Student to Obama: How about stimulating the economy by legalizing drugs and hookers?
posted at 4:55 pm on December 4, 2009 by Allahpundit
Can’t blame the kid for trying. Obama has been famously ambivalent about one of these issues, and he’s already pissed off enough seniors with ObamaCare that he might as well go ahead and alienate them all. Although these days, I don’t know why any American would want or need drugs. Just breathe deep and get high on Change, baby. (Now available in tablet form.)
As for the other half of the equation, now that we’ve learned that carbon isn’t the only thing world leaders will be emitting in Copenhagen, it does seem unfair that Americans must suffer without. Many beta-male votes have been lost to The One this day, my friends.
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tetriskid on December 4, 2009 at 4:55 PM
oh for pete’s sake. lol.
John the Libertarian on December 4, 2009 at 4:55 PM
In the fast track to becoming a third-world country, ain’t it?
Sigh…
newton on December 4, 2009 at 4:55 PM
LOL. Need to start stimulating the economy and parts beyond somehow. And probably could pay for Obamacare with the taxes on these two “activities.”
Makes sense to me, little Beta Male, makes sense to me.
/totally kidding
mjk on December 4, 2009 at 4:56 PM
His parents are sooooooo proud.
Oink on December 4, 2009 at 4:56 PM
You win 1000 interwebz with that snark.
lorien1973 on December 4, 2009 at 4:56 PM
But with all these taxes, who’s gonna be able to pay for the drugs or hookers?????
search4truth on December 4, 2009 at 4:57 PM
If drugs and hookers were legal, ACORN would lose half of their consulting business. After all, nobody’d come to them with a need to circumvent non-existant laws.
Sign of the Dollar on December 4, 2009 at 4:59 PM
What, and have the gubmint screw up other perfectly working distribution systems?
bbz123 on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Future editor of Reason.
justkevin on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Wait till they make it to the boardroom
ernesto on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM
*snort*
Those sites are horrible! A good window into the idiot youth of America. Of course, they all think they are the wisest people in the land.
Keyser-Soze on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Obamacare will take care of the drugs…
…and the SEIU already has the hookers.
Seven Percent Solution on December 4, 2009 at 5:00 PM
And he famously admitted to using illegal drugs. Aim high, voters.
SouthernGent on December 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM
ACORN already thinks prostitution is legal.
walkingboss on December 4, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Next thing you know, they will tax “contract killings”
J_Crater on December 4, 2009 at 5:03 PM
They may not be the wisest people in the land, but they did give Nobama the presidency. Maybe Megan McCain can start twitting about how drugs and hookers should be included in the Republican ‘big tent’. Just sayin…
joejm65 on December 4, 2009 at 5:04 PM
What I want to know is one do that kid do any of the things he mentioned, if he has is he will to pay a tax on them or is the other half supposed to pay the taxes. What does he think will happen to the price.
I think this kid has to much time on his hands.
Brat4life on December 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Join Obama’s ACORN kids.
maverick muse on December 4, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Hope this kid isn’t paying for an education. Based on his question, Mom and Dad have gotten squat for their bucks.
Maybe junior can point out just where drug dealers and prostitutes are lining up TO PAY TAXES.
GarandFan on December 4, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Any guesses on how much he’s shooting up and hooking up? Most proponents of legalizing these activities are heavily engaged in them.
Dark-Star on December 4, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Actually, that was a good question. In the scheme of things, why not?
Fuzzlenutter on December 4, 2009 at 5:06 PM
there are people who view this as “truth to power”
rob verdi on December 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Did he say, “legalize…non-violent crime”?
Like what? Money laundering? Discrimination? Fraud? Shoplifting?
amerpundit on December 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Bammy should of said we are transitioning to a ‘service’ economy….would have covered it…
t on December 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM
So, did he ever answer the question? All I saw was him going around it and starting to give some dissertation on the economy.
duggersd on December 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Some one remind me again….what are these “town halls” for. Lord knows he has had so many I can’t keep up. Has he not been told he won the election? Why are we paying for this guy to fly all over the freaking place and campaign? Cheese and rice, can some one please take away this guys keys and make him stay home?
Sheesh!
milwife88 on December 4, 2009 at 5:07 PM
The boy spoke.
And his words were wise.
MadisonConservative on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
A proud product of modern liberal American education.
johnsteele on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
National Lampoon’s: I asked President Obama a Stupid Question
portlandon on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Mr. President — meet the people who swept you into office…
D2Boston on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
College is broken
PrezHussein on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
If Obama legalized prostitution, prostitutes would just get paid under the table. ;)
One thing would be for certain. There would be a lot more hookers out there overnight.
Thunderstorm129 on December 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
“Hey man, where dijoo get that jacket?”
Bishop on December 4, 2009 at 5:09 PM
I can see prostitution or legalized drugs being topics for debate, but the kids actually suggested, if you listen close, legalizing some non-violent crimes. I wonder what non-violent crime he has been daydreaming about?
DFCtomm on December 4, 2009 at 5:09 PM
A boneheaded , unqualified, empty suited Marxist president confronted by a mush -brained ,clueless,juice box generation libertine.A snapshot of the ol’ USA circa 2009.
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Does he ever really answer the question?
Hawkins1701 on December 4, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Don’t bother asking. You won’t get an answer from the ‘legalize it’ crowd that isn’t laughable. No matter where or who or how often you ask.
Dark-Star on December 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
I agree with him.
I don’t know why individual choice doesn’t extend to recreational drug use and prostitution.
JABB on December 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
These are legal if the federal government is involved:
Money laundering: Take money from citizens and give back to states. State politicians are clean from responsibility to their voters.
Discrimination: quotas.
Fraud: Too easy.
Shoplifting: Corporate income taxes.
WashJeff on December 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Student to Obama: How about stimulating the economy by legalizing drugs and hookers?
Obama to student: Not only should we legalize them … but the government should provide them!
darwin on December 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
+10,000
cubachi on December 4, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Kids Question: 8 seconds.
Obama’s Answer: 1:54 seconds.
Why does it take Barry so long to say “No.”
Ehh.. uhyh. I…I…I…
portlandon on December 4, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Clumsy boy — not supposed to be that direct. He must’ve passed Nuance 101 before he flunked it.
Feedie on December 4, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Think of all the “jobs” of various sorts that would be created or saved by legalizing prostitution.
As for drugs, I think Obama is just waiting for the perfection of the drug soma, which should be popular with betas everywhere (and gammas, deltas, and epsilons as well). A gramme is better than a damn.
malclave on December 4, 2009 at 5:16 PM
luv it :^D
leftnomore on December 4, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Why, a government “stimulus”, of course. Down the road, we can have a “cash for old hookers” program…
yubley on December 4, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Prostitution is legal, you just have to be a member of Congress to reap the benefits. Just ask Mary Landreiu.(sp)
thomasaur on December 4, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Actualy, the kid asked a fairly straightforward and honest question – and Skippy basically shined him on after getting a couple of chuckles at his expense.
Wind Rider on December 4, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Amen
Knucklehead on December 4, 2009 at 5:19 PM
There’s probably an IRS code for that…let me look it up.
tommer74 on December 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Though I would agree that prostitution and drugs do not represent the best use of our law enforcement agencies, with the Democrat party’s urge to nationalize everything in sight, I fear that such a proposal would only result in government run brothels and state sponsored opium dens. You know, much like Berkley.
Browncoatone on December 4, 2009 at 5:23 PM
I’m surprised the One didn’t ask if underage Central American girls were involved…he probably referred him to ACORN after the event.
tommer74 on December 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Legalize non-violent crime??
The real sad part in all of this is the tuition his clueless parents are wasting on this morally bankrupt numb skull.
Or, perhaps like Dear Leader, that’s their plan??!
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locomotivebreath1901 on December 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Would love to see a student produce a birth certificate & challenge current POS to produce same.
BHO Jonestown on December 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah
Fast times indeed…
rukiddingme on December 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Not to get my free-market libertarian panties in a bunch, but prostitution and drugs should be like Roe v. Wade: the 10th Amendment trumps and the states should decide.
John the Libertarian on December 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM
The kid would have been received much better when Clinton was in office…
sulla on December 4, 2009 at 5:32 PM
“What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place ’cause it was bogus; so if we don’t get some cool rules ourselves – pronto – we’ll just be bogus too! Get it?
So let’s legalize pot and hookers and stuff!”
Bishop on December 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM
You need to think about more rationally.
Itchee Dryback on December 4, 2009 at 5:33 PM
He should have answered “Acorn has that market covered, but thanks for asking”.
gina4 on December 4, 2009 at 5:34 PM
You would think with the very high levels of casual promiscuity these days hookers would be on the path to obsolescence. If we legalize it we might give the free hookups a bad idea. What we now get for free might come with a fee. Hookups, not hookers. :)
ray on December 4, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Don’t bother the Big O, kid! Just boogie on down to your local ACORN office, and 14-year-old Maria Juana from El Salvador will get you high tonight, and they’ll send us the bill.
Steve Z on December 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM
How is it up to Obama if prostitution is legal or not? Last I checked it was legal in Nevada. Maybe we should start with educating people \about the difference between state and federal government.
jhffmn on December 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Obama believes that we can’t sustain wars without positive progress. With this in mind, I am waiting for him to relieve all police officers of duty as their War on Drugs and War on Crime have been an utter failure. Every second, of every day, someone is becoming addicted, OD’ing, being murdered, raped, or robbed…EVERY SINGLE DAY.
How can we continue to sustain these obvious failures. To endlessly fund these completely ineffective wars is a huge, financial burden on the American people. Send our officers home so we can enhance our entitlement programs and bring peace and love to America.
Thank you, God Bless You, and God Bless the United States of America.
kagai on December 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM
the kid was just catering to the audience, lame question to a lame president.
VTWaldrup on December 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM
I’m sure this thread will bring out all the HotAir “legalize it” advocates so would someone in that camp please answer the following series of questions?
If the US legalizes marijuana, puts a price on it and taxes its sale, what will all of the current illegal suppliers of the drug do?
Will the Mexican/Other drug cartels just pack up and go away? Or will they just give up their marijuana crops and concentrate on opiates/meth/cocaine?
And if neither of the above, will they try to undercut the US Grade A Pot prices? And if so, what would that do for the “save the economy” argument?
And finally, will the purchase of illegal marijuana still be a crime? And if so, is it likely that crime will increase, or decrease?
BKeyser on December 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM
I think he meant victimless crime. I kind of did a little bit of a double take, but yeah victimless crime is a little more reasonable to legalize.
clement on December 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Funny. Very Funny.
Lou Budvis on December 4, 2009 at 5:38 PM
The Oba-Messiah is the omega without the alpha.
Steve Z on December 4, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I think Obama could take a crack at the issue. I hear he can really blow people away with his personal knowledge of the former issue. He doesn’t just take pot shots. The speed of his thoughts in this regard is truly impressive. You should hear him discuss the story of what happened to poor Mary Jane.
Oh and his VP is a dope.
18-1 on December 4, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Hey, the IRS doesn’t hit you, right?
18-1 on December 4, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Ah, like Polanski (since it wasn’t really rape-rape).
malclave on December 4, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Heh
+1000
clearbluesky on December 4, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Fractured Fairytales:
Sudent to Obama: How about stimulating the economy by legalizing drugs and hookers?
Obama to student: How about stimulating the economy by reinstituting the draft?
Student to Obama: I just gt an emergency call on my cell phone and have got to go!
MB4 on December 4, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Can I have some free drugs?
Del Dolemonte on December 4, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Interestingly he said he was in his second year, He didn’t say sophomore. He must be in one of those 6-7 year programs. Mommy paying of course.
rjoco1 on December 4, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Saw a picture yesterday-O’bama’s mug is now gracing sheets of windowpane LSD.
Farm out.
Del Dolemonte on December 4, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Stop it! I just blew coffee all over the monitor…..
rukiddingme on December 4, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Forget about the question the kid posed. The Cover-girl in Chief, well, he could not have been more un-presidential in his reply.
Not only does he hate this country, an indisputable fact, he diminishes the high office he holds… to the point of lessening himself.
As to the kid’s question, somehow I doubt that hookers and drug dealers and bookies know how to keep the best of auditable financial records. I mean these are cash-only businesses anyway and, like flea markets, enjoy the benefits of the underground economy.
TXUS on December 4, 2009 at 5:51 PM
And then have the Government pay for it.
MES401067 on December 4, 2009 at 5:51 PM
I’m sure abortion services are already taxed.
jimmy2shoes on December 4, 2009 at 5:52 PM
That’s a stupid question. Why would a guy from Chicago ever take away the big profit centers from his friends in organized crime?
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Haven’t watched the video, but, based on AP’s post I’m guessing the kid is in to Ron Paul.
pugwriter on December 4, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Christmas gift suggestion for our burgeoning criminologist: A new tie.
Haven’t seen one that horrible since the Ford administration.
The Ugly American on December 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Also as President, that would make it harder for his buddies in Federal “Law” Enforcement to confiscate your money and property on mere suspicion.
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Do you know what that would do to poppy prices? It would be harder to fund black ops then. And terrorists wouldn’t get top dollar for their heroin.
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM
What about local government politicians that are paid off by or basically part of organized crime in their towns and cities? What good is having the job if you don’t have the perks?
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 6:01 PM
I’m guessing copyright law by downloading free movies and music.
Jeff2161 on December 4, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Pimp needs a bottom b*tch, though. You know what I am sayin’?
Fletch54 on December 4, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Yeah that’s right dumb@ss. From the examples he mentioned that is obviously the conclusion somebody with half a brain would come to. And whenever somebody talks about sex they mean raping babies.
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Are you a cop? You know, they arrest someone with 2 lbs and when it gets to court it magically turns into 3 oz. Then you can get free drugs right now. Or you could just shake down a drug dealer like others do.
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 6:08 PM
At least the hits would be too small to make out his mug.
thomasaur on December 4, 2009 at 6:11 PM
I look in awe, at this young man, and just have SO much hope for the future. NOT!!!
capejasmine on December 4, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Quick! Pay attention to it!
daesleeper on December 4, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Well you’re already seeing that with cigarettes. I would guess they would go after tax “cheats” with Cannabis a little harder because they can still capitalize on the stigma. Going after hooch helps the ATF get some supplementary funding and aids to keep that disgusting organization in business.
Or maybe they would just ignore or not enforce it, and maybe they could spend their time, money, and paperwork on solving real crime and use the extra prison space to keep sex offenders in jail longer.
LevStrauss on December 4, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Word. I’m barely past 20, and already I’m ashamed to admit which generation I’m a part of.
Dark-Star on December 4, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Thank you for your salient question, Mister Spicoli… And thank you for asking it on “our time”…
/s/ Mister Hand
Fast Times at Ridgemont HIgh
Khun Joe on December 4, 2009 at 6:19 PM
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