Earlier in class today we discussed Obama and how as a teen he experimented with marijuana and cocaine. I found a link to where he admits to an audience that he has smoked weed and inhaled. This is part of a growing trend. If you watch this video, you can see how marijuana has been hurtful to candidates in the past, and how candidates are hesitant to answer honestly and upfront. Bill Clinton said that he experimented with marijuana a couple times but "never inhaled" and never liked it.
Obama has worked hard to earn that aura of trust and hope that surrounds his candidacy. However, this honesty is not received warmly by all Americans. Romney says that Obama should not be as upfront about what he has done wrong in the past, because he is a role model and should not talk in great detail about his past indiscretions. I just find it funny that even honesty can be debated in American politics.
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