[SheLion]

Next year, the Conference on Tobacco and Health will be International and will meet during July in Washington, D.C. (at a cost of over $900 per attendee).  Residents, be prepared!

Look out DC!  You are next!

[SheLion]

Yes, there are coalitions around the country trying to take away our rights.  And what a cost per person, eh?  Wonder where that money is going???

[Just another Joe]

Where's the nitty gritty?

I expect better from a, obviously, big tobacco, trained, spy. ;^)

[Cantiloper]

I'd gotten several invitations to this conference in my email as well for some odd reason. Unfortunately of course, the folks on our side of the issue may have a lot more of the truth on our side but the Antis have all the money: $500 for a conference that I'd probably get thrown out of once I opened my mouth was a bit out of the question!

I have a story similar to Spy's though: back in 2000 there was a City Council hearing in New York on a ban. Encouraged by Audrey, I took the bus up there. With my rather "hippyish" looking style, the Antis at the hearing immediately assumed I was one of them and opened up conversations with all sorts of venomous remarks about those opposing a widening of NY's ban. It was pretty funny when I'd lead them into little conversations and gradually let the tone of my comments reveal that I didn't *quite* agree with them! LOL! I remember one guy pulling a woman away from me saying "Don't talk to him! He's not one of us!!"


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Michael J. McFadden
Author of "Dissecting Antismokers' Brains"
http://cantiloper.tripod.com