Sweeney: Up In Smoke?

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As we noted in an italicized euphemism earlier, it appears that one of the young college students partying with Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) was smoking something that may not have included tobacco. Others — the Stakeholder, <cough cough> — had similar suspicions.

Here is the original of that picture:

We jumped on the story at once. We tracked down someone from the party, and even got our hands on more photographs, including a high-resolution copy of the photograph that appeared in the local college paper. Our photo-forensic team pored over the snaps, and came to a unanimous conclusion: it’s a legitimate smoke. You can see the definitive close-up below …

That’s not to say the dude isn’t a major tokaholic — there’s a picture of Bob Marley pinching a joint on his shirt. But it’s no spliff he’s holding in the pic. Sometimes, a cigarette is just a cigarette:

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