Good news: Tommy Chong solves America’s immigration problem

posted at 6:15 pm on June 28, 2007 by Allahpundit

Look me in the (virtual) eye and tell me you’d vote for Lindsey Graham if Tommy challenged him in SC.

You can’t. You can’t do it.


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Why is this idiot getting air-time?

bbz123 on June 28, 2007 at 6:21 PM

I saw that live and my IQ musta dropped 20 points listening to that moron.

So I sent Cavuto this little note:

“Neil,

I watched in utter disbelief as Tommy Chong spewed his moronic opinions on your show. The question I was left with was: Why? Why waste valuable airtime on a third-rate comedian? Now if you had wanted some advice on how to grow the best pot, or who makes the best bongs, then he’s your guy, but Tommy Chong on immigration? Gimme a break.”

infidel4life on June 28, 2007 at 6:22 PM

Well, I’d vote for Vicente Fox over Lindsay Graham. I’m not going to be denied firing these pricks because of the lesser-of-two evils extrotion they’ve coasted on all this time.

But the main issue here is Cavuto. The president backed a “moderate solution” that “even Ted Kennedy backed”. Oh FNC Bushies! Oh humanity!

Alex K on June 28, 2007 at 6:23 PM

David no esta aqui, hombre.

redrock on June 28, 2007 at 6:23 PM

*Ffffffffffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip*

Right on, man.

Kensington on June 28, 2007 at 6:23 PM

Go smoke another one buddy. Give Neal a hit too.

unseen on June 28, 2007 at 6:24 PM

“Tommy, are you AWARE of anything?”

tickleddragon on June 28, 2007 at 6:24 PM

Is Tommy related to George Voinovich?

BobH on June 28, 2007 at 6:24 PM

I shining example of a dope-smoking democrat. After we fix immigration then we can stem the tide of illegal drugs and democrats everywhere will just …. disappear ….

warriorlawyer on June 28, 2007 at 6:24 PM

Tommy Chong is from the same school of consciousness as Ted Kennedy. After partaking of daily consumptions of brain cell killers for years, they have no clear cut perception of reality. Their minds sometime work like they used to and sometimes don’t. It must be a trip to wake up and not know if you are awake or not. I would have to think twice if it came down to him or Graham though. I am afraid McCain’s lap dog is about to enter a new phase in his life.

volsense on June 28, 2007 at 6:25 PM

Tommy’s not here man

400lb Gorilla on June 28, 2007 at 6:26 PM

You can’t. You can’t do it.

Haha! Hilarious.

I couldn’t believe it when I heard his name on Cavuto. This dude’s delusional.

My favorite line whas when he said a few years ago a genius was running the country…doesn’t few mean three? Genius!

NTWR on June 28, 2007 at 6:27 PM

Pass the pipe, doooood.

JayHaw Phrenzie on June 28, 2007 at 6:27 PM

I saw this earlier and you left out the kicker. Tommy admitted he was Canadian “illegal” at the beginning of the segment. Gee, do we need a northern border fence, also?

If it’s a lesser of to evils, I’d vote Graham.

“This is your brain on drugs”.

kevcad on June 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM

Re exit question — yes, if those were the only choices. Chong would liven up the Senate, and set off the fire alarms in the men’s room quite often, cutting down on legislation time.

Dusty on June 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM

You people know this guy is Canadian

400lb Gorilla on June 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM

the only way to catch a doper is to become a doper.

Mike D. on June 28, 2007 at 6:29 PM

Puff, puff, PASS!

Bogart…

Grunt2Jag on June 28, 2007 at 6:29 PM

I believe Senor Chong has smoked one too many big fatties.

silenced majority on June 28, 2007 at 6:29 PM

Shoot the moon..Shoot the moon!

bmac on June 28, 2007 at 6:30 PM

He must be smoking that stuff smuggled in from Mexico in gas tanks…

NTWR on June 28, 2007 at 6:31 PM

Brain tissue the size of a peanut! Wow, what a burn out.

Zorro on June 28, 2007 at 6:31 PM

Fair and Balanced and totally high man!

Still looking for Cheech man?
Is it me or does he look like the ZigZag Guy?

Can I see your license? Huh? Isn’t is back there on the bumper?

Kini on June 28, 2007 at 6:33 PM

Living example of the dangers of long-term use of pot.

CrazyFool on June 28, 2007 at 6:33 PM

Infidel, I was watching it live too, but I hafta disagree, I say let this idiot talk, let the world see how moronic these lefties are.

The best part was when he said “You wanna know how to solve this immigration problem? Look at China, they built a wall and it did nothing.” That’s it, that’s his whole answer, his way of solving this problem, even though he didn’t say what he thought we should do about it, he was convinced he put forth a great example of problem solving. Keep on talkin’ lefty pothead dimwits, every word out of your mouth is another vote for a conservative who still has his brain intact.

Tony737 on June 28, 2007 at 6:34 PM

THIS is your brain on drugs.

Loved how he calls Bush a moron yet claims the reason the swimmer is not POTUS is because he is not the brightest guy in the world.

Bong hits anyone?

Talon on June 28, 2007 at 6:34 PM

How about he goes back into LA County jail for the 5th time? He is a step away from skid row and Cavuto has him on his show? What a collosal waste of time and human flesh and cannibis.

americaslaststand on June 28, 2007 at 6:34 PM

every time i hear him speak about illegal immigration
this video comes to mind, and im not sure y.

cougfan on June 28, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Tommy on Mexican-Americans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2K-_2AHYh0

Kalapana on June 28, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Kini “Isn’t it back there on the bumper?” That’s the best line in all of Cheech and Chongs movies! “What’s your name, sir?” “Uh, isn’t right there on the license?”

Tony737 on June 28, 2007 at 6:38 PM

Watching that killed more brain cells than smoking a doob would have.

Mephistefales on June 28, 2007 at 6:39 PM

I wonder if the word Ironic means any thing to Tommy? Him calling Bush a moron is pure irony…….

doriangrey on June 28, 2007 at 6:45 PM

Hey I wrote a song man, it called “Beaners”

Kini on June 28, 2007 at 6:47 PM

REEFER MADNESS!

Teddy, are the cops here?
Sh.t Chong! I heard a car door slam!
Are the cops here?
Dude, get me some chips and dip, I’m starving.
Teddy, fix me a martini too.
Go look out the window Chong. Are the cops here?
No man! Its just Patrick….here to join the partaaay!

SouthernPride on June 28, 2007 at 6:47 PM

When you interview a moron, More often than not you’ll get a moranic response.

TheSitRep on June 28, 2007 at 6:49 PM

I liked Caputo’s interview with Ted Nugent better. I can’t link to it but its still up at FOXNEWS.COM. Yes Tommy Ted’s the one who went on the joyride with the girl.

sonnyspats1 on June 28, 2007 at 6:51 PM

This is gatta be Cavuto’s way to get an outrageous comment on todays events. You can see he’s enjoying this to no end. So was I.

Cheech: Hey Man, I thought you was chick.
Chong: It’s the only way I can get a ride man.

Kini on June 28, 2007 at 6:53 PM

I see more intelligent discourse when I am sitting with my one year old grandson and watch Spongebob Squarepants. Who makes the decision to interview this guy?

Let’s see what Squidward thinks about things or Mr. Krabb.

hoosierken on June 28, 2007 at 6:54 PM

You cut it off too soon, AP. I wanted to hear the whole crew laugh when Chong had the line about Kennedy “joy riding with the girl.”

Dudley Smith on June 28, 2007 at 6:56 PM

Tommy, Duuuuuuude! you gotta carb once in a while.

He managed to screw up 2 basic subjects there. First, History: Can anyone tell me what fiscal years the Enron boys and the others were engaging in their frauds? The “Clinton Economy” was aided by lies? nahh, couldn’t be. He was a genius. And an inveterate liar.

2nd, Economics: Without an artificial border, a commodity will be moved until price approaches equilibrium. That means people (labor) wil keep coming until their pay here approaches their pay in Mexico, and it won’t happen from wage increases south of the Rio Grande. That’s a brilliant liberal thinker right there, he totally misses the unintended consequence – hurting low skilled (and even some skilled trades) laborers here. That’s ok, the Gub’ment will take care of them, right?

trubble on June 28, 2007 at 6:58 PM

Compare Ted the Sledge, who has never used drugs,doesn’t drink and hunts with bow and arrow to the drug addled ramblings of Chong the Bonger.

bbz123 on June 28, 2007 at 7:07 PM

Let me get this strtaight: Kennedy is an OK guy, not a moron. If he were the smartest guy around, he’d be President. So, the smartest guy is President. But wait, our current President is a moron?

My brain hurts.

DR Good on June 28, 2007 at 7:09 PM

Some memorable quotes from Tommy Chong interviews:

“…and I don’t really drink alot of booze, alcohol will kill ya… but I smoke all the pot I can find, I don’t smoke it all at once, I just do a little bit at a time, and I uh, I used to take acid but I quit around 1971.”

“I call this the Tsunami Government. This government is just like the tsunami. It’s coming in, it’s going to wreak havoc and desolation, and then it’ll go out. It’ll disappear. So we just have to live through it.”

“I done ecstasy and uh, it was great.”

“Edmonton always had the better musicians, but we had better looking guys in Calgary.”

“That’s why people that have an education, you know, that’s why they spend time in art museums, or reading good literature or listening to good music. Because it affects the body’s chemistry in such a way that it produces a very mellow high that you can never reproduce with any kind of drugs.”

“You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. And when George Bush Jr. got in, my instincts told me it was time to go – I’d felt that we had grown above that, you know?”

“I don’t think you could find anybody who hasn’t tried marijuana, and I take a lot of credit for that. They’re going to have to change their policy.”

SilverStar830 on June 28, 2007 at 7:10 PM

I think Chong was smoking dog sh*t before he went on Cavuto.

“These uniforms are lame, man.”

HaroldFine on June 28, 2007 at 7:10 PM

I enjoy smoking a little weed just like many other conservative Americans. chong is an example of the wake and bake crowd.

Locrian on June 28, 2007 at 7:22 PM

And yet they complain about having to cover Paris Hilton.

Jim-Rose on June 28, 2007 at 7:23 PM

doc good wrote….”Let me get this strtaight: Kennedy is an OK guy, not a moron. If he were the smartest guy around, he’d be President. So, the smartest guy is President. But wait, our current President is a moron?”

I was yelling at the screen when cavuto missed this.

Locrian on June 28, 2007 at 7:24 PM

You all forget:

“It’s me, man…Dave”

“Dave’s not here”

1GooDDaDDy on June 28, 2007 at 7:26 PM

I’d take Tommy Chong over Paris coverage any day of the week.

And, I’d probably support him over Graham. Just for the comedic value. Besides, is there really that large a difference between their stances?

nailinmyeye on June 28, 2007 at 7:27 PM

So, who is bong man supposed to be representative of here?

Americans are celebrating and FOX picks this stoner?

MrC_5150 on June 28, 2007 at 7:32 PM

Just laughs at Tommy. Talk about burnout! Just shows you what 40 years of taking drugs does to the mind.

He says we have a moron running the country now, but had a genius running the country a couple years ago. Let’s see, who was president waaaaay back in 2005? Oh yeah! George W. Bush!

Then he’s arguing against his own position with regard to the defeated immigration bill.

Keep smoking the weed, Tommy. This American loves laughing at you!

rightside on June 28, 2007 at 7:34 PM

I love Tommy. 20 years ago I used to laugh with him. Now I laugh at him. He’ll always be funny as hell to listen to. Just don’t expect important insight or anything resembling coherence.

Guardian on June 28, 2007 at 7:38 PM

OMG…I will never watch up in smoke again and thanks to Tommy my fond memories of that movie are up in smoke.
Thank God i grew up and became a conservative.

Christine on June 28, 2007 at 7:39 PM

DAVE’S STILL NOT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )

pilamaye on June 28, 2007 at 7:41 PM

You people know this guy is Canadian

400lb Gorilla on June 28, 2007 at 6:28 PM

That abooot betrayed him.

And what expertise was this guy supposed to bring to the discussion? How do we make a little dropped jaw face with punctuation marks?

naliaka on June 28, 2007 at 8:01 PM

“The best part was when he said “You wanna know how to solve this immigration problem? Look at China, they built a wall and it did nothing”

I don’t know about that. Look at China Dude. They ALL look Chinese over there.

Think about it.

Maybe the Wall Kept Them All In China????

It sure seems to have kept everyone else out. I never saw a more homogeneous population

entagor on June 28, 2007 at 8:02 PM

bbz, thanks for the Teddy clip, I love that guy! It’s pretty bad when some rock star is that much smarter than our politicians. My favorite line was “I never went to college, I was too busy learning stuff.”

Tony737 on June 28, 2007 at 8:04 PM

Hey, Tommy. America followed Nancy’s advice today. We just said no.

dm60462 on June 28, 2007 at 8:08 PM

Here’s the Nugent clip

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?062707/062707_cav_nugent&Your_World&Ted%20Nugent%26%2392%3B%26%2339%3Bs%20Plan&Ted%20Nugent%26%2392%3B%26%2339%3Bs%20Plan&Politics&-1&News&448&&&exp

bbz123 on June 28, 2007 at 7:04 PM

Thanks for the reality check. I love Ted. I have even been known to uh, umm get a slight buzz on and go to about 20 of his shows. What a rocker.

kahall on June 28, 2007 at 8:37 PM

Legalize it.

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 8:44 PM

This is for Infidel4life:

Funny…I laughed out loud at that one! “My IQ must have dropped 20 points….”…ahhhhhh….now, that was funny! It was so funny, I had to comment.

mcra99 on June 28, 2007 at 9:06 PM

I couldn’t stand to listen to this genius for the whole time
it ran so I stared out my window to watch the grass grow. Truly enlightening!

warpmine on June 28, 2007 at 9:11 PM

“My dog ate my stash man. Had on the table and the little m-84f-ker ate. I had to follow him around with a baggie for three days. It really blew the dog’s mind.”

That’s what happens when you smoke dogsh!t!

warpmine on June 28, 2007 at 9:16 PM

What about Cheech being Born In East LA?

Mr. Bingley on June 28, 2007 at 9:25 PM

This is what happens when you smoke weed all day, every day for decades. The man’s brain is completely fried.

TheBigOldDog on June 28, 2007 at 9:37 PM

Uh, earth to Tommy:
This “moron” as you call him, was for this ahamnesty in the first place.
Second reporter we’ve seen, asking Tommy if he’s been smoking anything, due to his idiotic answers

ToddonCapeCod on June 28, 2007 at 9:38 PM

Legalize it.

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 8:44 PM

Better define “it.”

naliaka on June 28, 2007 at 9:42 PM

Chong isn’t worried and for good reason.”Defacto amnesty” O’reilly and Dick Morris were warning us tonight that if elected pres. Hilary C. will use what is called Defacto amnesty. They say she has been talking about it for years. And they say, she can and will use it. After we party tonight, hope the brains can get on this one ASAP.

Legions on June 28, 2007 at 9:49 PM

I bet ya, Cheech don’t want to be with Chong.

StuLongIsland on June 28, 2007 at 10:07 PM

Better define “it.”

naliaka on June 28, 2007 at 9:42 PM

People don’t know who Peter Tosh is anymore?

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 10:35 PM

Does Chong really have any room to talk about illegal immigration?

Ryan Gandy on June 28, 2007 at 10:53 PM

Thank God he’s supposed to be a comedian!

And Chong, too.

profitsbeard on June 28, 2007 at 11:02 PM

What a moron! Why would Fox put him on the air?? Did you hear him?? He called the amnesty bill MODERATE!

As for Tommy, he came out the more intelligent of the two.

MadisonConservative on June 28, 2007 at 11:03 PM

@MadisonConservative, how did Tommy signify his intelligence? By ranting on and on even when it was made known he was out of time?

Or are you talking about between Cheech and himself? …

Yeah I could see that one.

Ryan Gandy on June 28, 2007 at 11:07 PM

Tommy needs more magic dust.

Free right of passage? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over…

Mojave Mark on June 28, 2007 at 11:15 PM

People don’t know who Peter Tosh is anymore?

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 10:35 PM

Nope.
Kinda ethnocentric of you isn’t it?

naliaka on June 28, 2007 at 11:23 PM

I think he was making a “delivery”, and someone said hey, why don’t we put him in a chair? Cavuto will love it

PowWow on June 28, 2007 at 11:46 PM

Nope.
Kinda ethnocentric of you isn’t it?

naliaka on June 28, 2007 at 11:23 PM

Are you kidding me? “Ethnocentric”? Because I expect people to know the second most famous man in reggae music? Not even that I expect them to know who he is, but at least his most famous song “Legalize It.”

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 11:53 PM

I kinda like the end

“Isnt he the guy that went on the joy ride with that girl”

tshell on June 29, 2007 at 12:06 AM

I can only shake my head in wonder….

izzatso on June 29, 2007 at 12:12 AM

Tommy likes going one toke over the line because he can be a huge hypocrite and it all sounds real good man.

Tommy also likes the natural migration of sensimia.

Speakup on June 29, 2007 at 1:14 AM

Smoke pot and realize Bush is the moron. Why are they interviewing Tommy again?

Interesting though he thinks that Ted Kennedy is OK, even though he’s deeply embedded in the Establishment. I’ve got a piece up on the Autopsy that illuminates the Anti-Establismentarian and their ideological blind spot.

Nethicus on June 29, 2007 at 1:54 AM

Is this the Tommy that Harry Reid’s been talking to?

ReubenJCogburn on June 29, 2007 at 2:08 AM

Bush is a moron – check

Kennedy isn’t very bright – check

Isn’t Kennedy the guy that went on a joyride with the girl? – check

“Tommy can you hear me?”

jaime on June 29, 2007 at 5:56 AM

Holy crap.. why does this burnout get airtime, with Cavuto of all people..

Yeah, Bush is a Moron, but the so called genius was more concerned with what went on under his desk than what was happening to the country..

Viper1 on June 29, 2007 at 6:41 AM

The funny part is Tommy’s views aren’t far off most liberals.

imshocked on June 29, 2007 at 6:56 AM

Are you kidding me? “Ethnocentric”? Because I expect people to know the second most famous man in reggae music? Not even that I expect them to know who he is, but at least his most famous song “Legalize It.”

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 11:53 PM

You really believe the whole world is supposed to know that guy? Yeh, that’s ethnocentric in the classic sense. Here’s some real cross culture: Africans were not as impressed with the Reggae culture as Westerners – in African societies, from West Africa to East Africa, North to South, dreadlocks are a spooky sign of mental illness and degradation, possible demon-possession. Africans spend a lot of time on their hair to keep it neat, they don’t like “wild.”
And of course, winding back to the original subject: the conceit that everyone must be in agreement to “legalize it.”
And that incredibly after viewing a clip that displays that Tommy Chong is a walking billboard for the argument NOT to legalize a drug that makes a person stupid.
Legalize it? “America’s Dumbest Criminals” would have so much material, it’d be a nightly show rather than a weekly broadcast.

naliaka on June 29, 2007 at 8:52 AM

The American people dug it out because we wanted the friggen borders secured because of 9/11 and they responded by expending lots of effort on a POS bill that we did not want! They could have very easily passed a borders security and employer sanction bill. But they could do that because then they wouldn’t have border security to hold over our heads in order to get their amnesty passed.

Where the heck is Newt? He should be articulating this and setting a path to rein in our out of control congress.

csdeven on June 29, 2007 at 8:53 AM

Viper1 on June 29, 2007 at 6:41 AM

Yeah and remember, Bush is the same moron who planned and executed 9/11 with no evidence that anyone can find.

csdeven on June 29, 2007 at 8:54 AM

Why was he on?

1. He didn’t understand the bill they were voting on.
2. He thinks Bush is against illegal aliens.
3. He thinks this country can house as many people as we want it to.
4. And he was probably high right then.

Esthier on June 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM

Are you kidding me? “Ethnocentric”? Because I expect people to know the second most famous man in reggae music? Not even that I expect them to know who he is, but at least his most famous song “Legalize It.”

Nonfactor on June 28, 2007 at 11:53 PM

Reggae music is far from a well-known music genre in this country. It’s enough if Americans know the most famous man who played it.

Esthier on June 29, 2007 at 10:38 AM

Ah yes…

Better living through chemistry?

Corky on June 29, 2007 at 10:41 AM

Why was he on?

1. He didn’t understand the bill they were voting on.
2. He thinks Bush is against illegal aliens.
3. He thinks this country can house as many people as we want it to.
4. And he was probably high right then.

Esthier on June 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM

Exactly!
The strangle point for news in this world is the EDITORS. It’s so bad, so monopolistic in aggressively promoting one viewpoint through the entire media industry, one wonders if RICO would be appropriate charge against them.

naliaka on June 29, 2007 at 10:42 AM

Stop the whole damn world; another pothead Californian speaks. About something????? errr I think.

oldelpasoan on June 29, 2007 at 11:01 AM

Rule 1. Don’t do bong rips before the interveiw.

Rule 2. Don’t drink the bong water.

Mojack420 on June 29, 2007 at 11:19 AM

Mojave Mark on June 28, 2007 at 11:15 PM

Er…thats a bit of a sticking point most of us conservative would like to pretend doesn’t exist…After the Mexican American war when the United States purchased the southwest from Mexico we did sign a treaty with Mexico granting Mexican citizens Free right of passage.

It was done because there were several million Mexican citizens who literately became American citizens overnight who still had families in Mexico. So we agreed to their free right of passage so that they could visit their families any time they wanted to.

However also to be fair that free right of passage was never intended to allow tens of millions of Mexicans to illegally enter this country and take up semi-permanent or permanent residency.

doriangrey on June 29, 2007 at 11:21 AM

This is Harry Reid’s mystery “Tommy”

Grafted on June 29, 2007 at 11:28 AM

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