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What are they smoking on Capitol Hill?
Oak Lawn (IL) Reporter ^
| 6/17/04
| Michael M. Bates
Posted on 06/15/2004 9:08:49 AM PDT by Mike Bates
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To: Mike Bates
So it's censorship and repression when a conservative group encourages private enterprises not to show the libelous, war profiteering 'documentary' Farenheit 9/11, but it's giving fair warning to the American public if somebody lights up a butt. After all, watching people smoke in movies could "possibly" get "200,000 kids addicted" in a year.
I hate liberals so very, very much.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:13:17 AM PDT
by
ICX
(I am sorry Michael Moore is American; he could feed a medium sized village in Africa.)
To: ICX
I was reading an article in the WSJ yesterday where cigarette companies are threatening to sue the studios for featuring their brands prominently in movies. They are so tired of the false allegations that the tobacco companies pay large amounts of money to get cigarettes in the actors hands (they used to mind you, but its been illegal for a while now)
Of course, the studios cry First Amendment blah blah blah.
To: Mike Bates; *puff_list; Just another Joe; Great Dane; Madame Dufarge; Gabz; MeeknMing; steve50; ...
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:22:36 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: Mike Bates
You know, Michael Moore is upset because they are giving his movie an "R" rating! The movie shows ma-pom........spelling........and someone throwing a dead baby on top of other dead bodies, and one other horrible thing.
He is upset because "the kiddies" won't be able to see his movie if it gets an "R" rating.
Pity.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:24:26 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: Mike Bates
The R rating would be stupid for smoking. They should create a new rating called C for cancer. :-)
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:26:24 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Mike Bates
That happened last month before a Senate committee. The anti-smoking storm troopers must have loved hearing Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) declare: "If something isn't done by the industry, something will be done by Congress.""If something isn't done by the industry, something will be done by Congress."
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:26:48 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: Mike Bates
Why in the world are they dabbling in private organizations’ internal processes? Because as far as they are concerned the only rights anyone has are the ones THEY say you have.
Well written piece.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:29:15 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(RIP President Ronald W. Reagan 1911-2004)
To: SheLion
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:29:56 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(RIP President Ronald W. Reagan 1911-2004)
To: Mike Bates
More proof that it has nothing to do with health and everything to do with behavior control! Thank goodness so many of the freepers support all of this government run amuck!
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:31:30 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Liberals may see Saddam's mass graves in Iraq as half-full, but I prefer to see them as half-empty.)
To: Gabz
Boooooo Hoooooooo Heheh!!!
Beat ya to it. LOL! :-)
I took a break from the other thread and found this one. I hope we don't get anymore smoking threads today. I feel like I have 10 more fingers! ~whew!
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:34:22 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: CSM
Thank goodness so many of the freepers support all of this government run amuck! You have said a mouthful there, my FRiend.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:35:50 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(RIP President Ronald W. Reagan 1911-2004)
To: CSM
Thank goodness so many of the freepers support all of this government run amuck! What with the anti's over here, sometimes I feel like I fell through the rabbit hole, CSM! Right into DU heaven or hell.........how ever one looks at it.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:35:54 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: SheLion
Can't you just see it? A movie where all the characters remain fully dressed at all times, never use any profanity, nobody dies or is tortured, and it gets an R rating for one character smoking.
These people are nuts.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:46:14 AM PDT
by
Judith Anne
("The convictions that shaped the president began to shape the times..." President G.W. Bush)
To: Judith Anne
Can't you just see it? A movie where all the characters remain fully dressed at all times, never use any profanity, nobody dies or is tortured, and it gets an R rating for one character smoking. Isn't that why we have Walt Disney? LOL! There should be "something" left for the adults!
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:48:53 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: Judith Anne
(Talk about Big Fat!)
Situational ethics?
When Reiner put River Phoenix in his movie, Stand By Me, and had him
smoke throughout, Phoenix was only 14 years old. Guess it's okay to
have kids smoke when it's for Reiner's benefit.
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:50:17 AM PDT
by
SheLion
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To: Mike Bates
That's not just crazy; it's downright silly.
To: Judith Anne
Which cartoons, currently G rated, have the evil, sinister character smoking? I can think of 101 Dalmations, one character smokes. Talk about decreasing credibility in a rating system!
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posted on
06/15/2004 9:51:12 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Liberals may see Saddam's mass graves in Iraq as half-full, but I prefer to see them as half-empty.)
To: CSM
By God,I think you've got it!
Have the evil,ctiminal,slob types be the smokers in the movies and have the nice guys abstain.
That's way most of the antis feel about smokers anyway and this would reinforce their theory.
The entire thing is hysterical considering what you can see going on on the big screen today.
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posted on
06/15/2004 10:17:08 AM PDT
by
Mears
To: Mears; CSM
The entire thing is hysterical considering what you can see going on on the big screen today. And in the world!
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:12:19 AM PDT
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SheLion
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