No smoking outside?
Wed, 15 Sep 2010|
New Yorkers may be hit with an extension of the city's existing ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials announced their plans to extend the city's smoking ban to parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city. Are smokers unfairly persecuted?
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I don't. I don't understand the -- I you know you know me I'm an ex smoker I used to live in a place called Winston-Salem North Carolina think you know. That it was at the back apparently if you figured out from the name. And I've never been -- the anti smoke or used to be a smoker and an ex smoker. And what's not good for her but I've never understood this this obsession that people have what smoking. Expression when their solely there are so many worse problems out there and world and there are so many. This woman he. Problems that involved the breaking of the law. And it smoking. His legal tobacco is a legal product that has been a legal. Throughout the entire history of the United States of America and going back into the days of the colonies in and yet somehow old now. The ultimate -- I is is this is a smoke. We can. -- who managed. We just. I say this all the time but everything the Boehner -- could Boehner the other day on I -- a Republican so what's fair game that John -- of the the House Minority Leader and perhaps but. Speaker of the house in January Bob Schieffer is attacking him for being a smoker. And because it's such an end that's -- and helpful but a few imagined human Georgia at. A smoker lives on the average seven years less than a nonsmoker. A male homosexual -- twenty years less on average than a male. Heterosexuals. -- can you imagine Bob Schieffer sake. Mr. greater do you still engage in homosexual acts. And you are you gonna try to stop engaging in homosexual acts because it's it's -- so terrible for for your health and have you ever consider getting together with other people who engage in homosexual acts and and trying to trying to stop doing that. Of course should never hear that. There are one of the -- story in the paper today in it in California they credit they've had an outbreak of a disease that the win when you when I were growing up. It was a disease from the past. Looping cost. I I know I won't ever -- asking about the -- thirteen kids a -- in my father's family. And most of them didn't live up beyond the age of I don't know fifteen or twenty. And actually what what killed so and so and what killed -- it's so and so died -- the area and and one of them died of looping cost. Won't but no one it was but nobody until ten years ago. Nobody. Has had warping costs in the United States and 2530 years now they have an epidemic breaking out in California. And of course the newspapers won't say what it so what the epidemic is all about which is people coming in from the Third World illegally. Not giving any vaccinations. And now it's it's spreading. Again but did but did you ever do you ever hear Bloomberg. Talking about the what you know we gotta do something about these these illegal aliens coming in and bringing in all these diseases that though we thought white we wiped out like like got leprosy and I will bring coffee in -- area. And some of the -- can -- your -- bad dengue fever. But yet he's going yet he's going after smoking again he's he cannot he he is obsessed with smoke. Beat you always obsessed with a because nobody -- a fight back. It's crappy haven't everybody knows -- crappy haven't even smokers -- so so you can see you can attack a smoker with impunity. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other officials announced today that they will pursue a broad extension. How how how can they extended the how could they extend the -- anti smoking policy anymore. A broad extension of the city smoking -- the parks beaches -- more walks and pedestrian plazas throughout the city. That would mean no smoking in Central Park no lighting up on the Coney Island boardwalk and putting away the cigarettes if you're lounging. All on the traffic free brought Broadway pedestrian plaza in Times Square. Most people want our parks to be what they've always intended to be held the outdoor spaces Bloomberg said today. Most people don't like their beaches used as ashtrays you know what most people.
Like you're don't like the arrest areas being used as say as a sexual gratification palaces Barack. For a people of sexual minorities. Do -- but nobody ever says anything about that that's okay that's okay. But if we wanna have a smoke. Today you can have by you couldn't have sodomy when every wherever whenever and wherever you want it just don't have a cigarette after you sodomized somebody else. John you're next with Howie -- go ahead John.
Hey Ali I actually sent cigarettes are illegal and it's ironic but the FDA there are also laboring at cigarettes element at all last September. I I -- close cigarettes which are mature global tobacco yeah that's smoked them for fourteen years but now light cigarettes are legal in this country but.
God they all I remember the story yet it was because the other black the Congressional Black Caucus there were their constituents up predominately smoke new ports. And to a lesser degree cool torture menthol cigarettes so they set it would be discrimination suit to ban menthol right.
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And a few more American jobs down the drain right. Thanks for the called -- 1877469432218774694322. I mean if if father -- are bad for cigarettes went on menthol.
I'm serious you know why not why not ban menthol. 1877469432. To pack up your next with powered car go ahead pat.
Our -- you all know I was a smoker prologue Mike a year and a half ago I I -- birdies pictures and not play well and on the bigger advocate for smokers. Because I remember yeah. All the different -- would have been different areas you can smoke here installed here. They can't think of the airlines terminal for example he can't smoke anywhere in there -- no smoking area. But now people they you know if you're gonna do after -- quietly gone outside to have a cigarette. And then they gotta go back through security tie things up again. Why not -- you know why didn't put an area out there inside the terminal where people -- smoke you know because we're gonna do that you know image and that they don't fight smoking no way an attack. -- give back the tobacco settlement money all the taxes -- America. All that money plays.
What you pat if they really hates smoking so much then why don't they just. --
Course they won't because that I cashed out they couldn't live without it Charlie and and that's death to disingenuous part about that really is not. And you know in the state people remember mine at -- I expect results for the first ball spirited I am. Now they're one of the lawlessness around and they can get what a -- into our revenue has -- up after -- go up the favorite because they finally figured out. Basic economic that you and I understand when you lower the price so some increases the demand for so. People are crossing the border combine sugar in this state if they ordered another barker -- they've probably double that cigarette revenue yeah it off you got. You're not gonna stop people from -- I mean look at it is that regardless -- territories to make -- not our choice to make war. And that's what people after all -- I quit because they know is some may have -- bill and it finally did it you know and that's out of more people.
I remember crazy Estee rep in Massachusetts a sparky -- yet he used to smoke Lisa used to say used to site that statistic that smokers -- seven years last week said that also -- Where of this terrible unfunded pension liability with Social Security it's going bust. Why don't we thank smokers for dying. It -- because they're taking up they're using less Social Security the other -- and they're paying more taxes if they're using fewer tax revenues. But instead we persecute them not prosecutor persecute them. You know. And it was crazy but he was right he had he was on to something. Thanks -- call -- 1877469432218774694322. Jason your next with how we cargo ahead Jason.
Ali you know what they really then it goes obesity Joe -- that really Odyssey is. Why should disarm the -- Be allowed the traders say they hope the -- Why should they want should have to hit it up higher and if there -- sure to get -- and the -- a --
Well I mean but it see if we take it to the ultimate extreme Jason and if you engaged in homosexual role. Sacks. Then you have to pay you should have to pay three times as much as you as you would if you were smoker because. You're gonna you're you're giving -- much more likely to get sick and die at an early age a smoker is correct. Yeah nobody but of course we can't do that because that group is protected. Is a is a protected class of citizens right.
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But see the thing is it that he did that Jason I understand what -- saying but at at at what point that -- say okay well ice cream is not too good story. Right or -- you're allowed to eat regular ice cream but not the ice cream with a high. Fat -- like the ice cream that taste good didn't you wanna eat right. Ben are you allowed to drink is so a beer is not as bad for your liver as. Burr -- right so would you would you get -- with. I mean -- whose. Eat it sort of say didn't I mean it's just it it it would never stop if you why if you started that you started the going down that road. It. Thanks replaced the called Jason 18774694322. -- you're next with how we cargo I had led.
Right now you know I'm -- Quite -- I get that spanking I heard you're talking about actually for any interview with we've gotten bigger yes. And I thought you know son of a gun when he -- and nerve to talk to the president like and that the president bill --
Yeah what are -- this would no idea I don't think he quit but you know what this did he just two days before rushing for a embarrassed Boehner. They had they had an Al -- in ten minute press conference with the president and not one single one of those -- Schwab White House reporters but asked the president if he were still smoke and run -- course they got they got in her for five minutes and they go right right at the array of his throat because he's a Republican.
Well sure sure. I had that I yet dead I can commiserate with the former smoker but I don't how many they became your doubt that that might -- the employment. Went to you know -- wolf thank you name it -- it current else.
Yeah I never understood that I I knew you gonna mention that Linda but. -- they stop you from spoken in your car.
What -- cars parked on their property. Thanks Britain and smoking campus --
Campus on OK but it's -- how was it how was it hurting anybody if you have the windows up how was it hurting anybody else.
She -- you know we go out but I -- out. Yeah how we beat Orbitz well given that quote card -- wheeled in diet something bad. It. But I can remember discussing it that the human resources person and I said how you know what. You can't legislate. Common sense. You know she fit well this you know very how I wanna stay very upbeat manner she.
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I know yeah I hate but look -- Michelle Obama she's going after salt that's that's the next thing 0603 wants so how about -- goose efforts 413 says seems many of those who won a -- cigarettes support legalization of pot. And quick outlaw cigarettes but give out free needles. And how we car.

