[PeteFromMontana]

Smoke em if ya got em

[hobbes1]

Dozens of protesters

The most newsworthy part of the article.

30 million in the state, and about 50 people are worked up. F em.

[luvbach1]

Cigars are definitely the lesser vice of cigars and cigarettes. Good cigars smell better than cigarettes and can be enjoyed without inhaling, the practice of choice for many cigar smokers. Unfortunately, the proposed smoking plaza must allow cigarette smokers, whose acrid smoke assails the nose and eyes and clings to clothes and hair.

[codercpc]

How much do you want to bet that this gets more protesters than illegally handing out gay marriage licenses.

[tdadams]

He insists that the power of a cigar has already paid political dividends.

There is actually something to this that's more than anecdotal. Fellow cigar smokers appreciate and remember someone who gifts them a box of cigars. In addition to that, hand a guy a cigar and you've got about an hour of his time. I don't have to explain what that can mean in the business world.

[whereasandsoforth]

These anti-smoking Nazi-lovers and their ilk cannot ever just shug one off and say, "hey, we lost this round! You guys enjoy your plaza!". I guess that would be the American Way of dealing with this issue, so we never have to worry about them taking that tone. Nazis.

[tdadams]

But his plan has angered the powerful anti-smoking lobby.

The fact that it pisses off the smoke nazis is reason enough to support the idea.

[headsonpikes]

Over here! Go Arnie!

[Prodigal Son]

Cool.

[StriperSniper]

This being California, could I light up a blunt if I have a headache? ;-)

[katana]

Sort of off topic (and might get the thread thrown into "Chat") but did anyone see the South Park episode last week with Rob Reiner's crusade to stamp out smoking? I rarely watch the show and it might have been an old repeat, but what an absolute howl! The Parker Brothers are the Ann Coulters of television.

Yes, I know The Rule

[anonymous_user]

Let's see... The roof will be removed; it's naturally vented and practically outside; no one is forced to stand in there and inhale smoke.

I'd say the Smoke Nazis can pound salt on this one.

[brownsfan]

What ever happened to liberal "tolerance" and "choice"?! That stuff only exists if it serves their purpose. Darn hypocrites!
I don't smoke often, an occassional cigar, and that's not often. But I support giving people the right, and the choice to smoke!
Kick their arses Ahhnuld!

[devane617]

I wonder what brand Cigar Arnold smokes? I love Cigars, and have never heard a specific brand name for him...

[freekitty]

I love this.

[jimt]

Good for the Governor !

It's nice to see that the smokers, who pay lots of taxes, will have at least somewhere to go, if not floor space proportional to their tax burden.

[swarthyguy]

Bah, more self serving crap from politicians.

No, Arnie, you CANNOT smoke. Period. Follow the law.

Typical pol seeking exemptions for himself.