You voted for him with a nickname of libertarian99??????

He is 180 degrees off from libertarian ideals - when he was running and promising ice cream and lollipops the red flags should have been waving before you hit the polls

I was actually voting against Sarah Palin because I thought it would be impossible for anyone to be a worse candidate than her, and considering McCain's age, there was a good chance she would end up being commander-in-chief if McCain was elected.

She only got as far as she did based on the fact that she has really good hair, and all the guys thought she was a babe.

I voted for a third party, to make MY statement. It may not have been heard, BUT I refused to accept what they tried to force on me.

And THIS is why we are stuck with the same two parties......the people refuse to show their disdain for what is forced upon them by continuing to vote for 1 of the lesser of 2 evils, rather than standing up and making a real statement and voting for another party.

Yes, the majority will stick with the two, but eventually, in the long run we would win.

I voted for a third party, to make MY statement. It may not have been heard, BUT I refused to accept what they tried to force on me.

Who were the third party candidates last time? I never thought of making a statement about the two-party system with my vote, but it sounds like a good idea for the future.

They can't take away our rights so they'll just tax it.

3. The right to health care. Smokers can't get transplants or certain other heroic measures, just because we smoke. I talked to a guy who is dying because he smoked alright. He can't get a kidney transplant. The doctors will not give it to him because he's a smoker. Other than his kidneys he's in good health, and what's wrong with his kidneys has nothing to do with smoking... so now they can essentially kill us because we smoke!

4. The freedom to travel. It is getting harder and harder to find smoking rooms in hotels. If you can't smoke in the hotel room, and you can't smoke in the resturants... just exactly where can you smoke? A smoke free vacation is not a fun vacation at all.

5. The right to an education. Colleges, community colleges, and all various places of higher learning are all becoming smoke free campus. You can't even smoke in the car, in the parking lot... though they will play heck stopping me when if I go to pick up my daughter. LOL OK so what if a smoker is stuck in that place with classes back to back? There is no way... so essentially people pick between school and smoking.

6. The right to work. Smoking is forbidden in all work places in our state, or will be soon. This is just wrong.

7. The right to art. Many movies have been made in our state, because of the quaint buildings, and lovely nature. Now however they will not be making as many movies here, because it is against the law for directors and actors to smoke, and fruther even if it is necessary to the plot, actors cannot be filmed smoking in this state.

8. The right to privacy in our own homes and living quarters. There have been laws passed in some areas that prevent people who live in homes that are connected to other homes... like condos, appartments and ect. from smoking in their own homes.

WTF ovcer. They can deny health care? That imo should be illegal.

Agreed. I had a long bitch session with the manager up in Napperville early this year when i went up there for a gaming con. When i booked the room, i paid 20 extra for a smoking room (and that 20 was to guarentee i got the smoking room) but when i arived i was told ALL chicago hotels are non smoking.. WELL WHY the frak book someone for a smoking room then!!!!

This is why i would rather do on line education than go to college.

I know some military bases are trying to make it hard to smoke by putting the smoking gazebos as far away from where you work as possible to make it to much of an inconvience to go and smoke...

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7. The right to art. Many movies have been made in our state, because of the quaint buildings, and lovely nature. Now however they will not be making as many movies here, because it is against the law for directors and actors to smoke, and fruther even if it is necessary to the plot, actors cannot be filmed smoking in this state.


WTF? What state is that?

I can understand doing that for Appartments as many share air conditioning;air vents. BUT i will be damned if i am going to be told i cannot smoke in a house i BOUGHT!.