Monday, June 15, 2009
In his "last stand" speech against legislation to let FDA regulate tobacco, Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., said smoking lettuce is the same as smoking cigarettes. He says it's not the nicotine that kills, it's the smoke. Of course, using that logic, chewing on tobacco as if it were a salad wouldn't cause throat or gum cancer. Buyer beware, indeed! Fortunately, the bill passed and is on its way to the White House for a signature.
View a video of Buyer's remarks by clicking on the player below. If you don't see a player below, click here.
Labels: cigarettes, Congress, FDA, Indiana, smoking, steve buyer, tobacco
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- Anonymous said...
June 15, 2009 at 7:04 AMSteve Buyer is the recipient of the largest amount of tobacco money of any Congressman in the history of Indiana. He is especially favored by Smokeless Tobacco PACs. He is nothing but a spokesperson for his corporate donors. He's the same guy who said we should use nuclear weapons in Afghanistan and who lied to Congress that he had been called to active duty in Iraq and then took a 3 week leave of absence at his home.
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