GOP Rep. Hunter slams reported proposal to ban tobacco sales on Navy bases, ships

FOX News ^ | March 28, 2014 | FoxNews.com

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter is speaking out against a reported proposal being considered by the Navy to ban the sale of tobacco products on all its bases and ships, calling it a “political decision.”

The Military Times reported Monday that Navy officials are considering removing tobacco from all retail outlets, including exchange-operated sales venues and Morale, Welfare and Recreation program outlets. Navy commissaries do not sell tobacco products.

Hunter, a Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, said in a letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus he strongly opposes the ban, saying it will limit or restrict service members from purchasing legal products.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

May God bless our sailors and marines, and may God condemn what the upper echelons are doing to them!

Nanny State PING!

[cripplecreek]

You can kill or be killed for nanny but she’ll protect you from tobacco. /s

[SandRat]

Here we go again with a new anti - tobacco war

[CIB-173RDABN]

I wonder when they are going to go back and begin airbrushing (or photoshop) cigarettes from old movies and photos?

That is too much trouble, perhaps they will just ban any movie or photo with cigarettes in them.

[dandiegirl]

Treating people like children and soldiers of all people. Disgusting. People can make their own choices.

[dandiegirl]

Treating people like children and soldiers of all people. Disgusting. People can make their own choices.

[smokingfrog]

[MeshugeMikey]

Navy officials are considering removing tobacco from all retail outlets, for those who'd like to speak to the matter http://www.navy.mil/submit/contacts.asp

[familyop]

If we had been good, his dad would be our president now.

[cripplecreek]

[hillarys cankles]

These MF’ers don’t even try to hide their utter contempt for the military anymore.
I cannot believe how much the NAVY has changed since I left active duty in 1993.

[cripplecreek]

I voted for Duncan Hunter Sr in the primary.

[indthkr]

LOL!

Let me guess - they'll ban tobacco sales, but begin selling marijuana.

[outofsalt]

There are times I sympathize strongly with libertarians.

[SunkenCiv]

Alcohol must be next, because Zero plans to take away the Firearms. Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.

[Logical me]

F-ing communists Democrats have destroyed most of what America was and what is left are childlike kids totally depended on King Obama and his sick ilk.

[TigersEye]

There would have been no one better to deal with Putin/Russia or any other existential threat to the U.S.

[Little Bill]

I did two tours in VN, I never had less than a carton of Camels available, most newbies liked Tampax tipped butts.

There is nothing like a Camel after spending a day of avoiding getting your ass shot off. You lean back in your hole before the two and two, relax and think I must have been insane to fill out the 1049.

[Hurricane]

Thanks for the link. I don’t use tobacco but the troops who do should be able to purchase it on base. They have fought too many wars protecting the rights of the people trying to take their rights from them. I let them know my take on it.