tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post8030212738496416770..comments2023-11-03T08:09:15.690-05:00Comments on The Conservative Media: Pressure for action on popular smoking ban goes high techCommunications guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-15023490018054137322008-12-10T15:42:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:42:00.000-05:00Harry, the selection of non-smoking bars is so sma...Harry, the selection of non-smoking bars is so small because bar owners are fully aware that the majority of their paying customers are smokers. If you want a non-smoking bar please feel free to buy yourself one.Happy Contented Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08346365857333859753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-69568696583251477622008-12-10T10:28:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:28:00.000-05:00Here in Illinois, we will soon find out who paid f...Here in Illinois, we will soon find out who paid for the Illinois banAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-89730042768609646552008-08-10T03:38:00.000-05:002008-08-10T03:38:00.000-05:00when New York passed its smoking ban many bars wen...when New York passed its smoking ban many bars went out of bussiness. I disaggreed then even though I wasnt smoking at the time (I had quit for 4 years) I left the state about a year later and moved to Illinois (i had started again 4 monthes before I moved). Illinois has now banned smoking too, and I here people saying they shouldn't have to be exposed to the smoke, I agree, thats why we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-74969435259704338982008-02-15T17:16:00.000-05:002008-02-15T17:16:00.000-05:00It's easy for smokers to say: If you don't like sm...It's easy for smokers to say: If you don't like smoke in a particular bar, just go and find one that is smoke free. Do you smokers know that the selection of non-smoking bars is so small that you don't have much of a choice at all. <BR/>Bar owners that I know would like to have no smoking in their establishments for health reasons but they are afraid to make the move themselves because they say Harry The Hunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502784321309235776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-32332762675050438162008-02-11T12:02:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:02:00.000-05:00It is true that we put politicians in office who w...It is true that we put politicians in office who we think can make good decisions for us. The problem that we have is that when they make decisions that displease the majority of the people, those people should be able to stand up and be heard to a point where those politicians recognize the peoples position and make the necessary changes. If those politicians cannot please the people that voted Harry The Hunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502784321309235776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-61744227483128131912008-02-08T15:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:59:00.000-05:00Thanks for expressing your opinion, Don. No I do n...Thanks for expressing your opinion, Don. No I do not think, “Senator Bishop is being paid off by the tobacco companies.” What is happening is the boards of groups like the Michigan Restaurant Association and the Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association are against it, even though individual members are not, and the fact is some of their money may come from tobacco. If there this ever got onCommunications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-50893209604836457832008-02-08T12:29:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:29:00.000-05:00Dear Guru, Do you think that Senator Bish...Dear Guru,<BR/> Do you think that Senator Bishop is being paid off by the tobbacco companies and bar and resturants organization to snuff out this bill? I still say that when you have something like this that so many of the citizens are for and the politicians will not pass it, it is time for the people to stand up and have their say and if the politicians won't let this happen, they Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202431796842893428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-73872375368960178382008-02-07T08:32:00.000-05:002008-02-07T08:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting and expressing your opinion, Ha...Thanks for posting and expressing your opinion, Harry. I agree with you to a point. Yes, a politician should decide because that’s the form of government we chose when approved the U.S. Constitution. In a Republic, we elect people we think are intelligent and wise to represent us and to be our voice and make important but tough decisions. <BR/><BR/>What we have are politicians, actually one Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-37467522351466376052008-02-06T22:00:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:00:00.000-05:00We are supposed to be living in a democratic socie...We are supposed to be living in a democratic society which is supposed to mean, government by the people. If that is in fact the case, lets put this issue on the ballot and let the people decide and not some politician. Whatever the outcome of the vote, we will all have to live with it. It is that simple.Let the majority decide.Harry The Hunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502784321309235776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-74222691372463342642008-01-26T23:08:00.000-05:002008-01-26T23:08:00.000-05:00This has absolutely nothing to do with freedom. It...This has absolutely nothing to do with freedom. It is a public health issue. I also have no idea where you get the ridiculous idea that it will ”run every like-minded entrepreneur out of the state.” Where are they going to run? Some 30 states have a smoking ban in bars and restaurants, including Illinois, Ohio and Minnesota. Michigan is in the minority when it comes to smoking, just like smokers.Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-244411755641184962008-01-25T23:21:00.000-05:002008-01-25T23:21:00.000-05:00I'd love to submit a video, but I actually believe...I'd love to submit a video, but I actually believe in private property rights. I do not want to run every like-minded entrepenuer out of the state, so I'd prefer to leave smoke-free decisions up to the owners of the property rather than force them to conform.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it is just me, but I enjoy my freedom. And my freedom does not involve infringing on others'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com