[Zionist Conspirator]

I clicked on this thread with high hopes about finding an expose of liberal elites' disdain for the people they claim to love so much. Instead I find a pro-smoking screed by arch-libertarian P.J. O'Rourke.

Maine was famous in the nineteenth century for its prohibition laws. I suppose that was left wing extremism as well.

[Graybeard58]

On January 1, 2012, Maine became the first state to ban smoking in all low-income public housing. Twelve thousand poor people faced their New Year’s Day hangover without the solace of a Marlboro to accompany their aspirin and coffee.

Maine is also one of only two states that allow incarcerated felons to vote, Vermont being the other one.

[Cyber Liberty]

They’re afraid smoking may ignite the meth labs.

[Jay Santos CP]

Well graduating from one of the elite universities does impart one with a certain knowledge of how to manage the prols. They surely shouldn't smoke and they certainly do eat a bit too much of the wrong foods.

The elites, including the cuddly Republican variety, will control every aspect of your life imaginable, and many you can't yet imagine. They love you and want the best for you. Embrace it.

[af_vet_rr]

And poor people do have a lot of troubles. Sometimes, when you’ve got a crap job and are going to get laid off from it besides and your crack-head daughter has three kids by four fathers and your oldest son is on the front in Afghanistan and your youngest son can’t decide which drug crew to join and the cable company has cut off service and somebody’s jimmying the twelfth lock on the sheet-metal door, you’d like to sit down on your own damn chair in your own damn kitchen and have a smoke.

If you're going to get laid off and you can't pay your bills, do you really have the money for cigarettes?

Priorities aside, the majority of smokers I know are liberals. If you could open a coffeeshop selling crappy overpriced coffee and hot cocoa, with indoor smoking in my city, you'd make a lot of money.

[Tax-chick]

P.J. ping.

[Terry Mross]

They can order them not to smoke in a government provided house but they don’t want them to be tested for drugs before they get a welfare check. Democrats are just plain stupid. And I’m talking about the voters.

With that said, I quit smoking in 2008. Shortly thereafter I walked into a Casino, was going to eat at the buffet, and turned around at the door and walked out. I couldn’t stomach the stale smoke odor. That was my choice!

[Lee N. Field]

Bookmarked.

Go, PJ!