Smokers and Businesses Are Getting Dumped on By Antismokers
Have They No Shame?
Anti-smokers have lowered the bar.
The child's mother abandons him in a crowded train station and he burst into tears. Not phony tears-real tears of terror.
The message to encourage smokers to quit is: "If this is how your child feels after losing you for a minute, imagine if they lost you for life."
The producers say it was only for about 10 seconds, and then his mom came back and gave him a big cuddle. I don't care how long she left him in that scary situation; for that child it was an eternity and long enough to terrorize him.
Come on do-gooders, play fair and don't abuse little kids to help you get your way.
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Nevada company says "Ouch" to smoking ban
Herbst Gaming services has 7,200 slot machines in 650 places. These are places where people dine, drink and shop. Company spokesmen say Nevada's tougher new laws outlawing smoking are hurting business. Is it ever! They reported a net loss for the first quarter of this year of $3.9 million! That's a big- time hurt.
And that's not all the damage. Since they share revenues with the non-casino businesses where they place machines, these businesses also get bruised. We don't have figures on the loss to them, but it represents a lot of cash.
Herbst said, compared to a year ago, its slot route revenues were down 17 .8 percent. That's a nasty $16.2 million less than a year ago. We're not talking poor management. The Company says that loss is directly attributed to the smoking ban, approved by voters last November.
It's not nice to fool mother economy. Voters---many of whom voted against the new bans--- will just have to wonder where the money went---money that could have been part of the State's economy.
Wham! Bam! Another Smoking Ban!
Keyport, NJ says you can't light up with kids in your car
Audrey Silk, founder of NYC's Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment (CLASH) was quick to respond: "A car is an extension of your personal property. When the government regulates what you can do in your own private property, everybody should be afraid of that."
One observer said, "Do we really need a public policy statement that we should take care of our kids?" Another commented, "Where next? My home? The john? Give me some slack."
Editor's Note: If you think smokers should be cut a little slack, join CLASH. It's free.
NYC Smoker's Group Invites Non-smokers to Join
Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment (C.L.A.S.H.)
Mission Statement
In their mission statement CLASH charges that a small cabal of prohibitionists and social engineers has launched an effective, systematic campaign to demonize and de-normalize anyone who lights a cigarette.
CLASH's goal is to stop the noise, let the voices of reason be heard, and counter lies with truth. They say their mission is to rescue the constitutional rights of all to:
Free assembly
Equal protection
Equal access to public life
The group says it's not just a fight about smoking. It's about basic values and the way we're going to live. So, please turn on your objectivity button. Get CLASH's side of the issue at: http://www.nycclash.com/main.html
Smoker's and non-smokers are welcome to join the group. Membership is free and they'll keep you posted on the progress of the battle.
Coming Soon to a Bar Near You: "The smoke-easy"
What's more you won't get busted by some undercover meter-maid in a hooker outfit hustling you so she can make a bigger bust than her last parking ticket.
That's what can happen if smoking bans morph into smoking prohibition. Legislation passed and on the books is heading in that direction. And the neighborhood smoke-easy is just the tip of the tempest.
An Open Agenda
I am not a smoker. I quit half a century ago. My wife is not a smoker. She quit over a decade ago. But both of us are compassionate for those who try to quit and can't and for those who just don't want to quit.
We are strongly against mandated smoking bans in any non-government owned business.
Entrepreneurship should grant certain rights and privileges. Business owners should have the right to determine whether they operate a non- smoking business, or a business with or without a non- smoking section.
Smokers and non-smokers should have the right to patronize or not patronize any business. We don't believe others should dictate how a business accommodates its customers.
In a free market, choices present niche opportunities for both businesses and consumers.
Secondhand Smoke
Fear of secondhand smoke is scaring the hell out of people. And there's research that justifies some concern. But it's not a cause for panic and draconian measures that trample people's rights.We humans do a lot of dumb things--- some by choice, some by accident. Do-gooders cannot protect us from ourselves. The resources we pee away on petty pursuits don't need the added cost of smoke cops or rewards to vindictive snitches.
Anyway, if we're going to protect us from our stupid selves, let's prohibit overeating, not exercising, anything that causes stress, poor dietary choices, and a host of other vices.
Where in the hell has objectivity, empathy and reason gone? Simply admitting that there might be another side to the debate is the first step.
Smokers Need the Support of Non-smokers
Both sides--- the tobacco industry and the antismoking attivists --- have funded and promoted the results of some good science and maybe some junk science, too.
We do not encourage smoking. This is a plea for the militant, inconsiderate smokers to lighten up a bit and behave, and for the antismoking folks to be reasonable. And it's a plea for both sides to study the facts.
Turn on Your Maximum Obectivity & B.S. Detectors
Links to both sides of the debate
- Forces International
- A scholarly examination of antismoking bans and a strategy to defeat them.
- In Defense of Smokers
- Lauren A. Colby presents a summary and critique of secondhand smoke research and concludes that it offers little danger.
- Heartland's Smoker's Lounge
- A well written article that disputes the findings of research that shows serious health risks from secondhand smoke.
- American Lung Association
- This secondhand smoke fact sheet published in August 06 contains many in-depth links related to the subject.
- Medline Plus
- Current news on secondhand smoke and an impressive array of sources and information for antismoking activists.
- NYC C.L.A.S.H.
- Founded by Audrey Silk, NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment CLASH, Headquartered in The Big Apple, welcomes anyone from anywhere to join their cause. An excellent source of links that discredit much of the research used by antismokers to establish smoking bans.
Pros and Cons of Secondhand Smoke
A wise man once said, "There are two sides to every issue."
For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health
The author demolishes the leading claims of the antismoking movement; their assertions have been advanced,he says, because the movement wants the government to control the tobbaco industry.
Amazon Price: $21.55 (as of 07/14/2009) 
The Health Benefits of Tobacco: A Smoker's Paradox
The benefits of smoking have been common knowledge for centuries, from sharpening mental acuity to maintaining optimal weight. These physical and mental improvements outweigh the small risks of smoking.
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
Smoke and Mirrors
A seminal reference by author Rob Cunningham, lawyer, activists and policy analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society that exposes the truth behind the century-old Canadian Tobacco war.
Amazon Price: (as of 07/14/2009)
21st Century Complete Medical Guide to Secondhand Smoke, Passive Smoking, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Authoritative Government Documents, Clinical References, ... for Patients and Physicians (CD-ROM)
The up-to-date book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the secondhand smoke and environmental tobacco smoke.
Amazon Price: $14.15 (as of 07/14/2009)
Smoke-Free: How One City Successfully Banned Smoking in All Indoor Public Places
This is a virtual guide for passing and implementing laws that ban smoking in all public places, including restaurants, pubs, and bars.
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 07/14/2009)
Non-Smokers for Smoker's Rights
It's an idea whose time has come
Even if you're violently opposed to smoking, do you think smokers and business owners are being treated fairly?
cookie wrote
public smoking ban is a good thing....yea smokers have rights but what about the non-smokers who are exposed to the consequences of smokers
wat about their rights?
public banning is meant to protect non-smokers
if you need a cig that bad, stay at home and save the rest of us
Posted March 01, 2009
seventeen and supportive wrote
My mother has been a smoker for as long as i can remember. Even since I was a baby, from what I've been told, she has almost always has a cigarette in her hand. I am a completely healthy, happy, and free from second-hand smoke damage. In the national anthem, does it not say "home of the free"? Where is our freedom if the government, a democracy mind you, is dictating what goes on behind the doors of our home; doors we've payed for as well as payed taxes on. Since we do pay our taxes (that being the only tie between our home and the government) and are not breaking the law in anyway, whose right is it to take away things that, despite forged evidence, in no way affect others. Even in the defense that the evidence proves to be factual, if the people smoke in their own houses, who is it harming then but the actual smoker?
Posted May 05, 2008
Nancy Morgan wrote
Smoker's Choice (or lack thereof)
article:
http://rightbias.com/Articles/100807smoker.aspx
Posted October 08, 2007
wgadget wrote
To all freedom-loving people....
Please consider Congressman Ron Paul for President in 2008. He is a Constitutionalist who believes that we Americans have rights that should not be usurped by BIG GOVERNMENT. Fight the powers that be (big media, big corporations, etc). www.ronpaul2008.com
Posted August 14, 2007
denman4 wrote...
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Posted May 09, 2007
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