tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post799485283113204759..comments2023-11-03T08:09:15.690-05:00Comments on The Conservative Media: Come out and show support for workplace smoking ban at committee meetingCommunications guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-66625011778951887112008-12-16T14:32:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:32:00.000-05:00McBluster...look at my post at the top of your blo...McBluster...look at my post at the top of your blog. I quote a freep.com story that quite clearly makes my point: It's the Democrats on the conference committee who are fighting to keep smoking legal in casinos. You know it; you just prefer to lie about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-10120206953031013942008-12-15T14:22:00.000-05:002008-12-15T14:22:00.000-05:00Once again, this is not a partisan issue. The Detr...Once again, this is not a partisan issue. The Detroit area Representatives - by the way, that is 12 representatives, a pretty big voting block - believed they were choosing jobs over a smoking ban. Once again, they are under the mistaken belief that a smoking ban in the casinos will create a loss in jobs in Detroit because the small minority of people who still smoke in this state will go to Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-37447251192337151562008-12-15T13:46:00.000-05:002008-12-15T13:46:00.000-05:00Yes..there are people from both parties voting bot...Yes..there are people from both parties voting both ways. But after the Senate passed its version, the Democrats could have passed the bill in the House...they didn't because they caved in to the casinos. Apparently the public-health issues isn't as dire as you say...or is it that Dems favor campaign donations over the lives of casino workers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-15623921309355000412008-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:04:00.000-05:00This bill was first passed by the House a year ago...This bill was first passed by the House a year ago in December 2007 with the exceptions that included casinos. The Senate passed it with no exceptions after sitting on it for five months. As I have said before, Detroit lawmakers are under the mistaken belief that the Detroit casinos will lose business and then jobs because people will go to Native American casinos that will not be subject to the Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-16867645891101666152008-12-15T07:35:00.000-05:002008-12-15T07:35:00.000-05:00He may believe it should be in place. He has a rig...He may believe it should be in place. He has a right to his opinion. But it's also pretty clear that he believes the Dems could have had that ban...the House offered it up to them...but they wouldn't accept the removal of the casino exemption.<BR/><BR/>So your Democrats don't seem to be all that interested in public health.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-88097283456082764902008-12-14T22:56:00.000-05:002008-12-14T22:56:00.000-05:00I have debunked that stupid capitol punishment arg...I have debunked that stupid capitol punishment argument about five times now. It’s an apples and orange comparison. Capitol punishment does nothing to deter crime. An indoor smoking ban protects the health of nonsmokers. The fact that 34 states and numerous countries have a ban debunks the myth it hurts business. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a public health issue, for all nonsmokers. There is no safe Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-78516328982246088752008-12-14T21:51:00.000-05:002008-12-14T21:51:00.000-05:00My points is this: You support the smoking ban by ...My points is this: You support the smoking ban by pointing out that 33 others states have one. If that's an argument, then you should support capital punishment because more than 35 states support it. Basically, though, your 33-states argument is so much smoke.<BR/><BR/>If it's public health issue, then it has to be an issue that deals solely with employees. Smoking is still legal and customers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-89806547885067376032008-12-14T13:30:00.000-05:002008-12-14T13:30:00.000-05:00How many times do I have to answer this question? ...How many times do I have to answer this question? I do not support capitol punishment. Capitol pushiest does not deter crime. An indoor smoking ban protects the health of nonsmokers. <BR/><BR/>Well, either Luke is wrong or you’re misrepresenting or misunderstanding what he said. The total smoking ban passed the Senate by a vote of 25-12 in May, after the Senate sat on it since December. http://Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-34457745432932122032008-12-14T12:50:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:50:00.000-05:00Are you in favor of capital punishment in Michigan...Are you in favor of capital punishment in Michigan? After all, something like 37 states now have capital punishment?<BR/><BR/>Read Sunday's opinion piece by Booth's Peter Luke. He shows how the Republican-led Senate overwhelmingly passed a total smoking ban in public places..but the Democratic-led House blocked it because it removed exemptions for casinos, cigar bars, etc.<BR/><BR/>The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-26179236018623707082008-12-13T21:41:00.000-05:002008-12-13T21:41:00.000-05:00I answered you once on another thread, anonymous t...I answered you once on another thread, anonymous troll, but I’ll do it again. The governor only signs bills into law; he doesn’t draft or approve them. What about the other 33 states that are smoke free, as well as entire countries like Ireland and Italy?<BR/><BR/>Instead of calling it the “jump on the bandwagon" smoke free movement” how about calling it the jumping on the protecting the health Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-44545819457396046882008-12-13T20:31:00.000-05:002008-12-13T20:31:00.000-05:00It’s a committee meeting, you idiot. No wonder you...It’s a committee meeting, you idiot. No wonder you’re anonymous.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-31122018411099819522008-12-12T12:12:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:12:00.000-05:00The Governor of Illinois will gladly help. Illinoi...The Governor of Illinois will gladly help. Illinois was one of the states that started the recent nationwide "jump on the bandwagon" smokefree movement. You can use his connections. He won't need them anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-29546948090028672292008-12-12T12:07:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:07:00.000-05:00Will the bartenders have complimentary treats at t...Will the bartenders have complimentary treats at their businesses after the meeting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com