Autism and marijuana ENQUIRY Demaree J. B. Raval 04/18/2010

Autism and marijuana

ENQUIRY Demaree J. B. Raval 04/18/2010 The denigrators of presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. claim that he is autistic. Of course, they would; that’s their role in the current political exercise. But what is alarming is that the Liberal Party (LP) never made any real effort to convince the public that its standard bearer is not mentally-challenged. Thus, in my column on Feb. 21, 2010 entitled “Those whom the gods wish to destroy,” I wrote: “It was methodical madness for the LP to make a limp denial of the autism issue and to give one columnist hell just because he had asked Noynoy if he felt alluded to. The autism issue will not die with the kind of answer that the LP has given; it could engender far worse and more personal issues that could irreparably hurt Noynoy’s campaign.” Now comes the “Psychiatric Report” on Noynoy’s alleged mental disorder and use of marijuana.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100418com3.html

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