Maybe we can get House Republican leader John Boehner on our side.

[MoonRose]

Found this article on Yahoo news, maybe we can get House Republican leader John Boehner on our side if we can get him to try e-cigarettes.

House GOP leader calls smoking 'a bad habit' - Yahoo! News

 

[Luisa]

I started a post sometime ago about him and no one responded. I e-mailed his office about ecigs and never received a reply. Someone from his district needs to contact him. He would be a great friend for ecigs. Plus, He WILL be the next Speaker of the House. I believe Lowell,Ohio is in his district,but I am not sure. I can pull up the towns in his district and post that tomorrow. In my post--at least a month ago--I asked for someone in his district to contact him. Nothing ever cam of that.

 

[Luisa]

Sorry--typo error--I do know how to spell"came".

 

[MoonRose]

Sorry--typo error--I do know how to spell"came".

LOL ... I'm so used to reading typo's that I didn't even see that one until you posted about the typo.

 

[Skwerl]

Old fashioned snail mail?

 

[Kate51]

Agreed, Rep. Boehner IS going to be Speaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I do believe his mission is smaller government, more freedom, so perhaps some of this Behemoth Brotherhood stuff will go away and get our e-cigs in a little safer mode to live in...living is good!
But don't feel too bad, I wrote a letter requesting opinion on e-cigs from Our Surgeon General, didn't even get an acknowledgement. That was over three months ago. I feel downright snubbed.
In the meantime we have to be as active as possible advocating e-cigs, with our pennies, our stamps, and our time. This technology cannot be wasted or threatened by BB.

 

[t9c]

I'd love to see Boehner vaping in the House chambers! On CSPAN even! Just think of all the buzz that would create...KMA FDA!

 

[spaky]

Probably the only way to get him on our side is if Obama supports a ban. However if Obama supports ecigs, Boehner will want them banned immediately for the safety of all Americans and children too.

 

[Luisa]

I don"t think Boehner would care what Obama thinks. The real point is we NEED to have someone in his district talk to him and give him information. The perfect time is when he is home and in his district. Please help find people in his district. Where are you Ohio?

 

[MoonRose]

I swear, I think we're getting to the point where we may have start doing protest marches on D.C. Carrying signs saying that the FDA, Federal, State and Local governments are trying to kill us by forcing us back to smoking tobacco cigarettes. Just think of all the television coverage we would get as we're hauled off to jail in handcuffs.

 

[Pav]

Considering Boehner is in bed with Big Tobacco and still smokes, what are the chances he'll be onboard to promote ecigs? Pretty slim imo. Unless he does somekind of 180, having him as speaker could be a bad thing for ecigs.

Among the lobbyists backing Boehner: The tobacco industry, which has contributed at least $340,000 to his political campaigns. The top individual donor throughout Boehner's political career, according to data from the Center for Public Integrity, is Bruce Gates, a lobbyist for the cigarette maker Altria

"Well, I mean, if you should become Speaker, you could set a good example for the country by saying 'I'm going to stop smoking,'" Schieffer said. "Maybe you could get the President - I understand he smokes too, - maybe the two of you could find a way to try to stop smoking. That'd be kind of a good thing, wouldn't it?"

"Bob, I appreciate your suggestion," Boehner said.

It would be great if his last response was "Yes, Barry and I will try to quit with ecigs." Just don't hold your breath for that one. Remember, this is the guy who got busted handing out Brown & Williamson payoffs on the House floor in the 90s.

Boehner Questioned on Ties to Tobacco Lobbyists - Face The Nation - CBS News

 

[5cardstud]

I think right now is a bad time as he's busy with the Nov. elections.

 

[Kate51]

I heard that interview. He's been taking whacks because he smokes. Boehner also said this:

On "Face he Nation" this morning, Bob Schieffer asked Boehner - who smokes - about his contributions from the tobacco industry. "How do you square that with the fact that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in this country - 435,000 people, their deaths are linked to cancer, that's 1 in 5. How do you justify that in your own mind?"

"Bob, tobacco is a legal product in America," Boehner said. "The American people have a right to decide for themselves whether they want to partake or not. There are lots of things that we deal with and come in contact with every day - from alcohol to food to cigarettes - a lot of the things that aren't good for our health. But the American people ought to have the right to make those decisions on their own."

BigT has been doing this for years. They have a multi-Billion dollar industry to try to protect. But I see room for the E-Cig industry to hurry up and get it's interests front and center, and then let the American people decide what they want for themselves. Yea, Boehner!!

 

[Pav]

You seem way too optimistic Kate. Very willing to believe the words out of a Politicians mouth about freedom for people to do what they want. I actually hope you're right and I'm wrong since we could use any ally we can get. I won't be holding my breath for Boehner to get on board with ecigs however.

 

[Kate51]

You're right, Pav, I'm always optomistic until I'm proven wrong...we'll see, hope we'll all be pleasantly surprised.