Word: doped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...marijuana use wrong? Most of the penitents who have rushed to confess to smoking dope have agreed that it is. "It was a mistake," said Babbitt. "I wish I hadn't," said Gore. "I hope that the young people of this country, including my own daughters, will learn from my mistake," said Ginsburg, withdrawing. Conversely, Columnist Tom Wicker, in a biting critique of the phony moralism and "sudden piety" of Ginsburg's attackers, felt compelled to preface his remarks about marijuana smokers by assuring his readers that "I am not now and never have been one of them...
...just narrow, but unconvincing. What if it had turned out that Ginsburg smoked dope only on camping trips to Alaska, where marijuana possession for private use is, under state law, entirely legal? Would Ginsburg still be a candidate for the Supreme Court? Not a chance...
MANY CRITICS of Ginsburg, of course, would argue that privacy is not the crux of the issue here. The Ginsburg "scandal," after all, raised questions not only about the nominee's use of dope, but also about his integrity. Smoking the stuff may be a sin, but lying about it on a background check form when nominated for the Court of Appeals is what's cardinal. Had Ginsburg not done that, his nomination may very well have survived...
...GINSBURG "dope" controversy led to an amusing turnaround in the American government. Democrats, normally not keen on the anti-drug fanatacism of the Reagan Administration, suddenly are assuming a position of moral outrage. Republicans, coming oft a seven-year tirade against the ingestion of anything besides caviar and water, suddenly are saying "just say occasionally...
...Only dopes smoke dope!" says the indignified man, slamming the car door. "I'm going to be President some day. But don't come asking for favors--or appointments...