The "Truth" and Big Mouthed Hookers

Hello, Everyone. And how is your Monday? Mine is fabulous. I was watching TV this morning and one of those Truth ads came on. You know the ones that I am talking about? They are the anti-smoking ads. And I thought I would take a short moment to speak of this issue of tobacco use and the movement to get it banned.
I am all for the freedom of people to do what they want. I am for freedom even if that freedom lets stupid people hurt themselves. I am very much against laws passed that force people to wear seat belts in cars or helmets on motorcycles. Why, you ask? They make people more safe, you say. I agree completely. I think that mandatory seat belt laws, for example, save lives. But, who's lives do they save? People that are too dumb or too lazy to wear the seat belt in the first place. I say let Darwinism run it's course.
That being said, I understand that smoking is bad for you. So is a lot of things. And I understand that second hand smoke is bad for you and to subject another person to it, especially if it is a child, is not a good thing. But, that's not why some people , like these folks that run the Truth ads, want smoking banned. It is because it smells bad. People that smoke smell bad. That is a fact. And some of these non-smokers want smoking banned because of that. Not because it kills 440,000 people a year, but because it is inconvenient to some non-smokers. I have an issue with that.
Also when this anti smoking propaganda comes out and they state facts.... well, there is no legal recourse for the facts being wrong. The statements they make are not against a company or person, so there is no legal retribution for inaccuracies. Just think about that for a second. I could put a PSA on TV that says that if you see a squirrel in your yard , you should remove it. Because it is scientifically proven that the oils secreted from the skin of some types of squirrels kill kittens and babies. Now that is completely absurd. But, I do not have to worry about any retribution because since I made no false statement about a person or a company.
Freedom is freedom. Even if it irritates some people. Even if it is bad for you. I bet these anti-smoking activists would have a huge issue with the government reinstating prohibition. I guess it's just second hand smoke that bothers them and not somebody driving a 2 ton rolling piece of steel while intoxicated off their gourd.

BTW... I do not smoke.


In news that interested me:

Oil prices surged past $143 a barrel for the first time ever Monday, and the price for a gallon of gas hit an all-time high in the United States. I thought all the left wing tree huggers said the Iraq war is about the oil. Well where is that cheap oil damn it?!. I wish it was about the oil so, I won't have to sell my soul to the devil just to be able to have enough cash to fill up my tank one time.

A man in Australia who auctioned his life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. I did the same thing. Selling bid - $1.87 ...... CA-CHING!!

Authorities in a southern Chinese city are questioning mistresses of suspected corrupt officials and finding the information is paying off prettily, state media said on Thursday. Mistresses and "second wives" are common among government officials and businessmen in China and are often blamed for driving officials to seek money through bribes or other abuses of power. How dumb can you be. It's like the bad guy that waits to shoot Bond until after they explain their entire plan..... Just Shut up! Shoot what you have to shoot and leave! Jeez!


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