tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post8016616977903123301..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Remembering Douglas GinsburgNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-22913640577687586032012-12-24T03:54:42.059-08:002012-12-24T03:54:42.059-08:00At the time, even marijuana use as "youthful ...At the time, even marijuana use as "youthful indiscretion" was barely tolerable politically - remember Clinton's "didn't inhale" from 1992? So smoking dope while a responsible adult was just way beyond what the times would allow. And smoking with his students - well, just triple that in terms of unacceptability.<br /><br />Maybe Nixon could go to China, but there was no way Reagan could stand behind a nominee with that record of pot smoking, especially after years of our having to listen to Nancy Reagan saying "Just Say No."<br /><br />-low-tech cyclistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-80612292597051330832012-12-22T13:30:22.455-08:002012-12-22T13:30:22.455-08:00With his students! I get your point, but I think t...With his students! I get your point, but I think that just makes him more awesome.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-18570428576435232652012-12-22T05:47:30.015-08:002012-12-22T05:47:30.015-08:00I think he had not just smoked pot, but gotten hig...I think he had not just smoked pot, but gotten high with his students. Again, not exactly fair today, but that made the whole thing a little worse.Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.com