Burned out by butt-inskis

Boston Herald.com ^ | May 20, 2006 | Michael Siegel

[SheLion]

Mrs. O'Leary's tavern in Gaithersburg, MD actually threw out a member of the Gaithersburg City Council after it was discovered that she supported the city's smoking ban. A little bit of justice for the Smoking Nazis, as far as I'm concerned.

You get these elected officials, who, once in office, the power goes to their heads and they think that the town and or city is now under their power.  They play the people like puppets on a string.  It's got to stop.

[SheLion]

Thanks for the ping!

You bet!

[RandallFlagg]

S^top
H^arassment
O^{strization and}
B^igotry
A^gainst
S^moking
A^mericans

SHOBASA

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

SHOBASA

Wokamra Matuso!

[EVO X]

OTOH since my band gets paid a percentage of the bar I'm torn, my equipment and lungs age faster but smokers are often heavier drinkers, which is good for the bottom line.

Sounds to me like you'd rather not play in smoke filled bars, but if the money is right you will. Sort of like being a tech rep in Iraq..

[SheLion]

SHOBASA

That's pretty neat, Randall.  Did you put that together or did you see it somewhere?  First I have seen that!

[Mears]

"Determining one's destiny should remain sacrosanct in a free society"

Truer word were never spoken.

This seems to be lost on all of the nannies who want to take care of us.

It drives me nuts!

[RedStateRocker]

Yep.
Everything is for sale, safety, sanity and honor; the only question is the price.

[CSM]

"I am taking a bit of joy in watching the same fascists who suggest or support drug testing..."

Believe me, I was fighting for privacy rights with concern to the WOsD. However, I only have so much energy/time and when the likes of you come on to these threads celebrating the demise of my lifestyle, well I just reallocate my energy/time.

[RedStateRocker]

Well, I am, of course, completely against government prohibiting an adult form doing anything to their won body, so I am not capping on you, and wish the nanny state would butt out and let the marketplace decide. The question is where my, or your right to do whatever WE want to with our bodies can be determined by a blood test, an employment policy or an insurance company (my answer - NEVER)

[Still Thinking]

Despite all the absolute demands for tolerance, you are still allowed to hate Christians, smokers, meat eaters and fathers.

Rats! I missed a perfect score by one! I am almost completely hateable.

[Still Thinking]

They interviewed the coordinator of the smoke free alliance and he said there was no or very little impact on businesses from smoking bans.

I take it he doesn't consider tyranny at municipal gunpoint an "impact".