tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post1188167956172599351..comments2023-11-03T08:09:15.690-05:00Comments on The Conservative Media: Pro-smoking lobby launches another misguided protestCommunications guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-22114717224030290282011-01-08T15:59:33.270-05:002011-01-08T15:59:33.270-05:00I see your point, but the fact is non-smokers are ...I see your point, but the fact is non-smokers are damaged by smokers. But the latest Surgeon General’s report says it all. I provided a link, but I’ll summarize it for you.: “as little as one cigarette a day, or even just inhaling smoke from someone else's cigarette, could be enough to cause a heart attack and even death.”Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-78269215787344391032011-01-08T12:16:59.459-05:002011-01-08T12:16:59.459-05:00I'm not sure why you think this is a good poin...I'm not sure why you think this is a good point, other than it proves that smoking is bad for the smoker's health, which is obviously true.<br /><br />But you argue that non-smokers are damaged by smokers. If that is the case and if smoking causes bladder cancer, then you would think non-smokers would get bladder cancer.<br /><br />One oncologist's statement doesn't prove anythingkevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359743973083905789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-3878366588509482152011-01-01T23:04:23.684-05:002011-01-01T23:04:23.684-05:00Good point. Thank you.Good point. Thank you.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-6446792231018387742011-01-01T19:48:17.816-05:002011-01-01T19:48:17.816-05:00My oncologist told me that he personally has never...My oncologist told me that he personally has never seen a case of <i>bladder</i> cancer in a nonsmoker. He sees lung cancer every now and then, but never bladder.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-48057008764313959702011-01-01T14:48:39.285-05:002011-01-01T14:48:39.285-05:00Exactly. The only thing a smoking ban cuts down on...Exactly. The only thing a smoking ban cuts down on is tobacco consumption and heart disease.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-72590377364513936322010-12-31T14:47:28.639-05:002010-12-31T14:47:28.639-05:00Two years ago, Ireland banned smoking in pubs. The...Two years ago, <i>Ireland</i> banned smoking in pubs. The result? Tobacco consumption cut by a third, infinitely more attractive pubs, and greatly reduced dry cleaning bills. <br /><br />"I smoke," one Irish woman told me, "And I'm for the ban. Now, my clothes don't smell like cigarettes all the time."K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.com