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Mayor Bloomberg: The one, single living person admired the most, by Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, during his latest debate.
I’d like to put a large cigar out in his eye.
bump-A## cUOMO are worthless like the irs
Why are people so sensitive to cig smoke when there are much worse scents around? Are they used to them and can't distinguish them? Asphalt on a hot day is awful.
Maybe some scientists should lock themselves in a garage with 3 diesel trucks running for 30 minutes. Compare the results to second hand smoke.
From the same creed that promote legal abortion, what a bunch.
Does that mean that 0 will stay out of NYC?
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I walk the streets of Manhattan daily. I wish he’d outlaw smoking on the sidewalk. I’ve lost count of how many times some trash smoker’s cigarette has burned me or how many times I have to inhale someone’s smoke.
Secondhand driving is much more of a public health risk in NYC than secondhand smoke. Pedestrians and passengers die regularly and immediately from secondhand driving. Others are maimed for life. All vehicle traffic (including bicycles) must be banned within the city immediately.
C'mon, Mayor.
ML/NJ
I'll never forget that cold December evening around Christmas back in 2004 or 2005 -- when I was walking down a busy street in New York City and came across a soldier who had just returned from Iraq and was on his way home. He was standing there with a giant pack of his belongings, talking with a small group of people as he stood there smoking a cigarette. He had tried to go into the bar/restaurant on the corner, but wasn't allowed to smoke in there.
I just couldn't fathom how U.S. politicians could send young Americans halfway around the world to "fight for our freedom" (this is a term that even mayor Bloomberg used to use with boring regularity in reference to the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan), only to tell them that when they come home they have to stand and shiver outside if they want to smoke a cigarette.
"War on Terror," my @ss.
New York City has cancer and Bloomie worries about the dandruff.
Regulating Personal Genomics to Death - The FDA threat to direct to consumer genetic testing.
Disfiguring tropical disease surges in Afghanistan
Mr. Bio-Defense - William C. Patrick, III: a tribute
FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.
Nanny State PING!
If it wasn’t for term limits, Rudy Giuliani would STILL be New York City Mayor today! Leave it to Michael Bloomberg to, eventually, get rid of term limits for New York City Mayor, after Bloomberg took over as mayor-a big mistake.
Wow...when did they lower the number. The last I knew they were claiming secondhand smoke killed, that magical number, 400,000 every year. IIRC, that was the same number they used for the smoking deaths.
BTW, did anyone ever obtain a copy of a death certificate citing "smoking" as the cause of death?
The amazing thing to me is the number of supposed conservative FReepers that support the niconazi’s war on liberty.
>big-government liberal
Many conservatives are on too.
No use blaming this only on liberals.
Nanny Conservatives love this Government type of diktat too.