Fox News Report on Ecigs/Obama Admin 9/14/11

[Boodle]

Shepard Smith reported today on Fox News that the Obama Admin is considering a ban on electronic cigarettes on flights because they may harm others.

Shep gave a quick, kind of flippant explanation of what an ecig is and mentioned "water vapor or something".

Anyone know what kind of ecig the first one shown in the video was with the very short battery? Interesting.

 

[badunkamunk]

i just saw this! its horrible, i really enjoy using my device on planes. They didnt get all the facts though. Their main point is that e-cigs can be harmful to others in a closed confined space. BS.

i can never watch the news without it ruining my day...especially in san francisco

 

[dreamborn]

Msnbc picked up the story, although right now you have to dig for it, so here's the link.

http://ori.msnbc.msn.com/id/44518729/ns/travel-news/

 

[MustangSallie]

The MSN report has got to be one of the most poorly researched articles I've ever read.

 

[jtpjc]

"The e-cigarette association, which represents 25 manufacturers and distributors, says on its website that there are only five ingredients in the devices: nicotine, water, coriander, citric acid and fragrant orchid element."

That´s new to me.

 

[Spazmelda]

"The e-cigarette association, which represents 25 manufacturers and distributors, says on its website that there are only five ingredients in the devices: nicotine, water, coriander, citric acid and fragrant orchid element."

That´s new to me.

Oh, I found where they got that: The Truth About Ecigs

 

[BardicDruid]

Oh, I found where they got that: The Truth About Ecigs

No The Truth About Ecigs actually have the correct ingredients listed, there are several sites that are nothing more than blatant lies with no scientific basis around that they love to quote.

 

[Spazmelda]

No The Truth About Ecigs actually have the correct ingredients listed, there are several sites that are nothing more than blatant lies with no scientific basis around that they love to quote.

I'm just saying I think I found where they got that information (not that they interpreted it correctly). If you go to that link there is a list of ingredients posted, which I think was quoted from the FDA report (?). The article in question listed some of those, but not all.

 

[Vocalek]

In case you missed it in the Legislation News section:

DOT has posted the actual Proposed Rule on Regulations.gov.

This is a direct link for where to go to comment: Regulations.gov

To read the 15-page document filed by DOT, go to this page: Regulations.gov

And then click on the PDF button under the "View As" column heading.

 

[redheadone]

i think what needs to happen is before the media reports on something like this they need to get their facts straight before spreading a lot of propaganda and lies.

 

[MustangSallie]

Good luck with that. The media is largely nothing but a propaganda machine.

 

[FyreDragon]

More of the same old rabid anti BS... <sigh>

The part that really tips my taco is that they are defining vaping literally as smoking. Nebulizers are okay, though. (Gotta protect those BP buddies, ya know!) grrrr.

Smoking means the smoking of tobacco products or use of electronic
cigarettes and similar products designed to deliver nicotine or other
substances to a user in the form of a vapor. It does not include the
use of a device such as a nebulizer that delivers a medically
beneficial substance to a user in the form of a vapor.

 

[Vocalek]

It does not include the use of a device such as a nebulizer that delivers a medically beneficial substance to a user in the form of a vapor.

Have you seen my pretty blue Ego-T nebulizer?

 

[Placebo Effect]

Greg Gutfeld gives his opinion on the e-cigarette ban

 

[Vocalek]

It ended too soon. I wanted to see the video of the grandparents trying to learn to use the computer.

 

[Placebo Effect]

It ended too soon. I wanted to see the video of the grandparents trying to learn to use the computer.

 

[Vocalek]

*snicker* You have to hang in there until aroud 1:50 to get to the good stuff. He really is a DOM.

 

[Jimi D.]

i thought Obama vaped!!??!!

 

[Placebo Effect]

And Greg Gutfeld's other show, Red Eye, takes on the topic at about 8:30

 

[cookiebun]

Honestly, I thought they already were banned on planes.