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Posted on 07/16/2009 4:05:48 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
You might say smoke was coming out of my ears . . .
There was NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman this morning, arguing that the Pentagon should prohibit soldiers in combat zones from smoking.
Snyderman was a guest on Morning Joe for purposes of reporting on her interview of Pres. Obama yesterday on his health care plans. But along the way, she weighed in on the proposal that had been floated, then quickly snuffed, by the Defense Department to deny combat soldiers the right to light up.
Mika Brzezinski was grateful for an ally in the fight against letting warriors make their own choices. Joe Scarborough mocked the two Big Mommy Government-types, touting a tongue-in-cheek "cigarette drive" to provide soldiers with free packs of their favorite smokes.
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how about banning smoking in prison first....?
The cigarette companies used to donate cigarettes to our soldiers in combat areas; they used to announce it at the end of their TV ads . . . of course, it was a while back . . .
God bless this young Marine - he’s gone through some hard times in civilian life since this world-famous picture was taken.
THEY ARE IN A FREAKING WAR ZONE!!!!...how much more at risk could these fine young men and women be??
As my old D.I. used to say...(with thankful frequency).."Smoke'em if you got'em!"
Did anyone call her a Fascist? I would have.
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