Liberty's Anti-Smoking Vote Raises Concerns for Businesses

PreachingToTheGarbage wrote:

<quoted text>Complete utter Ignorance.

She's a dolt. She LOVES to respond to my posts because I piss her off. ;-)

just candid wrote:

<quoted text> Thanks "Free-dum" for letting us know YOU are among the listed types, such as degenerates, drunks, riffraff ect. Would you care to specify, or do you fit in with all of them? PS/ As most smokers are not of that ilk, I'm sure you can, and do feel special.

Once again your narcissism shines right through.

You simply come from a long line of self righteous moral busybody demonizers who always think they are something new...when all they are doing is repeating history.

Your tactics of demonization are worn out Candid.

Now why don't you be a good little socialist and find some soda drinkers to demonize...

Oh yes...tell us Candid...we already know you have your eyes on the smokers....the overweight...the soda drinkers...ect...

Just to set the record straight...perhaps you would be kind enough to provide us with a list of your personal top 10 lifestyle choices that need a good dose of government mandated behavior modification techniques?

BleuJei wrote:

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Let's not forget the alcohol consumption ;-)

Hold it a moment. How many times have how many smokers posted insistence here that, if you took away only the HARDCORE smokers (who would stay away rather than step out to smoke) every bar would go belly-up?

This is hilarious to me, unless what you are saying is that Just Candid forgot to mention drunkenness as a common characteristic of smokers. In that case (and I hope it's true), it is hilarious for another reason.

discusseded wrote:

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Hold it a moment. How many times have how many smokers posted insistence here that, if you took away only the HARDCORE smokers (who would stay away rather than step out to smoke) every bar would go belly-up?
This is hilarious to me, unless what you are saying is that Just Candid forgot to mention drunkenness as a common characteristic of smokers. In that case (and I hope it's true), it is hilarious for another reason.

Oh....I was just throwing it in. It has nothing to do with whether or not I believe it. Don't forget; smoking is blamed on everything from SIDS to erectile dysfunction.

Drunkeness is a common characteristic of ANYone who drinks excessively, no?

discusseded wrote:

Hold it a moment. How many times have how many smokers posted insistence here that, if you took away only the HARDCORE smokers (who would stay away rather than step out to smoke) every bar would go belly-up?

Who claimed such? Quote please.

Sorry...your ridiculous strawman just went up in flames.

discusseded wrote:

This is hilarious to me, unless what you are saying is that Just Candid forgot to mention drunkenness as a common characteristic of smokers.

What is hilarious is you think your strawman actually has legs...as you pathetically make another attempt to demonize others.

discusseded wrote:

In that case (and I hope it's true), it is hilarious for another reason.

Nope...what is really funny is you think you make sense.

BleuJei wrote:

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She's a dolt. She LOVES to respond to my posts because I piss her off. ;-)

I guess I shoulden't be supprised when you stoop to using words like "dolt" when you disagree with someone, when know you are wrong. Considering where you are comming from (nicotine addict and all) it might well be expected. Truth is I respect what you have done by going back to school & wish I had the backbone to do it myself. I tried but found I knew more & could make more playing the markets than many of the Professors could by teaching. That and the fact I don't really have to work for a living allowed me to justify, to myself, that more formal schooling was not needed. So you see, you don't "piss" me off. As an addict you do however, have my pity.

BleuJei wrote:

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Oh....I was just throwing it in. It has nothing to do with whether or not I believe it. Don't forget; smoking is blamed on everything from SIDS to erectile dysfunction.
Drunkeness is a common characteristic of ANYone who drinks excessively, no?

Yes. I too find humor in the "oh, hey, you forgot to call us this, didn't you?" angle. I wouldn't say the poster is over the top, exactly.

With the exception of a handful of the tobacco apologists who live for nothing but attacking nonsmokers here, I'd say the poster was under the bottom.

I wonder why the author though this article was warranted a day after the vote? It seems very strange to be pumping this angle at this time. Maybe just a very slow news day, and maybe they just didn't give serious thought to the wording/approach of the introduction.

Got crossed by a "t". Should have said the author "thought".

just candid wrote:

<quoted text> I guess I shoulden't be supprised when you stoop to using words like "dolt" when you disagree with someone, when know you are wrong.

This is why you call my kind "drunken degenerates"?

How well does your hate work of the non-smokers who oppose your beloved Nanny state and all it stands for?

They must be quite impressed with your enlightenment.

*shakes head*

What a pathetic hypocrite.

Author: Grandview is not nearby Liberty. Blue Springs is barely nearby. Kearney might be considered nearby. Why are 40% of bowlers smokers? This kind of indicates it is not a sport and they are not athletes. How sick! Smoking is so beat.

Lawrence from Seattle: There probably are some mental health benefits from smoking, but to say there are physical health benefits, jeesh, give me a break. BTW, this might accidentally double post, but it is still not showing the one I posted about 7 minutes ago.

Freedom wrote:

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This is why you call my kind "drunken degenerates"?
How well does your hate work of the non-smokers who oppose your beloved Nanny state and all it stands for?
They must be quite impressed with your enlightenment.
*shakes head*
What a pathetic hypocrite.

"Free dum", You know what you are best. It's true most drunks, degenerates and riffraff type people smoke. Keep in mind I've never said or believed most smokers are of that ilk. As I said before. You know your kind, & where you fit in.

i don't drink alcohol.

just candid wrote:

<quoted text> I guess I shoulden't be supprised when you stoop to using words like "dolt" when you disagree with someone, when know you are wrong. Considering where you are comming from (nicotine addict and all) it might well be expected. Truth is I respect what you have done by going back to school & wish I had the backbone to do it myself. I tried but found I knew more & could make more playing the markets than many of the Professors could by teaching. That and the fact I don't really have to work for a living allowed me to justify, to myself, that more formal schooling was not needed. So you see, you don't "piss" me off. As an addict you do however, have my pity.

Point taken, JC, and thank you for respecting my desire to further my education and earn my Bachelor's in Business Management. But I don't need your pity when I am fully aware of what I am doing. My apologies for calling you a dolt. But, you can not excuse your previous jabs at me.

BleuJei wrote:

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Point taken, JC, and thank you for respecting my desire to further my education and earn my Bachelor's in Business Management. But I don't need your pity when I am fully aware of what I am doing. My apologies for calling you a dolt. But, you can not excuse your previous jabs at me.

No need, jc is a dolt!

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