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Title: Senator Whose Family Was Caught With Smuggled Cocaine On Cargo Ship Says ‘No’ To Legalized Marijuana
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Published: Jan 7, 2017
Author: Alternate Media Syndicate
Post Date: 2017-01-07 12:13:43 by Deckard
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A cargo ship which has been linked to anti-drug Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell was stopped and searched before departing from Colombia recently, with approximately 90 pounds of cocaine found on board by the Coast Guard. But now, Senator McConnell is doubling down on his reputation as an “Anti-Drug Senator” by railing against legalized marijuana. The Senate Minority Leader said that he is firmly “against legalizing marijuana,” even while this has put him at odds with his Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell acknowledged that marijuana is “not in the same category as heroin,” even if it is treated as such by the DEA. Still, he said that legalizing the plant could “completely transform your society in a way that I think certainly most Kentuckians would not agree with.” “I don’t think an answer to this, honestly, is to go in a direction of legalizing any of these currently illegal drugs,” McConnell explained. “This whole movement in various parts of the country is a big mistake.” Free Thought explained that “this connection is not only relevant because of the family connection, but also because the Chao family has often made large donations to McConnell’s campaigns.” “In fact,” they continue, “the Chao family has been funding McConnell since the late 1980s. Years later, in 1993, McConnell married Elaine Chao and secured the Chao family as one of his primary sources for investments.” A gift worth somewhere between 5 and 25 million dollars from the Chao Family made McConnel one of the richest senators in the country in 2008. The Foremost Maritime Corporation is currently operating 16 dry bulk cargo ships, most of which are currently still in service. What makes this case even more interesting is that McConnell is well known as a staunch prohibitionist. In 1996, McConnell sponsored “The Enhanced Marijuana Penalties Act”, a bill designed to increase the mandatory minimum sentencing for people caught with marijuana. Luis Gonzales, an official with the Colombian Coast Guard in Santa Marta told The Nation that the Ping May’s crew were questioned as part of the investigation, but that they have yet to file any charges in the case. Do you think there is anything strange about McConnell’s war on weed, considering his family’s link to smuggled, black market cocaine? Perhaps those who deal in black market, unregulated drugs are trying to keep drugs illegal to make sure they maximize their black market profits?
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Nope. Two different drugs. If he was for marijuana and against cocaine, you'd have no problem with that stance, would you? Didn't think so.
So Donaldo Trump made Elaine Chao McConnell the Secretary of the Department Of Transportation (DOT). He's not not letting the failure of that one 90 pound cocaine shipment to cloud the reputation of the D&R drug and illegal alien, smuggling operation. Two different ILLEGAL drugs. That you fail to see the hypocrisy here is par for the course. It's kinda like the Clinton and Bush crime families, importing tons of cocaine and still being pro-drug war. … stopped and searched before departing from Colombia recently … Recently? August 2014 is recently to you idiots?
Oh - is there a statute of limitations on McConnell's involvement with cocaine smuggling? Typical Gatlin - deflect, deflect, deflect and dismiss any government involvement in the world-wide drug trade. Another one of his horribly bad choices. Trump isn't stupid, he knows EXACTLY what he is doing. He's not not letting the failure of that one 90 pound cocaine shipment to cloud the reputation of the D&R drug and illegal alien, smuggling operation. I wouldn't discount the possibility of him receiving some timely "donations" from the drug-running Chao family in exchange for the DOT job. Lying yellow journalism headline. The family was not caught with smuggled cocaine on cargo ship. The captain and crew were detained after cocaine was found on board the cargo ship. The family was not onboard the vessel.
The family OWNS the vessel. Funny that they didn't seize the ship as part of asset forfeiture - you know, like they would with a mere mundane. hmmm…okay ???
I hate YELLOW JOURNALISM with a passion …
Typical Gatlin - deflect, deflect, deflect and dismiss any government involvement in the world-wide drug trade. There is no statue of limitations on your displaying your ignorance. There is no evidence whatsoever that McConnell had any involvement with cocaine smuggling! Typical Deckard – Imply, suggest, insinuate, hint, indicate to support a fraudulent claim.
Must likely, cocaine smugglers like the Chao family have some major connections inside the Colombian government. Kinda like how the Bush and Clinton crime families have never been prosecuted for importing tons of cocaine. His in-laws certainly have plenty of involvement. “A Foolish Faith In Authority Is The Worst Enemy Of The Truth” You want me to believe that James Chao, Mitch McConnell’s father-in-law, who is a highly recognized leader in international shipping and finance, an entrepreneur as well as a philanthropist who gave $40 million in one year alone to the Harvard Business school, a man who has never been arrested or charged with any crime during his entire life joined with Mitch McConnell to perform a one-time smuggling operation and try to smuggle some cocaine out of Columbia over 2 years ago on one of the hundreds of ships owned by Chao, when Chao has no arrest or criminal charges ever made against him in his entire life….is suppose to make me think “there is anything strange about McConnell’s war on weed, considering some trumped up family link to smuggle black market cocaine.” That’s not “gonna” happen, “Princess.” You creeps are clearly obsessed and extremely desperate when you try to troll people with this flimsy story composed completely from a bunch of weakly concocted insinuendos. Jesus H Christ, man….get a fucking life.
It's not a stretch to consider that he may be up to his eyeballs in cocaine smuggling. But to you, that's unthinkable. Which is why you will always be a drone and not a free-thinker. I am to believe something because you “think” something is “most likely?’ Don’t waste my time with your “most likely.” Come back at me when you have some hard evidence. Oh, wait, you never have any evidence….only yellow journalism innuendos. I want no part of those. So long …
Blah, Blah, Blah...yada, yada, yada. Have you ever come up with an oringinal thought in your entire life? Panama Juan McCain, friend to illegal aliens, ISIS, and drug smugglers McCain Gatlin's idea of an "ethical" politician. He voted for him as "The lesser of two evils" No irony here. Mitch isn't his inlaws. Mitch is being consistent.
Tell us how one can be a hypocrite because of someone elses actions? You can't and you are lying.
How was McConnl involved? He wasn't you're lying.
He's not directly involved but it's clear that he is the beneficiary of millions in "gifts" from the cocaine-smuggling Chao family. “In fact,” they continue, “the Chao family has been funding McConnell since the late 1980s. Years later, in 1993, McConnell married Elaine Chao and secured the Chao family as one of his primary sources for investments.” A gift worth somewhere between 5 and 25 million dollars from the Chao Family made McConnell one of the richest senators in the country in 2008. You know that at least part of that "gift" came from proceeds of the criminal enterprise being run by his in-laws. They are not trying to keep drugs illegal, they are keeping drugs illegal so there is no threat of competition to their profits.
Funny, when shitbirds with vast criminal histories lose their car, civily, through asset forfeiture, you don't espouse that ideology You hypocritical Kook sucker I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
My post was to point out the hypocrisy of those who want to legalize marijuana but keep cocaine illegal.
What about beer and cocaine?
You can, but sometimes the cocaine makes the beer taste funny.
You must have too much "cut" in your cocaine.
Funny you should bring that up. I'm going to have a long talk with my ... friend about that.
You're being disingenuous. So you think cocaine would be legal since beer is? Since beer kills more people?
You must be a member of the "silent majority."
That depends. Do you believe legality of recreational drugs should be based on how many people are killed? Like if heroin kills fewer people than alcohol, heroin should be legal?
Nah. I like women.
And bathtubs kill more people in America than cobras. Legalize pet cobra ownership! Freedom!!!
Strange to see you make a post exclaiming "Freedom!!!" .... very weird.
Legalize tigers!
You think that's weird? He used to post "Incarceration!!!"
This is a scientific fact. It has been proven 100% accurate. People who do this are officially categorized as mentally ill dimwitted retards. What is it? It's posting an idiotic picture in a thread without anything supporting or illuminating the poster's position. A variation on this deranged type of posting are posts that contain nothing but personal attacks and name calling, lacking any substance and failing to actually promote critical thinking or to promote or defend a sensible and sane position. Mentally ill retards use this technique because they became exhausted trying to write something sane and sensible, or they were so proud of having finally written something that wasn't totally retarded they find themselves compelled to keep reposting it. Why, you might ask, is this a sure sign of mentally ill retards? Because these people don't have the mental horsepower to articulate a cogent statement. They have to rely on pictures to do their speaking. Because they're mentally ill retards. 97% of mental health experts agree. Strange but true … It’s basically impossible to exchange intelligent comments with a Paultard. They either have to post some meme not relevant to anything, Idiotic cartoonish picture or copy and post a comment unrelated to the topic. it will only be memorize rhetorical tidbits which they repeat ad nauseam.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"Do you think there is anything strange about McConnell’s war on weed, considering his family’s link to smuggled, black market cocaine?"
#2. To: Deckard, Elaine Chao McConnell DOT (#0)
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departing from Colombia recently, with approximately 90 pounds of cocaine found on board
#3. To: misterwhite (#1)
Two different drugs.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#4. To: Deckard (#0)
Published: Jan 7, 2017
#5. To: Gatlin (#4)
Recently?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#6. To: hondo68 (#2)
So Donaldo Trump made Elaine Chao McConnell the Secretary of the Department Of Transportation (DOT).
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#7. To: Deckard (#0)
Senator Whose Family Was Caught With Smuggled Cocaine On Cargo Ship
#8. To: Gatlin (#7)
The family was not onboard the vessel.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#9. To: Deckard (#0)
Luis Gonzales, an official with the Colombian Coast Guard in Santa Marta told The Nation that the Ping May’s crew were questioned as part of the investigation, but that they have yet to file any charges in the case.
It has been over 2 years and 3 months, and
officials with the Colombian Coast Guard “have yet to file any charges in the case.”
#10. To: Deckard (#8)
The family OWNS the vessel.
That is absolutely correct and that is the way the headline should have read, because the ”family was not caught with smuggled cocaine on the cargo ship.”
#11. To: Deckard (#5)
Oh - is there a statute of limitations on McConnell's involvement with cocaine smuggling?
#12. To: Gatlin (#9)
It has been over 2 years and 3 months, and officials with the Colombian Coast Guard “have yet to file any charges in the case.”
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#13. To: Gatlin (#11)
There is no evidence whatsoever that McConnell had any involvement with cocaine smuggling!
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#14. To: Deckard (#13)
James Chao
Let me get this straight now.
#15. To: Gatlin (#14)
You want me to believe that James Chao, Mitch McConnell’s father-in-law, who is a highly recognized leader in international shipping and finance,
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#16. To: Deckard (#12)
Must likely …
#17. To: Gatlin (#16)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#18. To: Gatlin (#16)
(Edited)
So long …
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#19. To: Gatlin, Panama Juan McCain (#7)
#20. To: hondo68 (#19)
Panama Juan McCain, friend to illegal aliens, ISIS, and drug smugglers
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#21. To: Deckard (#0)
This is rather ironic, as The Free Thought Project reported back in November that drugs found on the ship, the Ping May, were carried by the vessel operated by the Foremost Maritime Corporation. That’s a company owned by Mitch McConnell’s in-laws, the Chao family.
#22. To: Deckard (#3)
That you fail to see the hypocrisy here is par for the course.
#23. To: Deckard (#5)
Oh - is there a statute of limitations on McConnell's involvement with cocaine smuggling?
#24. To: A K A Stone (#23)
How was McConnl involved?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#25. To: Deckard (#0)
Perhaps those who deal in black market, unregulated drugs are trying to keep drugs illegal to make sure they maximize their black market profits?
#26. To: Deckard (#24)
You know that at least part of that "gift" came from proceeds of the criminal enterprise being run by his in-laws.
#27. To: Deckard (#3)
"That you fail to see the hypocrisy here is par for the course."
#28. To: misterwhite (#27)
My post was to point out the hypocrisy of those who want to legalize marijuana but keep cocaine illegal.
#29. To: A K A Stone (#28)
"What about beer and cocaine?"
#30. To: misterwhite (#29)
#31. To: buckeroo (#30)
(Edited)
"You must have too much "cut" in your cocaine."
#32. To: misterwhite (#29)
#33. To: misterwhite (#31)
#34. To: A K A Stone (#32)
"So you think cocaine would be legal since beer is? Since beer kills more people?"
#35. To: buckeroo (#33)
"You must be a member of the "silent majority."
#36. To: misterwhite (#34)
Like if heroin kills fewer people than alcohol, heroin should be legal?
#37. To: Roscoe (#36)
Freedom!!!
#38. To: Roscoe (#36)
"Legalize pet cobra ownership!"
#39. To: buckeroo (#37)
"Strange to see you make a post exclaiming "Freedom!!!" .... very weird."
#40. To: hondo68 (#19)
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