Today we have yet another example that Hollywood doesn’t get it. As far as I'm concerned, consuming cocaine in any way is simply a bad idea. In this FOX news report, not so-funny comedian David Cross is quoted as having said in a recent Playboy interview, that he snorted cocaine at a 2009 White House dinner, in the presence of President Obama. He said he just wanted to say that he did such a thing. Never mind the fact that he was not the primary invited guest, he was the date of his girlfriend Amber Tamblyn (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), who because of his actions, of which she was unaware, will no longer be welcome at the White House. Guess by now, Amber might be thinking she can do better than David Cross?
Cross, who also admitted to experimenting with various drugs such as crack, said he was neither proud or ashamed of what he did. The first thing I would recommend for David Cross is psychotherapy, because what he did is totally reckless. Cross thinks it’s okay to brag about drug use and does not see that he is setting a poor example for others, who may be inspired by his extremely poor judgment. Furthermore, did cross actually think about the fact that cocaine is a controlled, Schedule I substance and possession is a felony? Did he even think twice about the consequence that he could have been arrested along with his girlfriend?
Now let’s think about what it means to bring a controlled substance into the White House? What does that say about his respect level for our President, who also is an admitted former cocaine user? Is this story about a knit whit thinking he’s funny or is it about provoking government drug policy in general? President Obama has a pretty tough stance against drug use, though I really wish he would personally take a more public position on his stance.
As for David Cross, he should be ashamed of himself.