Sen. Coburn Wants to Completely Ban Tobacco

Newsmax ^ | June 5, 2009 | Jim Meyers

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Is this satire, bad information, or Mike Huckabeeism?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

WTF???

[US Navy Vet]

The only reason that “Big Smoke” has not been banned is ... TAXES!

[jla]

This can’t be true.

[SJSAMPLE]

Maybe he should stick to giving Sex Ed lectures?

[frithguild]

It is brilliant. Democrats will have to oppose it, because they need the revenue.

[wolfcreek]

To make way for BIG MARIJUANA?

[pissant]

Coburn just shot himself in the pecker.

[savedbygrace]

I suspect he was making a point.

Now, he might personally believe that’s the surest way to go, from a medical POV, but I doubt he was seriously suggesting the Senate take it up for legislation.

[vinylsidingman]

How about we ban all these nanny state A holes,, republican my butt

[Elpasser]

And I should lose my liberty to smoke a good cigar once a week because...?

[Deb]

I think (hope) he’s making Rush’s point: If smoking’s so bad, outlaw it. Then see if the Democrats have the nerve to let go of the accompanying taxes.

[lormand]

That will put them in a pickle. I have always contended that none of them had the balls to call for an all out ban while they went after "big tobacco" and saying how evil it was. If it is evil, why wouldn't you want to ban it?

Of course, they have to have something to tax. Banning it would deny them of more vote buying and will have to look else where to demonize a legal product and tax it do death.

[cbkaty]

The country and our freedoms are being flushed into the sewer and this clown puts all his energy into this no-win cause....WTF?

[auboy]

augirl says Coburn will have to take me under his roof and “nurse” me through my withdrawal from smokeless tobacco.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Correct ammundo - about time bs got called on this nonsense.

[Joe Boucher]

Too true Navy Vet.
If ya ban tobacco, what will become the boogie man and thus be taxed to pay for govt?

[AuntB]

“what we have to do is to stop the addiction,” he said.”

Being a doctor, Coburn should know that can’t be done. What’s his plan? Lock up the smokers?

[the long march]

And for all those who would applaud, be careful your favorite ice cream or food is next

[Welcome2thejungle]

Let’s bring back Al Capone while we’re at it.