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  • While some regulation of any industry may be appropriate at times, medical marijuana is being unfairly villianized by those who disagree with the state's voters, who have consistently and overwhelmingly maintained a commitment to patient access to such treatment.

    Jessica Corry: Colorado Can Lead Nation In Marijuana Policy 2009

  • Hillary's been villianized for 16 years by the republicans right wing and then the Obama wing of the party has been villianizing her and Bill all through this campaign despite the laudable oratory about "new politics".

    Hillary-Supporter George McGovern Calls On Her To Drop Out 2009

  • Forgive me if I take exception to being villianized as part of the cause of all that is evil by a generation who was probably considered the exact same way by the generation that proceeded them.

    fort sumter, brooklyn 2004

  • Recalls occur regularly in the OEM channel, yet few companies have been villianized to the extent that Toyota has.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Satwaves 2010

  • Recalls occur regularly in the OEM channel, yet few companies have been villianized to the extent that Toyota has.

    Media Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha Satwaves 2010

  • Recalls occur regularly in the OEM channel, yet few companies have been villianized to the extent that Toyota has.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Satwaves 2010

  • I am tired of people being villianized because they work hard and succeed.

    DealBook 2009

  • Like it or not one day, in this crazy, beautiful, wicked world pot will be decriminalized, plus sized models will prevail, abortion will stay, gays will marry, people who don't love the constitution will stop being villianized, and alternative medicine / therapies will flourish.

    Progressive U - The new media voice for students 2009

  • This is NOT the first medical care that people have villianized only to later tout as advanced.

    Progressive U - The new media voice for students 2009

  • However, as a republican, we have been villianized as people who don't care about the little guy and about wasteful and extravagant spending.

    CNN Political Ticker 2009

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