it is illegal it actually adheres to more true free market principles than dealing with some faceless corporation. Hell, you have more chance of being scammed ordering some knick knack off the internet.
  
  Really though, most pot dealers don’t want it to be legalized because it represents more profit for them and less regulation to deal with. So, being against legalization actually plays into the hands of the dealers.
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NickDeringer
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:54am
Sure. Let’s legalize drugs then we can create a whole new set of government agencies to help people deal with their drug addictions. Viva! Everybody dance!
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- adjams
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:06am
  I doubt Stossel would be for those government agencies either.
  Troll fail
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- Rowgue
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:55am
  He may not be for them but they would exist. Trollslayer fail.
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:57pm
  Don’t they already exist? I don’t even know how to insert some reference to Trolls and Failure here.
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- adjams
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 2:04pm
  As dangerous as it is to feed a dead troll and accidentally revive it…
  
  The silly notion that we would be dealing with funding these programs is about as valid an argument as worrying about peoples eating habits.
  
  Replace legalized pot with Legalized Junk food
  and “pot rehabilitation programs” with “universal health care” and you’ve got the same argument.
  
  Actually watch me do it with NICKDERINGER’s own words:
  
  Sure. Let’s legalize “JUNKFOOD” then we can create a whole new set of government agencies to help FATTIES deal with their HEALTH PROBLEMS. Viva! Everybody dance!
  
  Why do you people hate junk food so much? and freedom?
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NoStar
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:51am
If O‘Reilly’s position and reasons for continuing the war on drugs held water, shouldn’t he advocate placing alcohol back on the prohibition substance list?
O‘Reilly dismisses Stossel’s point that legalized alcohol makes it easier to police the sale and consumption of alcohol by minors. The fact is that no one is pushing beer on the playgrounds, but pot and meth are being sold there. Being illegal increases the profit margins on drugs making it worthwhile to give children free samples to get them hooked.

For ignoring valid arguments O’Reilly proves himself to be a pinhead.
I watch Fox News, but not him.
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- lindafell
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:59am
  Beer for minors is more regulated than pot and meth because it is legal. Then there is also the volume factor. It’s more unwieldy to push a 6 pack than a joint :-) If it weren’t so unwieldy, it would be out there a lot more. Just my opinion.
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- NoStar
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:12am
  @LINDAFELL,
  Pushers will always find higher concentrated forms of what they sell. But even with Everclear or 151% rum, there is not enough profit in selling alcohol to minors.
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- sabichan
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:46am
  That’s what gets me about this clip too. O’Reilly does nothing to actually discount any of the arguments that Stossel says. Everything that O’Reilly says can be said about alcohol. People purchase alcohol and sell it to minors. Why don’t we go back to prohibition? Because we saw that it created more crime and more problems than it solved. Regulation is easier when the product is legalized than not. If it was legalized, not only would we be able to control the production and the consumption of pot a lot easier, we can control the quality a lot easier too. There would be less product out there that may be laced with meth or something much more dangerous.
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DSN397
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:44am
I like Stossel, but I sometimes wonder about his laid back attitude. He wants small government and doesn’t seem to want to get too involved himself. I don‘t know how he thinks thing’s will just work themselves out, with everyone having an oh well outlook like he seems to have. Someone has to steer the ship of state.
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MJ1025
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:41am
When the gov’t figures out a way to prevent people from growing their own pot, the alcohol companies are allowed to produce and sell it, the consumer pays taxes on it, pot will be declared legal like alcohol.
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Philo Beddoe
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:35am
I hope he is. He’s the only one that makes any sense.
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betterthantv
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:34am
Stossel is dead on here. I just had this conversation with my dad this morning. He’s retired Law Enforcement, so he has a hard time with the idea. But also understands that our “drug war” is a waste of time and money. We don’t need big brother telling us what to do in our own homes to our own bodies!
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- DanStlMo
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:18am
  Retired, Deputy Sheriff here. I agree with your Father‘s sentiment’s, though I’m not sure how to implement the policy of legalization but, we need to take a serious look at it.
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- bullcrapbuster
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:27am
  Too true too true
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- BoilitDown
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:48am
  I agree with your dad. The “war on drugs” has become a giant money drain and bureaucratic nightmare. That said, I do not condone drug use.
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- DOCMMV
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:26am
  Dude, we don’t have a “drug war”. If we were to have an actual “drug war” and prosecute it in an appropriate military manner, our drug problems would vaporize.
  Sure, it may cost us 20% of a generation, but the long term benefit of having done so is unimaginably, unmeasurably intense.
  Just in terms of peace (in body and mind), respect, productivity, character; a successful “war on drugs” would be amazing.
  Unfortunately, there is no spine for accomplishing that goal.
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- betterthantv
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 3:52pm
  I know it’s different in every state, but here in Georgia they will actually lock you up for seeds and stems. There is NO common sense involved whatsoever. It kills my dad to see so many young people entered into the probation scheme for such a petty offense. As anybody in Law Enforcement would tell you, the probation deal is just a money game. You can violate a zillion times but as long ass you get them their $50 each month your good to go! And then these kids are stuck with this on their records.
  
  I’m not advocating an all out pot blitz. Just a little common sense.
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- GitRDoneDC
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:26pm
  So is it a good idea to legalize drugs like cocaine and heroin too? They are addictive, right? When someone is addicted, they start using all the time, correct? Then they cannot help themselves, and they become incapable of handling normal life; yes, there is life without drugs, and I live it everyday. How many ways to escape reality do people need? If they need to take drugs to escape reality, they probably need to re-evaluate their lives, because it’s normal to live life without drugs, and it’s abnormal to live life with drugs. Boy, am I out of touch.
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mizflame98
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:33am
That explains why Stossel is so chilled out and doesn’t seem to get irate.
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Buzz Cat
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:33am
I don‘t know and I don’t care. What Mr. Stossel does in the privacy of his home is his business.
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- LSX
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:55am
  Ditto
  
  Bill O should not “third degree” anyone on their private life.
  
  Hopefully Beck will keep influencing him during the “Bold & Fresh” tour.
  
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- kickmore
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:06am
  Patriots, Mr. Stossel actually had some very good points about beer, wine, etc. I liked what he said in response to Wild Bill’s asserion that when legalized, “..they’d sell it to the kids!” It seems very true that the only reason we have illegal ‘dealers’ of illegal drugs is because the drugs are illegal. Personal responsibility–and parents exercising responsibility of their minor children until they reach their majority–is long overdue for a comeback.
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- Independent American
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:31am
  How does, “You’re not a pothead, are you?“ qualify as ”the third degree”?
  
  O‘Reilly’s question was legit in that he wanted to know where Stossel was coming from, his personal interest in the issue. It puts persective on Stossel’s position, something useful in understanding why someone is promoting the legalization for pot.
  
  Perhaps O’Reilly could have asked, “What’s in it for you?”
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- GitRDoneDC
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:29pm
  If cocaine and heroin are legalized, why would I want to help those that are addicted? You can drink alcohol without becoming an alcoholic, but I believe you cannot take these hardcore drugs like cocaine and heroin without becoming an addict. So how productive to society and to themselves is a drug addict? I don’t want to have to pay more taxes to subsidize drug rehab for something that should never be legalized in the first place. I don’t work 40 plus hours a week for drug addicts; I work to support my family and make a better life for them.
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- WhiteFang
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:06pm
  When I watch O’Reilly, it is a good program, but I can’t stand it when he talks over people, not giving them the opportunity to answer fully. He just runs over them. Most of the time I turn to another channel just to get some peace. Bill, are you listening? You are an arrogant man at times.
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felina g
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:31am
Bill has lost it. Glenn needs his time slot.
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- betterthantv
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:38am
  I agree. I can tolerate Bill but sometimes he’s so far off I wonder what his “people” are allowing him to say and do? Sometimes he just pulls “facts” out of his a%&.
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- snowleopard3200
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:42am
  When it comes to personal choice I will say that we each are responsible for our own actions. Yet there is a line to draw in which it becomes a threat to the safety of others from anothers actions.
  
  Yesterday there was a gentleman smoking pot out in front of our apartment complex, and not only was he doing it openly, he became beligerant, arguing with people and threatening them with harm even when the police finally showed up.
  
  The police detained him without resorting to a taser or such, yet this man was at the point where he was moving on a pair of senior citizens with a blackjack in hand. He told the officers that apprehended him that “these seniors are nothing but scum of the earth.”
  
  Four friends of mine ID’d this man as the same one who has assaulted them physically in the area.
  
  Draw your own conclusions.
  
  P.s. anyone who says this stuff is “harmless” needs to see the two friends I lost, when they were killed by a smoker of pot who was out driving and decided to play speed racer on the roadway, ran the light and crushed them in their car.
  http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
- FreedomOfSpeech
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:48am
  @Snowleopard Sounds like his pot was laced was something. Or maybe he was a hippie-type who was predisposed to an anti-establishment outlook. Pot usually does not make people aggressive. In fact, it has the opposite effect. And it offers far fewer health problems than alcohol. I don’t smoke (pot or anything else) or drink, but I think people should be allowed to do it in their homes. I also don’t agree with putting people in prison for it. Just my two cents.
  
  I think it’s interesting that the alcohol producers are the primary lobbyists against pot legalization.
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- adjams
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:04am
  @Snow Leopard,
  I want to start with the fact that I believe your entire story.
  
  However, if you replace the weed in the story with achohol it becomes a much more common story and a lot easier to swallow.
  
  That weed did nothing to intencify this idiot with a blackjacks actions/emotions desicions, in fact, I would put money on the theory that it probably slowed those actions down.
  
  And while I morn that you lost your friends, again, this is not the common behavior of a stoned person behind the wheel of a car. This idiot that killed your friend would have done his racing stoned or not.
  
  I agree with the other poster, if you want to blame it on the drug, then I’m going to put money on it being laced, at best.
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- john seven eighteen
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:06am
  I watched that episode last night and it was very clear Stossel was caught off guard by the question, and it was equally clear that he smokes pot, or else he clear answer would have been “no, but….”
  
  BTW, I don’t care what they do with the law governing pot use, but anyone who thinks legalizing it is the cure for all their problems is just nuts. The growers and dealers are ALREADY in place and will only become much more major players if the stuff is legalized. Think of the giant corporations that run small businesses and start-up businesses out of town to eliminate the competition (Wal-Mart). It will give them a monopoly on the stuff and drive prices UP, not down and in doing so they will become the evil force in the U.S. that they are in Mexico. If you don‘t believe me think about parts of Arizona and now Texas that are off limits to our own citizens because the gov’t can’t/won’t fight them there and keep them out. Think it can’t happen? Wake Up!!
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- snowleopard3200
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:21am
  @Freedomofspeech and Adjams
  
  Thanks for the tip off about that it may have been laced or such.
  
  This is one topic, in addition to my lost friends, being a chaplain has shown me too much horrors in the world from alcohol as well.
  
  So, I will try to stay neutral on the subject as much as possible.
  
  Again, thanks.
  
  http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
- tjdavid21444
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:29am
  To be honest, I don‘t think O’Reilly ever had it. He’s not as conservative as many believe he is. He still has some control freak tendencies that bother me. It‘s probably why he’s going after Stossel, who is a libertarian. I‘d rather see Stossel in Beck’s slot, and Beck in O‘Reilly’s slot.
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- Floyd57
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:40am
  It‘s obviuos that those of you against O’Reilly cannot think on his intelluctual level. Maybe you should cut back on your canabis intake. The worlds bad enough already from the damage alcohol has caused so why would anybody what to amplify the situation by legalizing more mind altering substances? Completely stupid!
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- Toader Gloat
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:50am
  @SNOWLEOPARD…
  
  Your art is total crap (sorry, but I am really sick of seeing the link), and your views on marijuana are ill-conceived and, well…dumb. Compared to alcohol, pot is baby power. Potheads chill, they don’t commonly drag race.
- Toader Gloat
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:53am
  Stossel is a stud. He is becoming more of a voice of reason than Glenn…because people on both sides will listen to him. He overflows with reason.
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- Peters
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:00am
  Like with every quagmire and with everything, there is an absolute correct and singular answer to this, the pot legalization question. The premise of this web site in fact, dovetails quite nicely to the path that leads to the answer . . . If some would care to travel it by long enough to find its fruit, the truth in all things, enlightenment in all things just may follow.
  
  And then, in the spirit of Bill O’Reilly: I am neither advocating nor apposing pot legalization, but judging only the process of thought and logic of the supreme knowledge and intellect, that Bill O’Reilly is the best at the best things that the best can be the best at; so he best thinks.
  
  And in that, Bill O’Reilly has some major problems . . . being a liberal enabler and all . . . always advocating there are certain things in life that have two truths and two opposing realities . . . that only he sits in the middle and knows.
  
  But, can someone answer this question: Why don’t we ever take a look at what it is that the “folks” are running away from instead of what they’re escaping to and how they get there? If we fix that, if we work on that, we’ll eventually find conservative principles will rise to the top and answer our quagmire, all of them.
  
  Why don’t we take a look at the culture, the upbringing, and the society that has people young and old alike, rich and poor, across the globe not just in America, the human condition that is asking for that next joint . . . for that next drink . . . that next pain killer . . . or hit of crack . . . maybe it’s an expensive new watch or pair of shoes, that dress to hang with all the others that are never worn, still with tags on them in the closets . . . abuse and the return for more. Understand, there can be great comforts found in one’s insanity; that’s why so many people dwell there . . .
  
  Liberals should know this all better than anyone; it’s just that their insanities do not allow them to see their way out. If they’re stoned and drunk, that’s a secondary condition really . . . in the realm of their psychological problems. It’s the liberalism that’s the primary infliction; treat it and most all other problems will eventually go away.
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- cruisemates
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:41am
  Wow, Peters. It reads like you were smoking and reading a unicorn novel before you wrote that beautiful piece on the world surrounding Bill O’Reilly.
  
  I personally do not care for Bill, either. I read “Bold Fresh” and thought it was just self absorbed and boring, like a guy who still thinks about his highschool days as the best time in his life.
  
  Don’t forget, before Fox, Bill was a second rate reporter on “A Current Affair” who did some highly sensationalistic reporting. Does he mention that in any of his books?
  
  Not to be too hard on him, I just wish Fox had more shows with other deeply conservative thinkers. These “personality” guys are not that interesting. Bill constantly interrupts his guests with a bad, self-focused jokes and then dismisses them when they try to reply to it. I do sense he has turned MORE conservative lately. He was over the moon in love with Obama.
  
  As for pot – it is not my thing, but I would rather deal with a pot addict driver than a drunk. I do feel we need laws for pot similar to alcohol; stiff penalties for driving high, selling to children, etc, but it should be decriminalized, legalized and taxed.
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- 5
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:09pm
  Bill is Locked in on the time slot and if Glenn had it He would beat Bills ratings buy 1 Million easy. Everyone is at work when Glenn comes on.
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- walkwithme1966
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:25pm
  No Glenn needs the time slot where he is because then he can scare all the retired elderly people who go to bed early. http://maboulette.wordpress.com
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- calebgs83
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:38pm
  Right on!
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- sWampy
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:59pm
  Why don’t people have a problem with pot users just chilling, I’m damn tired of paying for them to just chill. Legalize the crap all you want, but make it mandatory that anyone on the dole gets tested before they get each check, test positive no check. If they are arrested for crimes to get money since they are chilling to much to hold down a job, they must be tested, and if they test positive the time should be tripled.
  
  Over my life, I’ve worked with hundreds of people who drink daily, and hundreds who smoke daily, a very small percentage of the ones that drink daily come in late frequently due to their drinking, but almost all the daily pot smokers I’ve worked with come in late almost daily, take long lunches, come back high, and try to sneak out early.
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- Dakotobol
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:33pm
  YEP!!! It’s been a good run for OReilly…and I‘m sure it’s a contract thing. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Mr. Bill, but, his gig has become nothing more than an hour of narsissistic rants about what a “Fat Cat” he is and how much money he makes. There is little substance to it and I just simply don’t enjoy his show that much anymore when he once was my favorite. AND!!! There are some good fights(verbal) on there sometimes. Time for some new blood to take the time slot. If you agree, let them know. But, I love you Bill and your charities are the best! Maybe a full time phylantropist?! Love Ya’ Buddy!!!!!!!! Just keep writing those NYT #1′s !!!!
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- GeorgeShorterThanMostOfUs
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:41pm
  i hear ya
  if we follow bill’s logic we could easily make the case for throwing out the 2nd ammendment. guns kill people every year-they should be illegal too.
  
  give me a break this is supposed to be a free country
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- pajamash
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:41pm
  Bill, Stossel is not a pothead…he is a Libertarian.
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- Libertarian
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 1:53pm
  I think Glenn Beck somehow feels an obligation to Bill; my opinion is that it has to do with the fox news arrangement from CNN. They obviously disagree on a handful of major topics, but still work together in public venues selling books and such.
  
  Bill should stick to his talking points, he has his place in the political arena but its not prime time, his ratings reflect fox news watchers not “Bill Reilly” watchers. I bet Beck‘s ratings would surpass Bill’s by 20% – 40% if they switched time slots.
  
  Stossel, The Judge & Beck are the leaders of libertarianism going mainstream.
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- tower7femacamp
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 2:33pm
  John should have responded with. Bill are you a rapist ?????
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- America_First
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 2:52pm
  The O’Reilly Factor should re-titled “Gretta Light”…
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- Libertarian Infidel
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 3:15pm
  I’m sure everyone has stories about some crazy pot head, but the fact remains that alcohol has killed more people, is addicting, is mood-altering and I would argue more impairing, yet it remains legal with restrictions. Drugs, especially marijuana, which while harmful is less harmful then alcohol, should be legalized with restrictions as well. Prohibition didn’t work, and neither did the war on drugs…sucking tons of dollars, lives, resources, manpower, and prison space down the drain.
  
  You should be allowed to do whatever you want, so long as you do not infringe on the rights of other people. In the case of the “pot-head” becoming belligerent mentioned above (which I’ve never seen one become belligerent), if true, should be arrested. My next door neighbor rammed his truck into my car and he wasn’t high or drunk, so what’s his excuse? Stupid people are stupid and need dealt with accordingly…drugs, alcohol, or whatever other external factor you want to throw in there are completely irrelevant. A “pot-head” smoking marijuana in his/her house is a lot less of a threat then my neighbor, so let’s face it..people just want laws enacted for things they don’t agree with, or so called “legislating morality”. If these people were really so concerned, they’d go after getting the number one controlled substance killer….beer.
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- jgrant
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 3:38pm
  BETTERTHANTV:
  
  Are you saying Bill O’Reilly is “so far off” because he wants Pot, Cocaine & Heroine to be illegal? No sure how that’s “so far off”? Are you referring to something else he’s done of late?
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- FromtheBasement
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 6:05pm
  I have to agree with a few others, here. Stossel sounds like a Libertarian.
  
  See “Step 2,” here http://www.lp.org/issues/crime-and-violence
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- FIRED UP FREE MAN !
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:24pm
  Mr. SOROS is an international criminal. Any government official taking money from this monster or those he supports should be brought up on treason charges. Anybody who takes money from this monster has sold his soul and our government to HELL ! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE LIGHT OF DAY! For only TRUTH and the light of day is what this country DESERVES. Democrats seemed to have been infected by this DEADLY parasite and his minions. This country will NOT rest until SOROS is in prison orange and handcuffs standing in front of a military tribunal in Guantomino Bay, Cuba
  
  If you have any complaints about Mr. SOROS here are the names and addresses, maybe you can send them a line.
  
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- Contrarianthinker
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:54pm
  Welcome all to the National GAZATTE AND OTHER slick magazines. We need a chnage in Editor and reporters. So many of these threads are ridiculous. God help America
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- Anarcho Capitalist
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:51pm
  Let go Stossel. Bill needs to let his statist mentality go. What the hell does he mean the “children” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo
  the only thing i have against stossel is that he suggested charity into the bet. What, is he becoming some kind of communist altruist now. What a sack of wet, unthinking, statest, deer nuts that bill has become.
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- Anarcho Capitalist
  Posted on October 20, 2010 at 11:56pm
  JOHN SEVEN EIGHTEEN
  i suggest you study economics before you make outlandish statements on the subject.
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