What should have been covered in the debates, but wasn’t?

The last few years the top internet question,

that is regarding: allowing Americans to grow/access Hemp/cannabis, which has been called “the world’s most utilitarian plant”, for every good purpose, that is medicine, food, housing, industry, economy and ecology etc… has been consistently avoided and/or laughed away apparently in denial of the revolutionary consequences, how would you two tonight have responded to the American internet community?

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”

H.L. Mencken

The potheads are right, Wally. Cannabis should be legalized. It won’t solve all of our problems, as they seem to think, but the prohibition is clearly doing more harm than good. The three groups most in favor of keeping it illegal are….

….organized crime gangs, because the prohibition makes it more lucrative;

….police and prison guard unions, along with the private prison industry, because it’s job security;

….racists who like the idea of slapping felony convictions on as many minorities as possible, to keep them from voting.

It should have asked of the candidates (and Wally) seriously, how are we going to keep this country from drowning in a sea of debt, while we hire more teachers, service professionals, etc… if we don’t first unshackle the minds duped by the propaganda of the Prohibition of Hemp/cannabis and the War on Drugs?

Who’s not been adversely effected due to 75+ planned obsolescence.?

Immigration. We need a common sense policy. Neither party has the intestinal fortitude to even bring up the subject.

Income disparity. The United States’ income disparity is greater than most European countries. The richest 1% have captured 97% of the income in the years after the Great Recession leaving our working and middle class in shambles. There is no discussion of why this has happened or how to stop and reverse this gap. The social fabric of our nation is unraveling. We can expect decades of social upheaval if we don’t find a way to run a less predatory style of capitalism. Germany has found a way to make capitalism work, and they’re eating our lunch with their workers and investors benefiting together.

My unmentioned issue … high seas piracy solutions. While Somali-based pireates are being more directly dealt with … the trend is for growth globally. This is compounded by the additional problems of convenient flagging of vessels to avoid regulatory requirements, shipping registry and name changes. Ship tracking ( name, ownership, flagging, registry, activity, ) needs to come into the 21st century. In its current state of management – there is still ample room to allow for its regular use in terrorism as a transport for goods, personnel and information. Tighten it up!.

Perry – Yup – we should be growing hemp. It’s produtds are a cost reducer in manufacturing, textile, paper industries.

Katie – Climate change wasn’t mentioned because each side now knows the other is set in concrete waiting for the burning bush, tablet on the mountain or Hargid to show up at their door.

Mark – Drones ? Good grief … they are endemic in this country already.. the flying ones, however… that does warrant some concern.

Wally – back the torque wrench up a couple foot/pounds. But.. to respect your “keepin it real” mode ..

… Hemp is booming business in Canada. It grows well on northern soils, doesn’t heaviliy deplete the nutrients, delivers multiple value products from the single crop and is therefore more price stable for the farmer then food crops. So yes … I do expect them to discuss it … in the same manner that discussion of womens rights 100+ years ago made a difference. Let it be dude – you aint the answer police.

… Legalizing marijuana would be a huge step forward in eliminating casual criminals from jails and prisons – thus freeing up space for the violent offenders. You kind of teed that one up there.

I’m VERY glad that Romney hit Obama on the “more flexibility after the election” moment with regards to Putin and Russia. I’m sure the folks at home remember that great Obama moment when he was caught on a hot mic with President Medvedev, a.k.a. Putin’s meat puppet. “I will transmit this information to Vladimir.”

This didn’t come up last night, but there was also the time he spoke ill of the Israeli P.M. with French President Sarkozy on a hot mic. Why is this guy (Obama) not being painted as a bumbling fool when it comes to foreign policy? Wouldn’t that be the overwhelming media narrative if it were a Republican committing these gaffes on hot mics?

The liberal, admittedly far left, moderator gave Obama a pass too many times. Our State Dept and CIA admits now that they watched the Benghazi attack and murders in real time, from drone cameras and then Obama’s crew goes on a mis information tactic all to avoid looking bad.. He sends his crew on every cable news show to say ” this was a spontaneous attack caused from a terrible YouTube trailer__ but it took 14 days later, then he admits other wise..That is out right deceit..

And why did they not have an emergency task force flown in within the first hour of the 5 hour long attack? $ dead and this is worse than any Watergate_ Obama covered for Attorney general in Fast and Furious and now this…it is dispicable and grounds to be impeached.

Obama’s great weakness in leadership once again when a decision had to be made….. This event of refusing security, refusing to let our Marine relief force come in to take the Ambassador out of Libya…yes, Obama’s true colors of being inept was clear and they should have discussed this more.

“The richest 1% have captured 97% of the income in the years after the Great Recession…”

There’s your problem right there, son. We can cure ya of your Leftism simply with math education.

The fact is, according to IRS stats, the top 1%, the 1.4 million Americans who earn $343,927 or more, had 16.9% of the income……

And paid 37% of the taxes.

Step out into the light of day. Tis good for the soul.

Sorry, My memory failed me. I was off by 4%. It’s 93% not 97 %, my bad.

Here is is introduction of the October 16th article published the Minneapolis Star Tribune. If you want to read the rest. Help yourself, search “Income Disparity.”

WASHINGTON – Income inequality has soared to the highest levels since the Great Depression, and the recession has done little to reverse the trend, with the top 1 percent of earners taking 93 percent of the income gains in the first full year of the recovery.

The yawning gap between the haves and the have-nots — and the political questions that gap has raised about the plight of the middle class — has given rise to anti-Wall Street sentiment and animated the presidential campaign. Now, a growing body of economic research suggests that it might mean lower levels of economic growth and slower job creation in the years ahead, as well.

2 things . The environment including the drought and global warming and the appointment of local ,state, federal and supreme court justices and their ideas about how they believe justice should be administered.

As those who follow this page closely know, I’m a straight shooter, both literally and figuratively. As a wing shooter also knows, close is often good enough when you are using the correct ammo. My ammo is the truth of the growing income disparity to levels not seen since 1929. It is inescapable. Yes, the correct terminology is ” income gains.” It’s still an enormous amount of money that is going to the lucky few.

The left is right on this issue. You can’t have unlimited wealth accumulation and Democracy. You can have one, but not the other. Which one would you prefer?

Everything that was covered in the third party debates tonight. Those were great, hope you heard them.