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You know, I don’t really care about how people feel about fat people or smoker, as long as the government does not get involved.

This smoking thing is getting ridiculous. I saw a man driving today with his arm on the window holding a cigarette and I had a passing thought that he was in danger of gettng arrested.

That’s not actually true now ... but wait.

This is what the fat asses (that's a term of endearment) don't get when they whine about the guy smoking a cigarette while they dive into a plate of chili cheese nachos and wave their sausage like fingers. They're next. It's all about "preventative health"....IOW, we can't cut healthcare programs but maybe we can figure out a way to coerce the sheeple to stay healthy through Gubmint social engineering. .....

Big Brother Will See You Now : Dr. Elizabeth Whelan from ACSH will explain in serious terms where this is all headed...

"Earlier this year in New York City, a public health regulation went into effect that set a new and very troublesome precedent, one that insinuates government agencies into personal medical matters. In mid-January, the City began legally requiring laboratories that do medical testing to report to the Health Department the results of blood sugar tests for city residents with diabetes -- along with the names, age, and contact information on those patients."

"When the government's phone calls and letters nagging people to eat better, quit smoking, and be more physically active don't work, the next phase of the war on chronic disease may be a harshly punitive one, with fines and other restrictions on those who fail to heed the health warnings. The message will be: live a healthy life or the government will punish you."