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Snuff out do-gooders before cigarettes, please
The Washington Times ^ | 1/12/06 | Tom Knott

Posted on 01/19/2006 4:34:38 PM PST by qam1

Here is a thumbs-down to the Smokefree D.C. do-gooders and the D.C. Council, which voted 11-1 in favor of a smoking ban that begins next year.

I am thinking of starting a Do-Gooder-free D.C. because of the scientifically proven study that shows freedom-hating do-gooders cause high blood pressure in others.

There is nothing like a smug, arrogant, condescending know-it-all to get the eyes rolling up in the back of your head. The city, unfortunately, is awash in this character type.

These self-important nitwits seem to think they know what is best for the masses and then pat themselves on the head after they have achieved their mission.

"It is a great day for everyone who works in or patronizes a bar or restaurant in the District of Columbia," said one of the co-founders of the nut-job group after 11 morally superior council members imposed legislation that mocks the celebrated individual liberties of a nation.

Sorry. It did not come across as a great day. It came across as just another amusing day in the bluest of blue precincts.

Really, I would prefer to have a Carbon Monoxide-Free D.C.
Or a Rat-Free D.C.
Or a Gang-Free D.C.
Or a Lead-Free D.C.
Or a Cholesterol-Free D.C.
Or a Body Odor-Free D.C.
Or an Ice Cream-Free D.C.
Or a Starbucks-Free D.C.

I can think of all kinds of practices and things that could be eliminated before I would be concerned with a smoky bar stuffed with drunks at midnight.

I would argue it is the right of the smoking town drunk to be a smoking town drunk, just as it is the right of servers to work in an establishment that caters to smoking town drunks.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: antismokinggnatzies; freedom; nannystate; pufflist; tomknott
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To: Gabz; SheLion

Only took until the fourth post today.


21 posted on 01/19/2006 6:17:02 PM PST by The Foolkiller ( We're only trying to help people make right decisions-with the full force of government, of course.)
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To: qam1

Speaking as a non-smoker who genuinely enjoys eating in the absence of cigarette smoke, this law is evil.

We are guaranteed the right to life, liberty and property- and the freedom to do with it as we choose.


22 posted on 01/19/2006 6:19:57 PM PST by ovrtaxt (I looked for common sense with a telescope. All I could see was the moon of Uranus.)
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To: winston2

Just as I would not want to inhale the exhaust of a diesel truck I similarly would not want to breathe in someone cigarette exhausts.

The fewer places it is allowed the better.


23 posted on 01/19/2006 6:23:42 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: Godebert

Back in my hippie days (before I grew up), almost all potheads also used tobacco. That was the 60's-70's. EVERY dope smoker I've known or met in the last fifteen years has been a rabid smoker-hater. You had to go outside their house to have a puff on the evil cigarette, but you could light up a joint anyplace in the house, anytime you wanted. Consequently, I've come to hate them just as much as they do me.


24 posted on 01/19/2006 6:25:07 PM PST by The Foolkiller ( We're only trying to help people make right decisions-with the full force of government, of course.)
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To: qam1

No one I have ever talked to, has EVER supported these measures, yet they always seem to go through...


25 posted on 01/19/2006 6:26:08 PM PST by The Worthless Miracle
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To: eleni121
I smoke and I drive a diesel pickup.

A twofer!

I'm sure you don't do anything that annoys anybody.

26 posted on 01/19/2006 6:27:54 PM PST by elkfersupper
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To: qam1; The Foolkiller; Just another Joe; Madame Dufarge; Cantiloper; metesky; kattracks; ...

Ping


27 posted on 01/19/2006 6:28:39 PM PST by SheLion (Trying to make a life in the BLUE state of Maine!)
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To: qam1

The smell of coffee makes me sick. I think it should be banned in all public places, including coffee shops. After all shouldn't I be able to go into a coffee shop without getting sick? :)

While we're at it could we please ban little kids who don't know how to behave in a restaurant. They're bad for my mental health. LOL


28 posted on 01/19/2006 6:30:53 PM PST by beandog (Proud bRushbot)
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To: eleni121; Gabz; SheLion; The Foolkiller; CSM; elkfersupper
Oh yeah, I totally agree.

I hate drunks, too. We should ban alcohol.

You know what else? Bad drivers are really offensive, and fatalities are sky high, not to mention the emissions problems. No more cars.

And what about the evil guns? They kill so many innocent people.

Ban the guns.

While we are at it, fat people really disgust me. All that obvious gluttony and lack of self control. Let's ban places like McDonalds and Dairy Queen, since people obviously cannot be trusted to do the right thing for themselves.

Personal freedoms suck. I think we should ban everything that offends anyone. You are right on.

29 posted on 01/19/2006 6:34:59 PM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott
So you think non-smokers have more rights than I do as a property owner???????

Places like restaurants and bars have always been regulated as public spaces.

What right do smokers have to stink up the hair and clothing, and to irritate the eyes and respiratory passages of non-smokers? Talk about violating someone's property.

30 posted on 01/19/2006 6:35:22 PM PST by Moonman62 (Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
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To: beandog

I think people who have b.o. and bad breath should be fined, and not allowed in public places. Oh, and people with mullets, too. They are icky.


31 posted on 01/19/2006 6:36:13 PM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: The Worthless Miracle
No one I have ever talked to, has EVER supported these measures, yet they always seem to go through...

Unfortunately, there are many so-called Conservatives right here on Freerepublic who are very happy when big government tells a business owner at the point of a gun what legal activity they can/can't do on their own private property.

32 posted on 01/19/2006 6:38:41 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Moonman62
What right do smokers have to stink up the hair and clothing, and to irritate the eyes and respiratory passages of non-smokers? Talk about violating someone's property.

*sigh*

Here's the deal. If I own a restaurant, that means I have all the property rights. That, in turn, means I can choose which legal activities I allow on my property. If I choose to allow smoking, that is my right even if I don't smoke.

And it is your right to not come in to my restaurant.

YOU AS A NON-SMOKER DO NOT HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN I DO AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU FRICKING NAZI.

33 posted on 01/19/2006 6:39:21 PM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: elkfersupper

I'm sure you don't do anything that annoys anybody.
....................................................

I'm sure I do, but not spraying carbon monoxide at them.


34 posted on 01/19/2006 6:39:30 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: eleni121
I'm sure I do, but not spraying carbon monoxide at them.

uumm, that's exactly what you do every time you drive by them.

35 posted on 01/19/2006 6:41:12 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: teenyelliott

You are all over the place and none of your analogies work.

Guns do not kill anyone...the person who misuses them do.
Dittoes for the other items EXCEPT smoking. The smoke blown in the direction of anyone's lungs can harm/damage the person.

So quit it! And if you can't, do it where the exhaust does not approach others.


36 posted on 01/19/2006 6:42:25 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: qam1

That's right, I drive by them...I don't stand there forced to breathe it in.


37 posted on 01/19/2006 6:43:32 PM PST by eleni121 ('Thou hast conquered, O Galilean!' (Julian the Apostate))
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To: eleni121

I guess you've never had to wait for a bus on a busy road. Get to suck in a lot of fumes then.


38 posted on 01/19/2006 6:46:04 PM PST by beandog (Proud bRushbot)
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To: teenyelliott
That, in turn, means I can choose which legal activities I allow on my property.

That's right, and now smoking is going to be illegal in bars and restaurants.

39 posted on 01/19/2006 6:46:43 PM PST by Moonman62 (Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
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To: mugs99
Breast cancer has increased as smoking has decreased.

Was smoking alone what was studied or was a specific substance (i.e. tobacco) singled out?

40 posted on 01/19/2006 6:47:04 PM PST by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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