Scott Walker: ‘Wildest’ Thing I Did In College Was Drink Beer, Never Weed

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the American Action Forum in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Shifting his focus to Washington, Walker is expanding his political operation as he fights for early momentum i... Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the American Action Forum in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Shifting his focus to Washington, Walker is expanding his political operation as he fights for early momentum in the increasingly crowded field of GOP White House prospects. The American Action Forum calls itself a center-right policy institute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), a potential 2016 presidential candidate, made clear that unlike a few other possible contenders in the GOP primary, he hasn’t smoked weed when he was a teenager.

“No,” Walker said according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on Wednesday. “The wildest thing I did in college was have a beer.”

Other Republicans who appear to be gearing up to run for president in 2016 have recently admitted that they did take that wild step of smoking weed.

Earlier in the week Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he smoked weed as a teenager. The Boston Globe also quoted former Gov. Jeb Bush (R) saying that as a teenager he smoked marijuana in addition to drinking alcohol.

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  1. Somehow, I just don’t believe him. For some reason that I can’t explain, I believe he’s well acquainted with roofies, and how they’re used. I’m just waiting for somebody, or somebodies, to start coming forward and make him the Bill Cosby of Wisconsin.

  2. I didn’t think he was even in college long enough to use the restroom?!

  3. Maybe if he’d have smoked weed he’d have actually graduated.

  4. I don’t believe him, either. I also don’t much care.

  5. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    I dent believe him - virgins usually don’t describe “marijuana” as “weed”. They usually call it
    “marijiuana” or “pot”

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