Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - War on Drugs
August 10th, 2006 by AlexPenn & Teller are two interesting guys. One is big, loud and loves to talk. The other is small, silent and well … silent. Another one of their polar opposites is the fact they do magic tricks and, seperately, host a show that seriously debunks many of the myths perpetuated in today’s culture.
Their Showtime series ‘Bullshit!’ has covered topics from Gun Control to Abstinence and everything in-between. The episode that I’m most interested in, not surprisingly, is Bullshit! - War on Drugs. This one covers it all - how Nixon first started the “all-out offensive” with the War on Drugs, the massive political motivations, and the current $20 billion a year pricetag it’s costing the American people.
The entire episode is being hosted on Google video, so if you’ve got 30 minutes to spare I highly recommend checking it out. Not only is it packed full of interesting facts and observations, it’s also funny to see Penn get all uppity about weed.
