President Barack Obama campaigns for gun control, but is silent about "legal-but-lethal" tobacco. Will his upcoming State of the Union continue to be tobacco and smoke free? Why? The same Obama "common sense" for gun control should be equal or more for toxic tobacco smoke control.
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Ever heard a doctor emphatically declare that toxic tobacco smoke will eventually kill a child that has reactive airway disease? I have.
President Barack Obama campaigns for gun control, but is silent about "legal-but-lethal" tobacco. Will his upcoming State of the Union continue to be tobacco and smoke free? Why? The same Obama "common sense" for gun control should be equal or more for toxic tobacco smoke control.
Mike Sawyer
Key West, FL
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"President Barack Obama campaigns for gun control, but is silent about "legal-but-lethal" tobacco."
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This letter writer is clearly ignoring the facts,
or
simply is an Obama hater, with an axe More..
Pick an issue, and use it to slag President Obama. It's getting pretty tiring. Tell you what, let's just say that the president is continuing the tobacco control efforts started by his predecessor.
‘Letters: There should be common sense control on toxic tobacco smoke’ - Title
Really?
**'Northern Utah's air is the worst in the nation' - KSL - 01/11/10
More 'bait and switch' More..