Posted on 10/07/2009 7:57:11 AM PDT by SmithL
San Francisco is asking basketball superstar Michael Jordan to snuff out the cigars, after he was caught on the front page of The Chronicle's Sporting Green breaking the city's ban on smoking on public golf courses.
City officials sprang into action after seeing the full-color photo Tuesday of the NBA Hall of Famer enjoying a good cigar while teeing off at Harding Park's 14th hole during a Presidents Cup practice round.
In an interview with PGATour.com, Jordan was asked how many cigars he planned to smoke during this week's tournament.
"Well," Jordan replied, "that depends, because I heard this is a public place, so they limit what you can smoke. I'm not even supposed to be smoking, but this was a practice round and no one said anything."
If he is permitted to smoke, Jordan said, "I would say (it's) a three-cigar round. I would try to keep it at a minimum of three."
And what is the city's response?
"You mean about Spare the Air Jordan?" said Recreation and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg.
"I've already sent off an e-mail to the PGA Tour director," Ginsburg said. "It was sort of a gentle nudge reminding them that smoking is illegal and that we would appreciate their support."
Initially, public golf courses were exempt from the city's many smoking bans. However, in 2006, after much debate, the Board of Supervisors narrowly voted to apply the same rules to golf courses as other parks - including the possibility of a $100 fine for violators.
"But don't expect me to ask him for it," said city attorney's spokesman Matt Dorsey.
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Drango, Gabz is a very good friend of mine here.
I take offense when you post something like that to her.
Allow me to tell you about babies and addicts: Last week I met a young white lady who adopted a black baby boy who was born premature due to his mother using heroin while she was carrying him.
I don’t know what your hatred is for smoking, but maybe if you told us, we could understand, but you won’t. Until then, try to use a little bit of decorum here.
Please explain to us how you can smell someone’s cigar when they are outside on a HUGE golf course?
You met someone???? Thousand of children a year become addicted to cigarettes. You "meeting" someone somehow ameliorates the addiction of other kids? LOL
Tell us again how much you care...What a sanctimonious piece of work you are.
Smart ass.
Get some class.
Can’t smoke on the course but a homeless guy could take a dump and the pro shop would probably send out toilet paper and someone to wipe his ass.
This is pretty much the logical outcome of the technocratic state. Everything is a crisis and everything (and I do mean everything) requires a government solution to the crisis. The Jeffersonian vision has been ground to dust.
Tell us again how many addicted babies you “met”?
I think you know exactly what I meant. Your response was childish and cruel.
Just to let you know ...
I spoke with many people today about what happened (here in the article) to Michael Jordan. EVERY person thought this was ridiculous, and most of these people voted for the indoor smoking ban here in my state of Ohio. Some of these people were even lawyers with whom I work.
You have to realize that you are on the extreme on this issue in this instance.
You have to learn to let go and let adults be adults — let people live their lives.
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