OT posts from the "Senator seeks to halt..." thread

[Darkest]

This is so crazy it's scary. You know, when I was a kid I used to be proud of growing up in a "Free" country, but little did I know even then and it's been getting worse and worse ever since. No one seems to care because they have a football game or a TV show to watch and they are too busy worrying about there own greedy butts and it doesn't really affect them. In this manner they have insidiously moved into our lives and I am beginning to feel like a consumer prisoner.

I had a cop screaming in my face the other day acting like he was going to knock me off my motorcycle because I politely suggested to him that perhaps he was incorrect and I really wasn't speeding (He hadn't clocked me and frankly I wasn't). It occurred to me while he was screaming in my face that there absolutely nothing I could do because I didn't have the money to fight them and that if he knocked me off my bike like he was threatening and damaged my bike or hurt me there was nothing I could do, couldn't even fight back without being shot. It was pretty humbling and humiliating, made me feel great to be an American citizen.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rant till I started typing, I guess I have a bit pent up, but it really scares me and makes me think if we ALL don't rise up loudly and make ourselves heard we are going to lose out on this and a lot off people (Including myself) are going to die a lot sooner so Big tobacco and the Pharmaceuticals can pocket a few more Mil.

I'm gonna shut up now and start writing my letter. I'll try and not come off as an obsessed crack pot

 

[taukimada]

and we're down THREE pages now ROFL

 

[taukimada]

I'm deleting all posts I consider to be off topic or political in nature. This is a very important issue and I want the thread to stay focused on people producing the best possible responses to the Senator.

All posts that detract from this will be deleted.

Thanks,
SJ

thank you overly kindly for the response...

sounds a good idea to me

 

[strayling]

I'm deleting all posts I consider to be off topic or political in nature. This is a very important issue and I want the thread to stay focused on people producing the best possible responses to the Senator.

All posts that detract from this will be deleted.

Thanks,
SJ

Fair enough - that was kinda the point I was trying to make, possibly a little clumsily.

(I won't object if you nuke this one too.)

 

[strayling]

Could someone do some research to see who his top campaign contributors are?

I'm wondering if he's getting money from big tobacco or big pharma.

I got 3 exams tomorrow, but if I got time later I'll check.

If he's getting money from them then we should coordinate an assault on his credibility.

Check up-thread for a link I posted to his entry on Opensecrets. I see jamie beat me to it. Thanks

 

[sherid]

Interesting that when I clicked on that link about the senator, a pop up from Pfizer appeared on the page.

 

[nitewriter]

I still believe a petition is in order. Someone who is a better writer than myself to draw up a precise description of what we're taking a stand for. Lets see how many signatures we can amass and send it to all of them. It would be relatively simple and pack a powerful punch!

 

[DisMan]

I'll take a shot in the dark and say about $128,250. Just a wild guess.

ROFLMAO! Oh man, I love opensecrets...you can always tell what a public official will do the moment they get in office.

Elected officials my .......whores is more accurate.

Anyway, I am not worried. In this economy, the government and citizens cannot afford to lose any economic dollars, taxed or untaxed. They will meet with the suppliers and an agreement will be reached. I just hope the suppliers have the time and energy to visit capitol hill and defend their businesses.

 

[Bellinghamster]

EDIT: It made sense before I realized I was in the wrong thread

 

[Steph2323]

Thanks Jamie

Too ...... too study at the moment, but I found a list of contributions categorized by Committee.

FEC Disclosure Report Search Results

Notable contributors:

Johnson and Johnson, manufactures Nicorette
Pfizer: manufactures Chantix and Nicotrol
Glaxo Smith Kline manufactures Zyban and Commit Nicotine Lozanges
Novartis: manufactures Habitrol Nicotine Patch

Looks like Pharma is quite fond of Mr. Lautenburg

Great find! I missed this when I was searching for dirt

 

[outofstep]

Related question:

Has the FDA officially starting regulating tobacco yet?

Does anyone know if they have the power to ban e-liquid outright? (wondering because its not a drug but nicotine +PG or other which are allowed by FDA)

If no, then good news. We got more time on our side.

 

[outofstep]

I got it! We call it Flavor Vaper. A healthier alternative to e-cigarettes.

 

[KDMickey]

I got it! We call it Flavor Vaper. A healthier alternative to e-cigarettes.

I don't want my post to get nuked, so I'm going to take this in a different direction.

I have a thought. I don't know if I should share this, as it could be a money-making thought. If you live in CO and steal this idea I'm going to say nasty things about your mother and write your phone number on bathroom walls in truck stops.

Ok, here's the thought: [thinking]
Go to tobacco vendors. Get to know the owner. Provide starter kits with nic-free juice ONLY for sale. In each kit, enclose a card that reads something like:

Thank you for purchasing the nicotine-free personal vaporizer. This product is intended for use and enjoyment, and in no way resembles a nicotine replacement therapy. Please do not order e-liquid from websites that provide e-liquid with nicotine, such as johnsonscreek.com, totallywicked-eliquid.com, or puresmoker.com. E-liquid containing nicotine has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. For more information regarding personal vaporizers, please visit e-cigarette-forum.com. Again, thank you for your purchase.​

See? How can the FDA touch THAT!? [/thinking]

Cheers,
-Mickey

 

[dEFinitionofEPIC]

Why did my posts get deleted?!?!?! What is there censorship on internet forums now??? What is the world coming to?

 

[ritalee76]

It did but I like cheesy. Was my first contact with any of our government too.

 

[LaceyUnderall]

thanks for the link petition signed

only 106 sigs so far where is everybody? how many members do we have here & RTV? come on peeps.

maybe the petition link needs to be somewhere more prominent huh?

I just added it to my homepage. Anyone else have websites that rank?

 

[Chris From Cali]

I have a couple of sites with ranks 2 and higher. Link?

 

[LaceyUnderall]

I have a couple of sites with ranks 2 and higher. Link?

heck ya! will you PM me your URL's? I will take a look... then... if somehow we can jive together I will give you links from my links page (page rank 2)... helping to drive you, me AND the petition...

you know how it works

 

[Caesarea]

Petition signed. Could someone (Smokey Joe??) put in a plain sticky thread entitled simply "Petition" ? Otherwise it's a bit hard to find.

 

[ratfink]

maybe the petition link needs to be somewhere more prominent huh?

Call me a cynic but what is the point, it's so easy to register a whole bunch of times that very few people take petitions on sites like that seriously (has one of them ever worked?). Write a well thought out original letter to the Congressman and the FDA and you are far more likely to see results.