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Posted by FoM on April 30, 2002 at 10:53:49 PT By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Writer Source: Associated Press 
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush cried briefly during a drug summit Tuesday as he thanked attendees for their prayers and support following his daughter's arrest on drug charges."I want to thank you on behalf of my wife for your prayers and for your quiet counseling in the last few months about our daughter Noelle," Bush said before pausing, putting his hand over his face and choking back a sob. "I knew I was going to do this," Bush whispered, as he quickly recovered. "Anyway, thank you." Bush was addressing drug treatment and prevention professionals as well as law enforcement officers at the summit. He talked about the state's goal of reducing adult drug use. "It's been tough personally, but it doesn't change my resolve for making this an incredibly high priority," Bush said. "Bush men always cry, I apologize. It's a little genetic problem I got from my dad," former President George Bush. Bush's 24-year-old daughter Noelle has been undergoing treatment since her Jan. 29 arrest on charges of trying to buy Xanax with a fraudulent prescription. Prescription drug abuse is one of the areas the state needs to focus on, the governor said. "These are powerful substances and they can be abused and ... when the demon gets inside of you and you're addicted to drugs, you get really creative in how you use and abuse these drugs to the detriment of yourself and your family," Bush said. Florida drug czar Jim McDonough said drug use has gone down over the past two years, from 8 percent of Floridians to 5.5 percent. He cited two initiatives, Operation Heat Rave and Operation Riverwalk, as being effective. The first focused on club drugs such as Ecstasy and the second was aimed at stopping cocaine shipments along the Miami River. "We can reduce drug and alcohol abuse by 50 percent, I'm absolutely convinced of it," Bush said. "We're on the right track." Afterward, the governor talked about his show of emotion. "I get emotional sometimes," he said. "It's not easy to always be worried. ... As a dad, I love her very much. I want her to be able to live a healthy fulfilled life and we've been struggling with this for a long time. I don't even know why I brought it up because I knew I was going to cry. It was stupid of me to even talk about it." Source: Associated Press Related Articles: Jeb Bush: 'I Know The Anguish' Bush Links His Family To Others Fighting Drugs Media Get Mixed Signals on Family Privacy Jeb Bush Urged To Reconsider Drug Law View Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #7 posted by Ethan Russo MD on May 01, 2002 at 08:09:49 PT:
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| Hey, Q4, if you ever need a more scientific term for your Grand Champion Tournament Style Power Barf!!... we call it: projectile vomiting. I like your phrase better. It's what cannabis cures. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by qqqq on April 30, 2002 at 16:32:45 PT |
| ..How moving,,the tears....I'm fuckin' touched!....yes,, Pardon me,,,,and,,stand clear while I exucute a Grand Champion Tournament Style Power Barf!!... ..""These are powerful substances and they can be abused and ... when the demon gets inside of you and you're addicted to drugs, you get really creative in how you use and abuse these drugs to the detriment of yourself and your family," Bush said."... ...this is getting quite disturbing..."demons"????,,are these "demons" also "evildoers"?,,,what's next? The War on Demons?? [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #5 posted by el_toonces on April 30, 2002 at 13:42:57 PT:
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| ...and agree about Jeb. What I find almost funny is the conservative/moral view that "demonic possession" is the cause of addiction rather than poor relationships: "These are powerful substances and they can be abused and ... when the demon gets inside of you and you're addicted to drugs, you get really creative in how you use and abuse these drugs to the detriment of yourself and your family," Bush said Oh, the demon, you know, the thing that caused a lot of illness, especially amongst the "faithful" during the days before the Church finally agreed to "tolerate" Galileo:) I think the same demonic possession causes people to listen to pop music (or worse) and enjoy provocative art. Chris Moore's "Lamb", a funny novel: http://www.chrismoore.com/main.html [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by Sam Adams on April 30, 2002 at 11:46:47 PT |
| Are you kidding me? You're telling me that in that state full of rednecks, only 5 percent smoke weed? What a joke. 5.5% probably smoke crack! I'll bet Florida has one of the highest MJ use rates in the world - although I don't blame them for being afraid to say so on a survey. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by potpal on April 30, 2002 at 11:23:21 PT |
| To be fair, kick him out of the people's tax-subsidied housing. Yeah right. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by Dark Star on April 30, 2002 at 11:05:17 PT |
| Many will view Jeb as a bigger man for his sensitivity. I, in contrast, see him as a self-indulgent hypocrite who may care about his daughter, but fails to generalize the lesson, or embrace the rest of the population that does not enjoy Noelle's protection from the full fury of the law. He has learned nothing. [ Post Comment ] |
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