{"id":3652,"date":"2012-01-03T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2012\/01\/03\/cultural-ignorance\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:17:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:17:14","slug":"cultural-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=3652","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Ignorance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:16458,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.pagunblog.com\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/02\\\/free-meredith-graves&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16459,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.capitalnewyork.com\\\/article\\\/politics\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/4817830\\\/bloomberg-says-tennessee-nurse-arrested-gun-charge-had-cocaine-too-&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16460,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.goodyspowder.com\\\/GoodysStory.aspx&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.goodyspowder.com\\\/GoodysStory.aspx&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16461,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.bcpowder.com\\\/BCStory&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bcpowder.com\\\/BCStory&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16462,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Strength-Headache-Powders-Aspirin-package\\\/dp\\\/B001IEDLBW\\\/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325612240&amp;sr=8-8&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Strength-Headache-Powders-Aspirin-package\\\/dp\\\/B001IEDLBW\\\/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16463,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/BC-Arthritis-Formula-Powder-50-Count\\\/dp\\\/B001LFCN1W\\\/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325612314&amp;sr=1-1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/BC-Arthritis-Formula-Powder-50-Count\\\/dp\\\/B001LFCN1W\\\/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Mayor Michael Bloomberg suffers from cultural ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>Late last week, he attributed the two glassine packets of a white powder in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagunblog.com\/2012\/01\/02\/free-meredith-graves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purse of Tennessee med student Meredith Graves<\/a> to cocaine. He didn&#8217;t say they were alleged to be cocaine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalnewyork.com\/article\/politics\/2011\/12\/4817830\/bloomberg-says-tennessee-nurse-arrested-gun-charge-had-cocaine-too-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but that they were cocaine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>When asked whether the woman deserved any leniency, Mayor Michael Bloomberg indicated to reporters at a press conference in Brooklyn today that she had other problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s assume she didn&#8217;t get arrested for carrying a gun,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She probably would have gotten arrested for the cocaine that was in her pocket.&#8221;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mjA0a_U1sWA\" width=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nChemical tests proved the &#8220;alleged cocaine&#8221; was nothing of the sort according to the Manhattan D.A.&#8217;s office. If I had to make a guess, it was either a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodyspowder.com\/GoodysStory.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goody&#8217;s Headache Powder<\/a> or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcpowder.com\/BCStory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BC Powder<\/a>. Both products were developed by pharmacists in North Carolina early in the 20th century and consist of aspirin, caffeine, and, in the case of Goody&#8217;s, acetaminophen. Both powders are now made and sold by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone raised in the South would know what a headache powder was because we&#8217;ve seen it since we were infants. However, I guess if you run in certain New York City high society circles like Mayor Bloomberg, white powder in a glassine packet always translates into cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>To encourage cultural literacy in the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, I would make the following suggestion. Go down to your local pharmacy, get yourself a small package of either BC Powders or Goody&#8217;s and mail it to Mayor Bloomberg. If you live in an area that doesn&#8217;t sell it, no problem. You can order both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strength-Headache-Powders-Aspirin-package\/dp\/B001IEDLBW\/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325612240&amp;sr=8-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goody&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BC-Arthritis-Formula-Powder-50-Count\/dp\/B001LFCN1W\/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325612314&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BC Powders<\/a> from Amazon.com and have it shipped directly to Hizzoner. <\/p>\n<p>The mailing address is:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Office of the Mayor<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">City Hall<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">260 Broadway<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">New York, NY 10007<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Michael Bloomberg suffers from cultural ignorance. 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