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To: John O
Let me add one more thing. (The consumption of) Fast food, tobacco and alcohol are not trying to force their way into our lives and are not trying to recruit our children into their chosen lifestyle.

You couldn't be more incorrect. Do you know how many billions are spent marketing these products? Their visibility is ubiquitous. Their images enjoy paid placement in TV and movies. Their desireability is promoted universally.

The cartoon character Joe Camel was the basis of major objections that "Big Tobacco" was marketing its products to children. Internal tobacco company memos have shown a deliberate effort to recruit "replacement smokers" for those who die off or quit smoking, and children as young as 15 were the target of the effort.

Sorry, John, you just keep making shallow and weak assertions that are too easy to shoot down. Get yoru facts straight and strengthen your argument before you venture into this topic again.

107 posted on 03/19/2004 6:23:10 AM PST by tdadams (If there were no problems, politicians would have to invent them... wait, they already do.)
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To: tdadams
The cartoon character Joe Camel was the basis of major objections that "Big Tobacco" was marketing its products to children.

And look what happened to him.

Shalom.

113 posted on 03/19/2004 7:18:14 AM PST by ArGee ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." - George W. Bush)
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To: tdadams
You couldn't be more incorrect.

Oh really? when was the last time that the consumers of fast food, tobacco or alcohol filed suit against someone for saying that these things were evil?

When did they last force the schools to preach that these things were to be celebrated and that you didn't really know if you were a smoker until you tried it? And sometimes you'd have to practice it before it felt really good? When was the last time a McDonalds manager chased down a child and shoved a big mac down his throat (or in his bottom?).

When was the last time these things came all out against Christianity as being narrow minded and hateful?

Apples and oranges here. None of these three things recruits children like the 'homosexuals' do

118 posted on 03/19/2004 12:31:34 PM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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