This thread is about another of the really ugly episodes of the Bush presidency. This kind of stuff is why I didn’t join in on the hagiography session.

President George Bush wanted to show America what crack cocaine looked like at his first Oval Office address on Sept 5, 1989. He wanted to show you could even buy crack in front of the White House. That’s how bad the crisis had gotten. That’s how Bush announced his War on Drugs. pic.twitter.com/exGGPxJ6f2

— Joshua Clark Davis (@JoshClarkDavis) December 1, 2018