Cigarrest?

Its back.  Possible some stronger verbage is required.  I hear it is a $300 a month program, man that is a butt load of tobacco.  It is no wonder that they can grease the hands of politicians and fund the anti's.

One can hope that eventually thier sales will dry up, the money stream does the same.  Then a new generation of politicians can adjust the laws and taxes to plunder thier constituents in the viable and proven traditional way.  While a few states in the USA that have blindly gotten on the anti band wagon they have found that thier tax revenue was impacted so heavily it was impossible to maintain the tobacco tax increases.  Unfortunately, it took those States years to realize it.  While they have reversed the taxes and loosened the bans they are still unable to recoup the revenue stream before the actions were put in place. 

If I lived in one of those states I probably would do the same as the current residents Hold a grudge and continue doing business with the sources I moved on to.

I will take some comfort flushing the free 30 day CigArrest down the toilet, where it belongs.  I am used to canceling credit cards to prevent scumbag parasites from the inevitable billing they are known to impose regardless of cancelation. 

Fume in pace, ckr

The anti-tobacco nazi agenda is predicated on absolute BS.  The initial assumption is that all smokers (pipe, cigar, hookah, cigarette, etc.) are dysfunctional addicts and we all would feel a lot better about ourselves if we just quit.  Being addicts, we can't make that decision for ourselves and require some form of motivation and or assistance (i.e. at a price).  What a complete bunch of hypocrits!  First, regardless of our fondness for tobacco, the vast majority of us are at least mostly functional, hard working honest folks that just happen to enjoy tobacco (chewing, smoking, sniffing, etc.)  Despite the propoganda to the contrary, no real evidence linking tobacco use to first hand users has been offered in over 45 years, let alone this unfounded demonization linking smoke from my pipe to harming anyone else.  The whole thing is a big damn lie and it really gives me the beak that so many of the sheeple have fallen right in line.

This childrens health care bill was the latest attempt.  Who would vote against health care for kids right?  Well, cleverly disguised in that bill was our means of paying for that health care via (what else?) a ridiculous increase in taxes on all kinds of tobacco.  The whole issue is absolutely assanine and even our own government is screwing us over with this unfounded persecution of anyone who uses tobacco.  What a society full of demasculated little nancy boys we've become.  Well the emperor is naked says I.  As for me I'll keep my balls, smoke my pipe, dip Copenhagen and even chew the occassional plug of Red Man.  All out in public.  So how do you like me now! 

to know the next target.  Ah they are finally getting to the meat of the matter.

http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/cancer_meat_dc.html

They will not be satisfied until we are all inside a protective cocoon sucking yogart through a straw.

Fume in pace, ckr

the nannies have targeted a whole community as being too overweight and are legislating all fast food resturants OUT OF BUSINESS ... they are forcing them to close their doors as an act of the local government ... why?  Because the legislators say the community is too fat ... oh my goodness.

Lets get this straight ... I'm fat.  I like it that way.  I smoke a pipe.  I like it that way too.  And I like meat.  And, and, and ... I'm not getting cancer from it.

Feels good to be a rebel sometimes!  Of course, this is about as rebellious as I get ... but for me its big!

Rick Piatt

this is true, CA is rating living areas on an index as to how much healthy food is available in comparison to Fast Food.  The next thing will be the State will tie funding to those indexes to push the communities into the fear fat mentality.  Well, I say send those boritto and toco stands to Newport.

Of note was a teacher claiming that her afternoon classes were unable to focus because they all eat fast food for lunch.  Yep that is how it all starts, no facts but give the impression that fast food effects your attention span and you will grow up stupid.  The teacher just does not want to admit - She's boring.

Now where did I leave my bowl of Marlin Flake, damn phone.

Ever notice how our society always gives everyone a way to swerve personal responsibility.  My students can't concentrate because they ate a whopper for lunch.  I beat my wife because my dad beat my mom.  It's the tobacco company's fault that I smoked a carton of cigaretttes a day and got lung cancer.  And my personal favorite, you owe me money because I had no idea that tall cup of steaming coffee would scald my crotch if I spilled it on my lap.  Sadly, I think personal responsibility is fast disappearing from our social fabric.  Why bother when any stupid excuse will get you off the hook.

I'm with you on this one Ricky, I'm a fat guy that smokes a pipe, dips snuff, drinks beer and loves pig fat and red meat.  Call it good genetics or whatever you will but I feel fine and I don't need the government or any one else to make these choices for me.  If these indeed turn out to be bad choices, being a grown ass man, I'll admit my own responsibility and deal with the consequences.  Like Dad used to say, excuses are like assholes, everyones got one and most of them stink...AMEN

Is there a program for those of us who want to smoke more?

I'm willing to pay.