Amen! 
Posted on 08/01/2006 4:15:27 AM PDT by SheLion
WASHINGTON -- Quietly leaving his post as surgeon general, Dr. Richard Carmona said he would judge himself successful if he had persuaded one student to make good health choices or one mother to stop smoking.
Carmona's report condemning secondhand smoke was a hallmark of his tenure as the nation's 17th surgeon general.
Amen!
Read my post #16
Scaremongering and masturbation.
The one thing that galls me about the Surgeon General post is they allow these idiots to wear an Admirals uniform. These people have never been in the navy, yet they not only get to wear that uniform but they have all those ribbons. What the hell are those ribbons for if they never served!?
I just received the above in email. Truer words were never spoken! Thanks Dan!
In 1998 the link made by the EPA Report in 1993 between secondary smoke and cancer was thrown out in a federal court because the statistics were bent to support a predetermined conclusion and normal scientific guidelines were ignored.
In 1998 the link made by the EPA Report in 1993 between secondary smoke and cancer was thrown out in a federal court because the statistics were bent to support a predetermined conclusion and normal scientific guidelines were ignored.
Thanks for proving my point. Direct smoke and second hand smoke, according to you, have never been listed as a cause of death. Yet, even you agree that it is not healthy: "None of us advocates smoking as a healthy choice in life..."
Also, note that since it has not been listed as a cause of death it has never been ruled out either.
Smoking is a horrible thing to do to your body and if you are exposing children and others to it you are harming your fellow beings. Like it or not.
And most of these idiots aren't even DOCTOR'S!!!!!
Like I said: most of them aren't even DOCTOR'S!!!!!
I hate smoking. I wish the government would stop protecting the tobacco industry and let the lawyers pick the corpse clean. But I can't stand lies.
And this nonsense on second hand smoke is nothing but a pack of lies. And stupid, obvious lies at that.
There is more than enough real data on smoking, there is no need to make more up.
Listen, I certainly do not have to explain anything to you, but most of us in here grew up in smoking households.
And many of us married and have children, who also grew up into smoking households. Most of our kids are strong, young adults today with babes of their own.
If you want to buy into the anti crap about second hand smoke hurting and killing everyone, that's your prerogative. But it's all lies, like it or not.
You just want to believe this crap because you hate smokers, you hate smoking and like some of your ilk YOU CAN'T STAND THE SMELL.
Well, "I" can't stand the smell of an unwashed body and a dirty mouth either. Personal hygiene has a lot do do with smells, and a good bar of soap and water and toothpaste and shampoo go along way.
I have hung with smokers since I was born. I started smoking at age 16, (peer pressure), and I hung with smokers for many years. It hasn't hurt ME or any of my family or friends. Don't even try to explain it to me, because you and I will never agree when it comes to the smoking issue.
"Smoking is a horrible thing to do to your body?" heh! What about alcoholism? Meth and drug use? Over eating? The list goes on and on and on. But all you can concentrate on is smoking. Pity.
I hope it wasn't something I said.....
http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-hope-it-wasnt-something-i-said.html
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Carmona dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted he received his Army General Equivalency Diploma, joined the Army's Special Forces, ultimately becoming a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine.
Dr. Carmona has worked in various positions in the medical field including paramedic, registered nurse and physician. Dr. Carmona completed a surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care. Dr. Carmona is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is also certified in correctional health care and in quality assurance.
And many of us married and have children, who also grew up into smoking households. Most of our kids are strong, young adults today with babes of their own.
I grew up in a smoking household. My parents still smoke. So what? I still think smoking is a horrible thing.
If you want to buy into the anti crap about second hand smoke hurting and killing everyone, that's your prerogative. But it's all lies, like it or not.
You can't prove that. Don't post your one or two links. Not enough research has been done by objective sources.
I have hung with smokers since I was born. I started smoking at age 16, (peer pressure), and I hung with smokers for many years. It hasn't hurt ME or any of my family or friends. Don't even try to explain it to me, because you and I will never agree when it comes to the smoking issue.
Sure it's harmed you. Look at your posts. Your anger is overwhelming towards people like me. It's alienated you to posting to your choir.
"Smoking is a horrible thing to do to your body?" heh! What about alcoholism? Meth and drug use? Over eating? The list goes on and on and on. But all you can concentrate on is smoking. Pity.
God, how wrong can one person be. I have spent years helping alcoholics. Do you know my thoughts, deeds and words?
Your inability to see past the glowing end of your cigarette has turned you into a most unpleasant poster.
Good day.
What a nutcase! The thread is about smoking, so why should someone be forced to list other harmful activities. Do you understand that lung cancer risk is an order of magnitude higher for smokers than non-smokers?
And, yes, I hate the smell. And you have certainly been harmed by smoking, as have your family members. Pity, indeed.
Your self-concious, hyperbolic responses might indicate that you are aware of the truth at some level, but resistant to it. Happy puffing.
Are you going to condemn the findings of the American Cancer Society?
http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2004/04/american-cancer-society-test-results.html
It's their air quality test results after all.
Heroin, crack cocaine, and russian roullette. Otherwise, no, there aren't. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
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