omgfactsofficial: The US has the highest rate of illegal drug use in the world! America is famous for its stringent anti-drug policies, yet shockingly, we report the highest illegal drug use in the world. In fact, marijuana use in the United States is even higher than the Netherlands where… Clearly, the war on drug users is a success. The plutocrats shall celebrate by sacrificing a poor black man who couldn’t afford an attorney and would soon otherwise be exonerated by DNA evidence!

Anti-Government Extremist: The US has the highest rate of illegal drug use in the world!

evilteabagger:

Why should you vote for Barack Obama? You should vote for Barack Obama if you think the status quo is acceptable. If you think 1.5 trillion dollar budget deficits are acceptable then vote for him. If you think over 6 trillion dollars in new debt is acceptable then vote for him. If you think unjustified and undeclared wars are acceptable then he is definitely the candidate for you.

I think your premise is wrong though. Obama is most definitely not any less batshit crazy than the GOP contenders.

Obama is the first commander and chief to assassinate two American citizens without trial or any due process. This is a violation not only of the U.S. Constitution, but of basic rights that have been recognized as far back as the Magna Carta.

Obama has ratcheted up the War on (some) Drugs up into overdrive. He continues to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. He accepts millions of dollars in donations from the very banks that OWS was “occupying” this summer and fall. 

Also, considering the MASSIVE debt crisis afflicting Europe at the moment would lead one to believe that using their public leaders as a barometer of qualifications is not the greatest idea. And honestly, Barack Obama? Qualified? Did you do any research into this guy? He wasn’t even a STATE senator until 1997! He didn’t run for the U.S. Senate until 2004 and announced his candidacy for president only two years as a U.S. Senator. You can call Obama a lot of things but qualified is not an easy one to argue.

He has broken some records though that shouldn’t go unmentioned. Even for a relatively new politician he sure has accomplished a lot. He added more to the debt in his first term than all presidents from George Washington to George Bush combined. He  quadrupled the amount of drone strikes authorized by the Bush administration in eight years, but it only took Obama two and half years. Obama has invoked State secrets six times since his inauguration to protect Bush era officials from scrutiny. Previously this had only been done three times in history.

Obama is a fascist warmongering hypocrite and anyone that continues to support him has been living under a rock for the last 4 years. I’m glad people at least have an opinion on politics, but do everyone a favor and make sure it’s an educated opinion.

Related (take the time to read it all):

• My tag designated entirely to the Obama Regime
• FOIA Still in Shackles Under Obama
• Obama is worse on Marijuana
• Waaaaay worse

There is so much to link to I can’t even think of it all. If you question my numbers please google them.

An eloquent explanation of why I can’t stomach the idea of another term.

That, and they don’t provide organic options at Guantanamo. I wouldn’t last more than a day after getting NDAA’ed before they’d just kill me from all of the whining. 

(Source: http://thearistokrat.tumblr.com/post/10727090273/yes-indeed)

Austin, TX, despite our already environmentally-conscious culture, has officially banned plastic bags. I’m voting against everyone on city council out this election cycle… This is ridiculous (still not as ridiculous as putting toxic chemicals in the water, though). Although the Austin City Council passed one of the broadest bag bans in the nation early Friday , a few details remain to be ironed out. Among them is what the penalties will be for refusing to comply with the law, which will prohibit retailers from offering single-use paper and plastic bags at all retail checkout counters starting in March 2013 . Penalties and details about who will enforce the ban will be worked out over the next few months, said Jennifer Herber , a spokeswoman for Austin Resource Recovery , the city’s trash and recycling department. Only retailers, not customers, will face penalties, she said. The council also asked staffers to explore creating an “emergency option” that would allow shoppers who forget their reusable bags to pay a fee for disposable bags so that they aren’t forced to buy more reusable bags. It’s not clear exactly how that would work or whether it would simply become a loophole for customers to continue getting disposable bags. Before and after the ban takes effect, the city plans to do a $2 million education campaign to alert shoppers to the change and remind them to bring reusable bags. The council decided not to enact a fee on disposable bags before the ban takes effect. An interim fee had been discussed as a way to help shoppers and retailers begin to change their habits and prepare for a ban. Austin is the first big Texas city to pass a bag ban. More than two dozen U.S. cities have bag laws, most of them prohibiting plastic bags and imposing a fee on paper. “This is about Austin reclaiming its position as the national leader in environmental protection,” said Rick Cofer , vice chairman of the city’s Zero Waste Advisory Commission, who has pushed for a ban for five years. “This ordinance is forward-looking. It may have taken a few years, but we got it right.” The City Council came close to enacting a ban a few years ago but held off when a few big retailers agreed to try to voluntarily reduce the plastic bags they offer. Council members have said that program wasn’t effective enough, and they asked city staffers last summer to begin writing up a ban. Friday’s vote came at about 2 a.m. , after a daylong council meeting. It was unanimous, even though a few council members recently had expressed reservations about the details of the ban, including the idea of prohibiting paper bags as well as plastic. Austin retailers will still be able to offer reusable bags, defined as those made of cloth or durable materials, or thicker paper or plastic bags that have handles. Retailers will decide whether to charge for those bags, though most probably will because such bags tend to be costlier to make. Exempt from the ban will be single-use bags for bulk foods, meat, fish, produce, newspaper delivery, dry cleaning and restaurant carryout foods, and bags that charities and nonprofits use to distribute food and other items. During months of debate, members of the plastics industry argued that thin plastic bags can be easily recycled and reused, such as for lining trash cans and picking up pet waste. But city leaders said the bags often end up as litter or landfill trash and cause environmental harm. Activists urged the City Council to ban single-use paper bags as well, saying they take more energy to make and transport. The Texas Retailers Association was the most vocal opponent of a ban, saying it would discourage retailers from continuing robust programs they’ve built to accept plastic bags and plastic packaging for recycling, meaning more of those goods could end up in landfills. In recent weeks, ban opponents have urged the city to pursue a program that will allow Austin residents to put plastic bags in their curbside recycling carts. Currently, the city accepts paper but not plastic bags through its curbside collection and recycling program because plastic bags can damage recycling machinery. Austin Resource Recovery Director Bob Gedert said adding plastic bags to the curbside program would be costly and difficult to carry out. He also said Austin should focus on reducing the number of plastic bags in circulation, not simply on continuing to make and recycle them. About a dozen people stuck around late Thursday and early Friday to offer the council their thoughts on the ban; most were in favor of it. “It’s time for you folks to make history and take a huge step in cleaning up your community,” said Robin Schneider , executive director of the nonprofit Texas Campaign for the Environment . Chris Bailey told the council a ban could have unintended consequences. “People act like the solution is to just create a crime out of an everyday activity, and all of a sudden, it will go away,” he said. “You’re trying to modify behavior by creating a punishment for it, and this has not been shown to work. … I think common sense is being neglected here.”

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