Ditka: Smoke won't hurt you

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | January 10, 2003 | FRAN SPIELMAN

[Mr. K]

huh?

[Mears]

Rush is right,as usual.The Boomers are doing quite well but their children are plagued with ear infections and asthma,and this is in non-smoking households.

Go figure!!!!!

[Leisler]

“My grandmother died of cancer most likely acquired from exposure to secondhand smoke.”

Really? Because there isn’t one, none, zero, zip, nada….study printed in a per reviewed scientific publication that has found any, at all, statistically even in the smallest amounts of correlation, let alone causation between SHS and cancer.

Now if your are lazy or stupid enough to believe the mass media, well then this is news to you…

[Leisler]

"...baby boomers should be dropping like flies around about now."

If only it was true. Darn.

[Leisler]

You no doubt would have supported the rounding up of Jews in Germany since it was "legal." No doubt you miss the antebellum south what with all the darkies being about and such.

What a pinch brained bigotyou are. But we knew that.

[BushCountry]

Here is a link to all the studies on second hand smoke. It is a bias site but still should open some eyes.

http://www.forces.org/evidence/evid/second.htm

[cinFLA]

You no doubt would have supported the rounding up of Jews in Germany since it was "legal." No doubt you miss the antebellum south what with all the darkies being about and such.

And you sir, are sick.

[error99]

"...My cousin died from lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke..."
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I don't believe you.

[error99]

You are the kind of person that would go into a topless club and demand that all the girls should put their clothes on and stop offending you. If you don't like it, don't go there.

[Dengar01]

What sport are we talking about?

Ummm Football. I was being humorous. You see Mike Ditka was a Hall of Fame Tight End for the Chicago Bears (that would be a football team) he was also a coach for the Chicago Bears leading the Bears in 1985 to a 15-1 season the best in our history. And the Green Bay Packers are our rivals. So when I said "you must be a mean spirited packer fan" I was being facicious.

[Tax-chick]

I was joking with you, too! I'm familiar with the names of the professional football teams that were around in the early 80's, although I don't recognize many teams that are around these days. And I pay attention to OU football, a little :-).

[Tax-chick]

I don't believe you.

If this means, "You're mistaken," then I say maybe I am wrong. My cousin, who did not smoke, although her husband did, died from lung cancer in her 30's. The family's assumption was that her husband's smoking was the cause. I admit this falls far short of being proven, and I'll be more careful in the future about making categorical statements like this.

I don't believe you.

If this means, "You're making this up," then I say, "What an odd thing to say!"

[cmak9]

Freeze your a** off, you stupid smoker!

Care to post your height/weight on here? I've seen to many ex-smokers who quit, become NicoNazis, and balloon to twice their weight. I had a brother who quit smoking cold turkey (about 3 packs a day), and thought that gave him permission to eat what he wanted, when he wanted. He is now dead, at the age of 45 (and he only smoked a few years, in his late teens/early twenties). I remember us getting off an airplane at O'Hare airport one time, me "jonesing" for a cigarette after an international flight, and he scarfing down 2 Big Macs in rapid succession. He told me, "those things are going to kill you", and I replied "those things are going to kill you first". He died about a year later.

I am not trying to scold anyone (I loved my brother very much), but I would like to give fair warning to NicoNazis: there is more than one way to die young. Everything in moderation.

[demsux]

Don't go to his restaurant, if you don't like smoke. Simple as that.

[185JHP]

Wonderful! Thanks for the post.

[OXENinFLA]

COACH!!!!!

[Max McGarrity]

As they did in Florida. 75% of the people, including conservatives, voted to ban the stink weed.

Surprised to see how many Freepers believe in mob rule.

[Hot Tabasco]

If they want customers for the restaurant, they should have a non-smoking section

Funny but yet in all my years of smoking on this planet, reading all the articles produced by the antis, all the arguments relevant to the merits of bar/restaurant owners banning smoking, I HAVE NEVER READ ONE ARTICLE ABOUT ANY RESTAURANT OR BAR COMPLAINING OF A LACK OF BUSINESS DUE TO A SMOKING ENVIRONMENT!

The only articles I am reading now are about the restaurants going out of business due to city mandated smoking bans! So where is the restaurant/bar owner support from the nico-nazis to help him stay in business????? Certainly inquiring minds want to know........