16
AUG

NEW WEB COMPANY ADVOCATES SMOKER'S RIGHTS

Share this article: Share this article del.icio.us Share this article digg Share this article google Share this article netscape Share this article reddit Share this article myweb Share this article fark Share this article furl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
Bill Williams
smokinglobby.com
smokinglobby@yahoo.com
http://www.smokinglobby.com/

NEW WEB COMPANY ADVOCATES SMOKER'S RIGHTS

New York, NY Aug 16 2000 - In order to combat the rising trend in anti-smoking media campaigns, a new organization has announced it will champion the cause of smokers. Advocating the rights of cigarette smokers, smokinglobby.com offers a central online source of information to discuss the controversy surrounding smoking in America today.

"I think we're all pretty tired of those annoying TV commercials which only serve to promote hate for today's smoker," says Bill Williams, founder of smokinglobby.com. "And I wanted to provide a place for smokers, and even anti-smokers, to come and discuss topics which they feel are important." Williams and the smokinglobby.com group try to espouse a "free speech" environment on their website, allowing every voice to be heard.

In topics ranging from smoking to political issues, the smokinglobby.com reaction page is a hotbed of controversy. "People are angry about these issues, and they want to be heard. We simply offer them a louder voice," says Williams.

Since the recent verdict against big tobacco, visitors have been flocking to the site to discuss the latest outcome of the trial, says Williams. "As you can imagine, smokers hate the verdict. They don't want to be punished with higher prices on their hobby." One online visitor named Debbie echoed this sentiment quite succinctly: "I'm tired of being a social outcast because I smoke. I am also tired of having to mortgage my house for a carton of cigarettes."

For additional information or a sample copy, contact:

Bill Williams
smokinglobby.com
smokinglobby@yahoo.com
http://www.smokinglobby.com/

Smokinglobby.com is a new online forum advocating the rights of cigarette smokers.

# # #

Aug 16, 2000 10:00 am   Email to a Friend

Comments

anon on Mar 29, 2009 5:02 pm

I dont see why someone has not sued to prevent the proliferation of the "fire safe cigarette" laws now adopted by many states without most smokers ever having heard of it. I for one am very unhappy with these new FSC cigarettes. They taste different and are always going out. WTF? What about MY rights as a smoker. I think I have rights established by having smoked for 30 years the same cigarette. So what, now I dont have rights? At the very least these new cigarettes should have been optional, like abortions. I do not approve of this new law that infringes on my rights as a smoker. And I am not amused at the thought of having my life controled by any group which presumes to have concerns about my personal safety. IF someone wanted to prevent fire deaths why not attempt it through education instead of changing a product to such an extent so as to make it so annoying as to be so un-enjoyable that it hardly resembles in function the product that I enjoyed previously. What will be next?

Write a comment

* = required field

:

:

:


1 + 8 =