Up in arms again over latest possible ban

Possible ban on menthol cigarettes has me up in arms again. Why? Yes I am a smoker but that's not the only reason. This is just like the ban of salt in food prep in the restaurant industries in NY state. Even if I was not a smoker I would still be pissed off! I don't use salt to cook with at home but why should some moronic law maker who is on a health kick decide for everyone else that the food prep should be done without salt everywhere? In the same token, why should some idiot in the FDA decide for me whether or not I should smoke? and if I smoke if I should be allowed to smoke menthol cigarettes??


DO YOU SEE WHAT I AM GETTING AT HERE PEOPLE????? WHERE IS OUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE GOING?????? WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT CHOICES WE HAVE? WHY ARE WE LETTING OTHER PEOPLE DECIDE THE AMOUNT OF FREEDOM WE HAVE TO PURSUE LIFE LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS??????

O.k. I am done yelling now, to get back to the story. This ban has been kept hush hush until recently, now some of the talk shows are finally talking about it. This started about 2 years ago, I knew nothing about it, chances are neither did you! and some of you may STILL NOT KNOW, until now.

The federal governemnt (congress) passed legislation that gave the FDA the power to regulate cigarettes... "The legislation passed by Congress bans flavorings like chocolate and cherry, but excludes menthol-flavored cigarettes from the ban. The legislation, which is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature, calls for the FDA to examine the medical effects and marketing of menthol cigarettes and their impact on blacks, Hispanics, and other groups, with a report due back in 18 months. Based on these considerations, the FDA could either ban menthol cigarettes completely, order them to be phased out, or not take action."

Now the talk is that they will be banned because they seem to think that the menthol attracts more teenagers to start smoking.  UM HEEEELLLLOOOOOOO!!! we already have legislation stating that cigarettes can not be sold to anyone under 18 years old. ENFORCE IT!! It is so typical of the American government to just keep passing more and more laws banning this and that instead of enforcing the laws we already have.

The other part of the possible ban is because The African American consumption of menthol brands is said to be so high  because the media advertises the menthol brands much more the African American community. SO they have now turned into a racial thing.

Now let me explain something right here, I CHOOSE to smoke. I have told my family repeatedly should (notice I said SHOULD) I develope cancer they are not to sue the tobacco industry. I made a choice to smoke, I have to live or die with that choice. Personally I feel it is the same for the African Americans, they are making a choice to smoke, they have to take the consequences of that choice.  It all comes down to CHOICE people and being responsible for that choice that YOU make.

Here is in my opinion on the problem, banning of menthol cigarettes is just the start, then it will be cigarettes all together completely, then chewing tobacco, then cigars and that's just this particular field. I hear you saying well that doesn't bother me I am not a smoker.

When there is nothing left to ban as far as tobacco goes they will move on the next latest greatest health concern they deem to be for the good of the American public. So what will it be next? Maybe something that does hit you personally, chocolate, coffee, beer, toilet paper, tea, popcorn, candy, nuts, pepsi, coke, mountain dew.... go ahead laugh now but wait you wont be laughing in a few years.

Yes I chose what seem to be rather harmless items, chocolate, toilet paper, nuts, popcorn... you're thinking well why would any of those be banned .. well why should any of our choices be taken away from us? why should we allow others to ban things in the first place.

Now I hear you with the whole gun thing but people answer this honestly and I mean honestly, have you ever seen a gun walk up on little gun legs and pull its trigger with little gun hands and kill someone? If you're answering honestly the answer is NO. The gun did not kill someone on its own, it was the person holding the gun. Yes children have had accidental shootings but again that goes back to the gun owner not being responsible and they should pay a price for that lack of responsibility not the entire country.

I hate to be a broken record but it seems I have to be, When is enough , enough? When is the American public going to wake up and start fighting back? I just hope it is before it is too late and there are no freedoms left anymore. Maybe it is time to stop playing games and start reading up and researching into what your government is doing for you!

Read up on the possible menthol ban...
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/will-fda-eventually-ban.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033003742.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55G6RA20090617

There are plenty more if you google menthol tobacco ban. 

Snow?? Are you kidding me?

Woke up to snow on the ground this morning, are you kidding me??? what the hell is this crap? I thought spring was here.

I have my containers for vegetable garden, and some of my seeds. Waiting on plants to come and then need to get potting soil. 3 to 4 weeks I can start the seeds so they can be put in the containers outside the middle of may. I'm looking forward to fresh vegetables this year. If they go well this year will invest in a couple more containers for next year and do an herb container along with more vegetables. Eventually I want to have enough vegetables to freeze and make home made spaghetti sauce.

Hopefully they will grow well this year.

Back from our trip

Back from our trip and ready to go for a while.

Am quite happy to see the States suing the Federal Government for this constitutional travesty they call health reform. 36 states so far.

Health Care Reform Bill Passed

Well we are all pretty much screwed now. I just hope the American people now wake up and realize what a travesty this past presidential election turned out to be. For those who voted for Obama, all I can say is... how is that hope and change working out for you? Or maybe I should wait to ask that until you discover just how much this worthless health care reform is going to cost you out of pocket and what kind of wait you will have to deal with to get your health care if this reform goes through the senate as well. Find out how your employees voted, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/22/house-roll-health-care-overhaul/

You will then no longer have the right to pick and choose who you will get your health insurance from, you will have to buy from person A at more than person B. A better example here is that you are going to be told you must buy broccoli from farmer A instead of farmer B and you must buy it regardless of the fact that you don't even like broccoli, if you don't buy it you will be fined and/or put in prison. You think I am kidding you but I am not. Read up people.

Now wake up and start firing your employees (IE congress and senators, president) they do work for you. You hire them by election and you can fire them by election.
This time do your research, just like hiring an employee do the background research look at experience etc.

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Busy Week Ahead

Well it's going to be a busy week ahead. Need to get house cleaned up, dog to the groomers, and go pick up a couple pairs of jeans for the trip. Leaving Friday for NC. Hopefully the weather down there will give my joints a break.

Going to walmart this morning with mom to get jeans and couple other things we need. Then I'll start cleaning.

But first.... MY MORNING COFFEE!!

So much to do so little time

So much to do, so little time. That seems to be my life these days. Always something more to do for someone. Maybe I need a couple clones to do the dirty work and then I can do the fun stuff.

Weather is rainy the next 2 days but its better than snow! I have had my fill of that white crap for this yr. Looking for robins to appear any day at that point then I can say spring is making it's entrance.

Time to get at it, try to get some of this stuff done.

Where does it end???

Paul Frumkin reports in Nation's Restaurant News that New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in the preparation of restaurant food across the state.

So where does it end? If the smoking ban is any indication it doesn't end, and it's all in the name of your health.  Unless of course the American people DEMAND that it ends and DEMAND their rights back.

If we don't stand up now , there will be nothing left to stand up for.  I can assure you the more you allow them to do these bans on what may seem harmless to you right now, the more they will ban and eventually there will be no rights left to ban because we will no longer be living in a democracy but in a state of tyranny.

How do you put a stop to this nonsense? First write or call your state reps, and tell them your tired of freedoms that many men and women have died to protect being banned. Second when its time to vote, vote these idiots out of office, demand term limits, and for Pete's sake DO YOUR RESEARCH ON WHOM YOU ARE VOTING FOR! That means looking at voting records of candidates, looking at their job performance, evaluating what is important and what is irrelevant in their work, after all THEY DO WORK FOR US. We are the ones who hire them by electing them in the first place. So fire them and hire people who will stop this nonsense and make sure they can only serve the time set with term limits.
Time to wake up people. Start doing your home work, demand your rights back, and demand term limits. It's time for each of us to start firing the people we hire who aren't doing their jobs. It's time to look over the resumes of those applying in a harder much more skeptical manner and making sure through checking like an employer that they are not lying to us on their resume.

Hoping Spring Is Finally Arriving

The weather has been great the past few days, hoping spring is finally getting here.

New pics of Olivia and I turned out great http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9686&id=100000466705819&l=d61dc787e2 Can't wait to get outside and get some new pics.

Feeling a little blah tonight, not sure why. Probably cause I have so much to do and having pc issues cant get it done. Plus I am marketing the radio which is taking time away from my pay site. I cant seem to get anyone else to post the radio blog so its all on me. I really wonder why I keep doing this.

Ok vented enough.

Getting things back up and running

JR and I both did some work on this poor old faithful pc, I am now getting things reinstalled and back up and running. Hopefully it will make a difference. May have to test it out tonight and try to dj and be in palace at same time to see if spontaneously reboots.  Anyway until later need to get back at it.