Hatch: Give MPAAT's money to 'U,' Department of Health

Star Tribune ^ | Apr 20, 2002 | Deborah Caulfield Rybak and Jill Burcum

[Max McGarrity]

Attorney General Mike Hatch wants to strip a controversial antitobacco group of its $202 million endowment and divide the money instead between the University of Minnesota and the state Department of Health.

In a motion filed Friday in Ramsey County District Court, Hatch said the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco (MPAAT) has failed to properly administer its endowment and has undermined public confidence.

[Max McGarrity]

Guess what. Stan the Sham Glantz has his folks writing letters to Deborah Caulfield and the Star Tribune complaining about this expose. The least we can do is write to support her.

[Great Dane]

Kind of fun to watch them fight over the spoils.

[Great Dane]

Done.

[Max McGarrity]

Thank you. I've written as well, and intend to address Glantz's points in a later note.

[Just another Joe]

"We recognize that some people may disagree with our methods, but we hope they recognize our commitment to fighting tobacco and that we'll use every means available to us. Fair or foul"

The bolding is mine but oh how it fits.

[Just another Joe]

My letter,

Ms. Ryback,
It is a pleasure to find a journalist who will state what they percieve to be the truth even though it goes against the current anti-smoking stance.
In truth, smoking bans do VERY little to make, or help, people QUIT smoking. If a person decides to quit, or can be persuaded that it is in their best interest to quit, THAT is where help should be given. To try to MAKE a person quit using smoking bans, or taxes, is the worst kind of social engineering.
I just wanted to write and say what a pleasure it is to read a journalist who doesn't sway their story just because one group or another doesn't like it.
Thank you,