Comments on: Stogie News: A Smoking Bans Update

By: Stogie Commentary: 9 Reasons to Buy More Cigars

Stogie Commentary: 9 Reasons to Buy More Cigars — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:59:14 +0000

[...] Politicians – They’re only one vote away from levying a massive tax on cigars or outright banning our combustible tobacco treats. There is, [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:32:33 +0000

I am really curious to know how the highbrows in think tanks world wide explain, how a Doctor today is different from a racist with a different target group?

WE know as a "sin tax", cigarette taxes are penance or punishment for the immoral. And as Dalton McGuinty the Premier of Ontario Canada declared; "smokers need to quit or they will be punished" leading up to the Ontario smoking ban. The punishment of smoking bans similarly, is known to be a punishment for immoral acts; this is also something we can all understand for what it is.

How you explain the whines from those who are benefiting in the majority today from the healthcare system remains puzzling. A system built and maintained for the largest part of the past 60 years primarily by smokers and former smokers, who now dare seek benefit, from what they paid for, over their whole lives?

Are doctors today selling the virtues of David Dukes, as a misunderstood soul, who was simply ahead of his time?

I would really like to know, due to the similarity in methods of growing support through fear, exaggerated misinformation and promoted hatred; Is the Klan currently a stakeholder organization, involved in the public health or tobacco control movements or in the evolving offshoot, fat people pandemic campaign? If not, as they would see similar benefits to those which attracted the other stakeholders, are they eligible to sign up? What legitimate reason could you possibly give to refuse them?

Disease management is not all that difficult to understand, nor are those who promoted it.

By: Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXV

Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXV — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:33 +0000

[...] Last Thursday I shared an article with you out of Charleston, West Virginia, about a group of bar owners who [...]

By: History Buff

History Buff — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:46:41 +0000

New Mantra:

No smoke = No go = I'll keep my own dough!

By: Deep Blue

Deep Blue — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:04:39 +0000

I live and work in Charleston, West Virginia. And after work on Tuesday I drove over to the Black Hawk Saloon SPECIFICALLY to lend my support to revolt against the smoking ban. I had never been to the place, but I specifically made a point to meet Kerry Ellison, shake his hand, and tell him how much I appreciated him for fighting back against the local Health Gestapo. Word of his protest spread like wildfire throughout the county, and I would estimate at LEAST 20 bars were allowing smoking that evening. Thank God civil disobedience is alive and well for now.

By: Padronnie

Padronnie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:16:46 +0000

These anti-smoking nannies are the same ones opposing efforts to lower the drinking age to 21… because, you know, being able to die for your country doesn’t mean you should be able to have a beer.