Schwarzenegger Answers Digg Questions
May 28th, 2009 by RickCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger finally answered some questions that have been proposed by users of the Digg website. Naturally, one of the top questions, with 1056 Diggs asked by Digg user EndecriX, was concerning the legalization of marijuana:
What is your stance on the legalization, cultivation and regulation of marijuana in the state of California?
For someone that wanted to get the ball rolling with the issue of legalization, Schwarzenegger immediately says he is against the legalization of marijuana, when asked the question. He did say that others want marijuana legalized, so for this reason he would leave it open for debate.
Like a typical politician, Schwarzenegger passes the buck and leaves the issue up to others, almost wiping his hands clean of it. Maybe he wants to run as a U.S. Senator (because he can’t run as Governor,) so he’s backing the policies and decisions of the power players in Washington in hopes that they back him.
Ironically enough, when Schwarzenegger first spoke about the potential of legalization, he said we should look into the success rate of the countries that have already legalized drugs. This time around he seems to have a bit of fuzzy memory as he said he wasn’t sure how the other countries fared with their projects on legalization. Even though the information is available, Schwarzenegger claims that he doesn’t think there is any information out there. What. The. Fuck.
Schwarzenegger likes the law that they have, saying “it plays” — meaning that he supports the prohibition. In fact, it seems as if Schwarzenegger was replaced by a clone, like in The 6th Day, because everything he said before is now different. This is the man that suggested the legalization of marijuana would provide a billion dollar annual revenue to California and now he says that California needs to not live beyond their means — that marijuana shouldn’t be legalized just on that front alone.
Schwarzenegger then whines about California’s budget, debt and the fact that it’s been like that for 60 some years. Looks like it’s time for a change California. Stop electing dumbass movie stars that delve into politics because of their popularity or the fact that they married into a blue-blooded lineage. Nothing will ever change and none of these people will ever go against the status quo.
Digg Users Get Chance to Ask Arnie Anything
May 20th, 2009 by Rick
Digg is currently hosting a forum (aptly named Dialogg) until Tuesday May 26, where registered Digg members can submit a question that will be voted upon, the most popular to be asked to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger when they interview him from the Capital Building in Sacramento, CA.
A few of the popular subjects (aside from the legalization of marijuana) address the fact that he can’t run for president of the United States and infer what his political plans are after his term ends in California. Some comments ask questions that apparently he hasn’t been able to answer as his stint as Governor.
One of the ones I’m now curious to know now was submitted by zwendkos:
what were you thinking right here?
No doubt, the Digg community will do a great job when it comes to providing sound questions for the interview and I for one am looking forward to delving into the mind of Arnold Schwarzenegger once more.
Highdeas.com — Share Stoned Ass Ideas Online
April 7th, 2009 by Silvio
Everybody has them. Brilliant ideas while being stoned. These few and far between moments of genius are going to be forgotten soon enough. Wouldn’t it be cool to have a place where you can store and share your sudden strokes of wisdom, without having to fear weird looks by your peers? Highdeas.com is that place.
The concept is simple. Users post thoughts and ideas they had while being stoned, before they forget them of course. Other users vote the ideas up or down, a la digg, and democratically push the most voted to the front.
Skimming through, it’s almost fascinating to see what a stoner’s mind can come up with sometimes. You can find ideas range from a solar-powered cell phone, (so you can order a pizza if perhaps you’re stranded on a deserted island with no electricity to recharge your phone,) to why you should invent a time machine to go back in time to prevent yourself from inventing it. Stoners think paradoxically.
The concept itself appropriately deserves a place on a website, it’s definitely worth a look. Wonder what the rating for that idea would look like…
Legalization Supporters Dominate Digg
April 1st, 2009 by Rick
The Digg power users have latched onto a very hot topic: marijuana.
Ever since President Obama held his Virtual Town Hall meeting and laughed at the issue, Digg users have been busy posting marijuana-related stories, their beliefs on the health benefits and even thoughts on decriminalizing marijuana in order to curb the violence of the drug wars in Mexico.
In fact, many of the posts also reflect their disappointment about voting for President Obama and even talk about not voting for him again — all in response to his answer on the legalization of marijuana.
Keep up the chatter Digg users! The more this information gets out there, the more of an impact it will ultimately have for the change we’ve been expecting for so long. For all those people that are angry at President Obama, I suggest you give it some time… did you really expect his answer to be anything less? Even when he was a Senator in 2004, he was in favor of decriminalizing marijuana but didn’t feel it should be entirely legalized.
More and more influencial people that once held anti-marijuana viewpoints are coming out of the woodwork in favor of medical marijuana, decriminalization and legalization. It’s a work in progress and there are movements in motion right now to bring more pressure to the White House. The Virtual Town Hall meeting was the first step in preperation for that giant leap that needed to be made. Stay up.
