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George F. Will: Another round of Prohibition, anyone?
Washington Post ^
| July 8, 2010
| George F. Will
Posted on 07/08/2010 2:16:11 PM PDT by neverdem
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:16:14 PM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:20:42 PM PDT
by
FoxPro
(Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
To: neverdem
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:22:35 PM PDT
by
Huck
(Q: How can you tell a party is in the minority? A: They're complaining about the deficit.)
To: neverdem
-—pass the salt , please, my fries with the hamburger are toobland——
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:23:13 PM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: neverdem
The most interesting thing about that article is that women through the prohibition movement gave rise to NASCAR! LOL. If that’s true then I thank them at least for that.
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:26:56 PM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: saganite
Well, yeah, because of Prohibition, rumrunners and bootleggers came into existence. Good ol’ boys would oufit their cars to make them as quick as possible to beat the police. They were the forerunners of todays NASCAR.
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:29:35 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(Obama knows what a library is, but he spends his time in the "A Complete Idiot's Guide To" section.)
To: WinOne4TheGipper
I knew NASCAR originated from running shine but I just never made the connection to the prohibition movement and the fact it was primarily a women’s movement.
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:36:48 PM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: neverdem
The bigger message here is: Beware the do-gooders.
In the name of "good" they will take your liberty.
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:39:28 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
To: WinOne4TheGipper
They were the forerunners of todays NASCAR.Junior Johnson was moonshiner even as he drove in NASCAR. Well, until he was caught and convincted in 1956.
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:39:49 PM PDT
by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(People should not be afraid of the government. Governement should be afraid of the people)
To: bamahead
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:42:51 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: neverdem
But don’t worry, the prohibition of the currently illegal drugs is both necessary and good with no unintended consequences.
To: neverdem
If I were writing this article, I could not have helped myself from asking the question, if not for prohibition the Godfather of the Kennedy crime family, Joe Kennedy, would not have made his fortune as a bootlegger.
And without that bootlegging fortune, it is unlikely that the Kennedy brothers would have had much effect on the American political scene.
To: neverdem
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posted on
07/08/2010 2:55:32 PM PDT
by
Cardhu
To: saganite
The most interesting thing about that article is that women through the prohibition movement gave rise to NASCAR! LOL. If thats true then I thank them at least for that.
The illegal production of alcohol proceeded prohibition and went on long after it's appeal. Yes Prohibition increased it greatly. It still goes on today in certain pockets around the South. There were always people around who wanted to beat the alcohol taxes and get around the law.
I've actually never tasted illegal alcohol. I've never had moonshine, white-lighning, or home brew. Friends of mine who have had the stuff claim it's garbage. It's sole purpose it to get you drunk. It's not exactly Chivas Regal or a good micro-brew.
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posted on
07/08/2010 3:02:16 PM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough.)
To: WinOne4TheGipper
Add smoking to the alcohol issue. Women like being bosses and they’ll say anything to win.
To: Cardhu
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posted on
07/08/2010 3:11:51 PM PDT
by
dljordan
("His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him")
To: Biblebelter
I’m not sure that Joe Kennedy actually “made his fortune” by bootlegging. He made lots of money on Wall St. by engaging in what would now be illegal insider trading. One way or another, the Kennedy fortune was based on crime, and scions like Ted K. went on to an even bigger racket: unconstitutional Federal govt.
To: truthguy
“I’ve actually never tasted illegal alcohol. I’ve never had moonshine, white-lighning, or home brew. Friends of mine who have had the stuff claim it’s garbage. It’s sole purpose it to get you drunk. It’s not exactly Chivas Regal or a good micro-brew.”
Moonshine and White Lightning are the same thing. Home brew is beer. I make some pretty fine beer myself and have tasted some pretty fine corn likker.
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posted on
07/08/2010 3:15:12 PM PDT
by
dljordan
("His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him")
To: neverdem
Like Prohibition, the government banning of incandescent light bulbs, high flow toilets and ridiculous taxes on cigarettes should cause a renaissance for organized crime who will gladly provide these contraband products to a willing market.
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posted on
07/08/2010 3:17:43 PM PDT
by
The Great RJ
(The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
To: dljordan
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posted on
07/08/2010 3:20:25 PM PDT
by
Cardhu
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