Posted on 07/08/2013 5:31:51 PM PDT by neverdem
nanny state ping
I think that these bans will be going away as more and more people start smoking “happy smoke” in public.
I’m surprised that NPR had this guy on the air.
Yeah but it’s fun as heck to torture the smokies. Get’s their knickers all in a twist.
STDs are one of the most critical health challenges facing the nation today. CDC estimates that there are 19 million new infections every year in the United States.
Your move Bayer.
This is PBS NEWSHOUR, but yes, I”m surprised they spilled the beans.
we will need more bans then
I wonder what he thinks about homosexual behavior?
Every age and every society needs its ni**ers. Today it’s smokers. Tomorrow? Who knows.
OTOH, I agree the bans have gone way beyond what is needed to do that.
Next thing ya know, they’ll be raising the taxes on cigarettes...again! (Not sure if I’m being sarcastic or not)
The evidence is quite clear: Smokers live well into their 70s . . . male homosexuals live, on the average, 20+ years less. Dare we tell the male homosexual that their behavior is disgusting, unhealthy, and perverted? Of course not . . . it’s not politically correct.
Smokers are easy targets because there’re so many of them, and it’s obvious who is a smoker when they light up.
Nanny state, perhaps, but where’s the nanny to tell the male homosexuals to stop their horrible behavior? It don’t exist!
Nobody wants to smell your disgusting smoldering garbage.
It’s worse than farting in a crowded elevator.
As a former FL resident, I beg to differ regarding the cigarette butts left on Naples’ beaches. While I will grant the Professor the point on the dangers to wildlife, it sure wasn’t too appealing to have your sandy beach area be full of butts. It’s a beach, not an ashtray. If you want to smoke, it’s outside, so smoke. But just like littering when camping - clean up after yourself. I didn’t leave beer cans or food wrappers behind for the smoker to clean up. Be polite and clean up your detritus.
Wow.
They actually admit it.
Well said. Smoking outside, BFD. Littering should get one a Rodney King style beat down.
Yes, I’m also surprised that NPR had this guy on the air. But there doesn’t have to be a real reason behind any smoking ban — it is an exercise in cultural crowd-control.
Actually, anal sex probably kills many, many more...and pervs to top it off.
In that case he probably favors smoking.
;-)
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