# Andrew Gillum in bizarre hotel room incident **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426 "2020-03-13T17:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/21 "2020-03-13T22:20:31Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > And it seems like it was a small quantity for personal use. I’m not sure a big city would even bother even if it was 3 anonymous guys, I’m sure Miami gets this a lot. Meth isn’t marijuana but all three have had their names published and it seems that would be enough. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to charge someone. I have no doubt that without the law in place they would have been charged with possession. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/22 "2020-03-13T22:24:49Z")
Hey if smoking crack didn’t stop Marion Berry why should a little meth stop this guy? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/23 "2020-03-13T22:38:22Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > And it seems like it was a small quantity for personal use. I’m not sure a big city would even bother even if it was 3 anonymous guys, I’m sure Miami gets this a lot. Meth isn’t marijuana but all three have had their names published and it seems that would be enough. Florida has very broad transparency laws. If anyone gets arrested, it’s recorded in a publicly accessible data base. This results in the “Florida Man” effect. The reason we’re always hearing about weird crimes happening in Florida isn’t because they have more weird crimes per capita; it’s because it’s easier to find out about them. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/24 "2020-03-13T23:00:39Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The article reports that all 3 men were alone together, naked in a hotel room, and crystal meth was being used. Its Florida! They were probably hot and the air conditioning had broke! And they probably mistakenly thought it was just refreshing Crystal Light lemonade mix that they were going to drink to help cool down! Nothing unusual about three grown men, secure in their masculinity, stripping down to their birthday suits and enjoying some cool, refreshing, calorie-free lemonade on a hot day! You people and your conclusion jumping. Sad, I say. Just sad :). ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/25 "2020-03-14T14:35:47Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > didn’t take long to find someone wanting to host an afternoon **T party** , and I’m sure they didn’t mean Earl Grey. I have no idea. What is a T party? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/26 "2020-03-14T15:01:33Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I have no idea. What is a T party? T stands for Tina, which is slang for crystal meth. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/27 "2020-03-14T15:03:44Z")
Reading this just reminds me how tame my life has been. :o I’m thinking of posting “the time my doorknob broke” in MPSIMS. (OK, maybe I did go through a dime or two of methedrine 50 years ago. I dunno: that time is very fuzzy.) And the newspaper referred to the crystal meth as a “narcotic.” I’m guessing that neither users of meth nor users of narcotics consider meth to be a “narcotic.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/28 "2020-03-14T15:09:11Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Its Florida! They were probably hot and the air conditioning had broke! And they probably mistakenly thought it was just refreshing Crystal Light lemonade mix that they were going to drink to help cool down! Nothing unusual about three grown men, secure in their masculinity, stripping down to their birthday suits and enjoying some cool, refreshing, calorie-free lemonade on a hot day! Nothing wrong with a good, old-fashioned lemon party! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/29 "2020-03-14T15:56:24Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > T stands for Tina, which is slang for crystal meth. Ahh. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/30 "2020-03-14T16:47:13Z")
Finally found a non tabloid cite, the person that suffered the OD is not just an Instagram star, he’s also an male prostitute. [https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/03/14/man-found-with-gillum-at-south-beach-hotel-room-is-openly-gay/](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/03/14/man-found-with-gillum-at-south-beach-hotel-room-is-openly-gay/) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/31 "2020-03-14T19:20:29Z")
Yet again, as with other threads about this fellow, I read the thread title as being something about Gollum, and have a momentary mental dislocation … ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/32 "2020-03-14T19:25:24Z")
Meth for sex? I detest the stuff, had no exposure for loathe, these many years, but what I recall is meth boosts sex about as much as pictures of your naked grandparents. Sure, maybe gay is a bit different, but _that_ different? ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/33 "2020-03-14T19:28:50Z")
I guess we won’t be seeing him on CNN anymore. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/34 "2020-03-14T19:48:17Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > I guess we won’t be seeing him on CNN anymore. He’s ‘taking time to be with his family’ ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/35 "2020-03-14T20:07:37Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Meth for sex? I detest the stuff, had no exposure for loathe, these many years, but what I recall is meth boosts sex about as much as pictures of your naked grandparents. Sure, maybe gay is a bit different, but _that_ different? Supposedly it increases your stamina, it’s often used for all night sex parties. Usually multiple partners and no condoms. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/36 "2020-03-14T20:32:32Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > He’s ‘taking time to be with his family’ Will they back away slowly? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/37 "2020-03-14T23:02:54Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Meth for sex? I detest the stuff, had no exposure for loathe, these many years, but what I recall is meth boosts sex about as much as pictures of your naked grandparents. Sure, maybe gay is a bit different, but _that_ different? I think you mean coke. On meth sexual ability is less apt to be impaired, and you have more energy. There was a conservative republican uber religious pol who was in this situation. Ted Haggard? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/38 "2020-03-14T23:17:23Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > I guess we won’t be seeing him on CNN anymore. I don’t mean to pile on Gillum, but: okay, never mind, I will. I watch a lot of cable news and so have seen him quite a few times; not once have I ever heard him make a remark that wasn’t a cliché or political platitude. I just have not been impressed. He hasn’t struck me as being insightful or a skilled communicator or anything that would make me think he has a bright political future. That said, I hope he figures out whatever is going on in his life and makes peace with it. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/39 "2020-03-14T23:58:59Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Meth for sex? I detest the stuff, had no exposure for loathe, these many years, but what I recall is meth boosts sex about as much as pictures of your naked grandparents. For some. For most it really makes you crazy horny. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-gillum-in-bizarre-hotel-room-incident/849426/40 "2020-03-15T00:09:45Z")
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