Ravenwood - 02/19/04 06:30 AM
The smoke nazis are giving Arnold hell about his love of cigars.
"That's very frightening that would even think about smoking inside the heart of our state Capitol," said Jim Walker, the director and founder of Stop Tobacco Abuse of Minors Pronto. "He could do more good by championing our cause rather than trivializing it."Frightening? He's got to be kidding. The American Cancer Society is giving him the business too.
"We are deeply disappointed at several recent public depictions of your use and promotion of cigars and urge you to refrain from modeling this dangerous habit," the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the American Lung Association wrote in a recent letter to Mr. Schwarzenegger.If there were ever a time for a politician to use the words "bite me", this is the time.
Antitobacco groups are worrying about the impact he can have among young fans by making smoking looking cool.That's because smoking, especially cigars, is cool. So is drinking and gambling. They are personal vices, and we don't need guys like Walker forcing their rules on us because he's "frightened" over something so trivial as smoking cigars."Schwarzenegger has been one of my heroes through the years, thanks to his confidence and his positive attitude, and I would hope that rather than turning this back on the thousands of families that have lost loved ones, he would take up and champion our cause," Mr. Walker said.
Does smoking cause cancer? No. But it does increase your risk. But then again, so does everything else, and you have to die of something.
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"He could do more good by championing our cause rather than trivializing it."
errr...I think that depends which side of the fence you're on. Besides, if we all stop smoking, won't we have to subsidise the poor tobacco farmers?
Posted by: MMW at February 19, 2004 8:23 AM"Besides, if we all stop smoking, won't we have to subsidise the poor tobacco farmers?"
Exactly! That's how the Democrat party builds its base. The more people it can get suckling at the public teat the more people beholden to vote for them.
Posted by: Ralph Gizzip at February 19, 2004 12:07 PM"...and you have to die of something."
A Marine Colonel I once worked for used to like to say, "When it comes time to go, the last thing you want to do is make God get creative when it comes to how he's going to take you."
Posted by: Timmer at February 20, 2004 4:21 PM"Besides, if we all stop smoking, won't we have to subsidise the poor tobacco farmers?"
Tobacco farmers are currently heavily subsidized, and have been for over 70 years.
Smoking does cause cancer. Not in everyone who smokes, of course, but in many. And if you're smoking 40-60 times a day (2-3 packs) it probably doesn't a difference if you're smoking tobacco, pot, or oregano :)
I hope Arnolds smoking plaza becomes the most popular place at the Capitol.
Posted by: David D at February 23, 2004 8:23 PMSmoking increases the risk of cancer, but that is not a causal relationship. But semantics aside, second hand smoke has never been proven to cause cancer, despite the best efforts of the CDC and WHO.
Posted by: Ravenwood at February 23, 2004 8:26 PMSo now you are going to attack his smoking of cigars cause you do not like the guy as governor. Oh well...I like cigars and I like the Governor.
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