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		<title>By: Mary</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-99309000</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If yall want fresh air....why don&#039;t YOU GO OUTSIDE!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If yall want fresh air&#8230;.why don&#8217;t YOU GO OUTSIDE!</p>
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		<title>By: Mary</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-99308999</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If yall want fresh air....why don&#039;t YOU</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If yall want fresh air&#8230;.why don&#8217;t YOU</p>
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		<title>By: Sara Carter</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-99150556</link>
		<dc:creator>Sara Carter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>shelley if you smoke i hope you get lung cancer and i hope you really suffer from it.there&#039;s no way will i allow that garbage in my house if they wanna smoke then they will smoke outside and i don&#039;t care if it&#039;s below freezing. no one&#039;s gonna contaminate my house with that filthy smoking.but like i said if people choose to smoke then by all means let them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>shelley if you smoke i hope you get lung cancer and i hope you really suffer from it.there&#8217;s no way will i allow that garbage in my house if they wanna smoke then they will smoke outside and i don&#8217;t care if it&#8217;s below freezing. no one&#8217;s gonna contaminate my house with that filthy smoking.but like i said if people choose to smoke then by all means let them.</p>
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		<title>By: sara carter</title>
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		<dc:creator>sara carter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i hate smoking but i won&#039;t quit hanging with people who do smoke. if they wanna smoke then it&#039;s their right and will respect that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i hate smoking but i won&#8217;t quit hanging with people who do smoke. if they wanna smoke then it&#8217;s their right and will respect that.</p>
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		<title>By: Shelley</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-81918</link>
		<dc:creator>Shelley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fidel, what are you talking about?
Democ-Rats are destroying America!
Republicans fight for your way of life. And smoking is part of our way of life!
Shelley</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fidel, what are you talking about?<br />
Democ-Rats are destroying America!<br />
Republicans fight for your way of life. And smoking is part of our way of life!<br />
Shelley</p>
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		<title>By: fidel</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-81288</link>
		<dc:creator>fidel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>goddamn right your a democrat now.

Republicans are the reason the US is falling apart.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goddamn right your a democrat now.</p>
<p>Republicans are the reason the US is falling apart.</p>
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		<title>By: Tristan Shuddery</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-50309</link>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Shuddery</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi all,

Please understand that I have recently become a proud Democrat. So please disregard anything I&#039;ve said on this site, I relaise now how wrong I was. Please I ask that you forgive me for preaching my evil ways. 

Since I converted, I have become more relaxed, become closer in my relationship with God, and everyone agrees I&#039;m not such a tight ass anymore.

So please, vote democrat, they are more like you and me, people just trying to make sence of the world the best they can

God bless you all,
Tristan Shuddery</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>Please understand that I have recently become a proud Democrat. So please disregard anything I&#8217;ve said on this site, I relaise now how wrong I was. Please I ask that you forgive me for preaching my evil ways. </p>
<p>Since I converted, I have become more relaxed, become closer in my relationship with God, and everyone agrees I&#8217;m not such a tight ass anymore.</p>
<p>So please, vote democrat, they are more like you and me, people just trying to make sence of the world the best they can</p>
<p>God bless you all,<br />
Tristan Shuddery</p>
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		<title>By: X2</title>
		<link>http://ShelleyTheRepublican.com/2006/05/31/defending-americas-right-to-choose-smoking.aspx/comment-page-2#comment-50303</link>
		<dc:creator>X2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Smoking is a sin! As it is an addiction, and addiction is sinful due to the fact that it takes your mind off God! Or are we two-faced on this site? Smoking is more dangerous because you are saying to God that you would rather breathe some man-made cancer than the sweet natural air He provided!

Your view are messed up and you really have no clue about the world!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smoking is a sin! As it is an addiction, and addiction is sinful due to the fact that it takes your mind off God! Or are we two-faced on this site? Smoking is more dangerous because you are saying to God that you would rather breathe some man-made cancer than the sweet natural air He provided!</p>
<p>Your view are messed up and you really have no clue about the world!</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Recently there have been reports in the media suggesting there may be additional criteria to be met when determining electability of a candidate for President of the United States - namely, whether or not that candidate smokes cigarettes or not. I am specifically referring to the latest reports regarding Barack Obama&#039;s bid for the presidency, and the fact that he smokes cigarettes. Well if smoking cigarettes can determine whether or not a candidate is qualified to serve as President, then presumably one could assume that&#039;s probably based on health concerns, correct? The ones more noteably that come to mind are lung conditions such as lung cancer, emphysema, etc, etc. Obviously, the healthcare industry has certainly done a good job as of late convincing us these conditions are a result of smoking, so it&#039;s understandable how people might refer to that as a basis for their concern.

However with regards to this issue, there is a dirty little secret the healthcare industry has conveniently forgotten to mention over the years. In addition, it&#039;s quite apparent they have no desire to come forward and divulge this to the public any time soon, much less make an effort to correct/dispel any inaccuracies or rumors associated with the issue either. Yes, it appears they are quite content the way things are - no matter how many people may be affected by their silence, or omissions. But with reference to the healthcare industry, there can never be any good that will ever come out of dishonesty, or blatant omission, so I feel strongly the public has a right to know, and absolutely deserves to know exactly what these &quot;medical professionals&quot; (aka the medical mafia) have been deliberately keeping from us. Having said that, what I&#039;m about to tell you is really just the tip of the iceberg as far as what they&#039;ve truly been able to distort, and keep under wrap. And keep in mind, if they can get away with misleading the public about one thing, is it not logical to assume they might very well be doing the same thing in other areas of concern as well? - Say, for example heart disease, obesity, etc., etc? Just remember, if there&#039;s a profit to be made in some way, often times that far outweighs the desire to be forthright. Case in point ... our state health departments literally make millions of $ each year off the backs of smokers (through higher taxes, etc), so is it any wonder they would ever want to upset the gold-filled apple cart, and do anything that could possibly jeopardize that income? Well, maybe it&#039;s about time the truth comes out, and our so-called medical professionals are held accountable for the chaos they&#039;ve enjoyed inflicting on the public - all in the name of good health. 

What this is in reference to is called: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin - commonly referred to by doctors as Alpha-1. What it is basically, is a genetic deficiency linked to all kinds of lung problems - including lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, etc, etc, R-E-G-A-R-D-L-E-S-S whether a person smokes cigarettes or not, whether they&#039;ve ever smoked in their life, or have ever even been around cigarette smoke - period. In other words, if for example there were no such thing as cigarettes, people would still get lung cancer, emphysema, etc, etc., simply because some of us are already genetically predisposed for having lung problems. A simple blood test in a doctor&#039;s office can determine whether or not you have the deficiency; but unfortunately, chances are, doctors are not going to willingly offer that test to you. But this is why there are some people who get lung cancer who have never smoked a day in their life, and this is also why other people might smoke 50 years, and never have lung problems. Again, it doesn&#039;t matter how much they try, and try, to put the blame for this on a person&#039;s lifestyle ... The fact is, there IS a genetic link to these lung conditions. But again, the medical community would prefer we not know about this, because otherwise, that would interfere with their true agenda - which is to put as much blame as possible on individuals for the medical conditions they may have. It&#039;s really a shame we&#039;ve allowed them so much power that they&#039;ve been able to get away with this; but from their perspective, it&#039;s better for them, and of course easier too, just to concentrate on blaming the people themselves for certain conditions/illnesses, and they can just wash their hands of it. That way, they don&#039;t have to worry about wasting valuable time studying genetics at all anymore if they don&#039;t want to, and they certainly wouldn&#039;t have to worry about being hounded to get a cure/treatment for something if they could just put the blame for that condition on the people themselves anyway. And of course, need I be remindful as to what happens when there is a cure for something, for example ... polio? The Doctors are the ones who end up with less $ in their pockets.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently there have been reports in the media suggesting there may be additional criteria to be met when determining electability of a candidate for President of the United States &#8211; namely, whether or not that candidate smokes cigarettes or not. I am specifically referring to the latest reports regarding Barack Obama&#8217;s bid for the presidency, and the fact that he smokes cigarettes. Well if smoking cigarettes can determine whether or not a candidate is qualified to serve as President, then presumably one could assume that&#8217;s probably based on health concerns, correct? The ones more noteably that come to mind are lung conditions such as lung cancer, emphysema, etc, etc. Obviously, the healthcare industry has certainly done a good job as of late convincing us these conditions are a result of smoking, so it&#8217;s understandable how people might refer to that as a basis for their concern.</p>
<p>However with regards to this issue, there is a dirty little secret the healthcare industry has conveniently forgotten to mention over the years. In addition, it&#8217;s quite apparent they have no desire to come forward and divulge this to the public any time soon, much less make an effort to correct/dispel any inaccuracies or rumors associated with the issue either. Yes, it appears they are quite content the way things are &#8211; no matter how many people may be affected by their silence, or omissions. But with reference to the healthcare industry, there can never be any good that will ever come out of dishonesty, or blatant omission, so I feel strongly the public has a right to know, and absolutely deserves to know exactly what these &#8220;medical professionals&#8221; (aka the medical mafia) have been deliberately keeping from us. Having said that, what I&#8217;m about to tell you is really just the tip of the iceberg as far as what they&#8217;ve truly been able to distort, and keep under wrap. And keep in mind, if they can get away with misleading the public about one thing, is it not logical to assume they might very well be doing the same thing in other areas of concern as well? &#8211; Say, for example heart disease, obesity, etc., etc? Just remember, if there&#8217;s a profit to be made in some way, often times that far outweighs the desire to be forthright. Case in point &#8230; our state health departments literally make millions of $ each year off the backs of smokers (through higher taxes, etc), so is it any wonder they would ever want to upset the gold-filled apple cart, and do anything that could possibly jeopardize that income? Well, maybe it&#8217;s about time the truth comes out, and our so-called medical professionals are held accountable for the chaos they&#8217;ve enjoyed inflicting on the public &#8211; all in the name of good health. </p>
<p>What this is in reference to is called: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin &#8211; commonly referred to by doctors as Alpha-1. What it is basically, is a genetic deficiency linked to all kinds of lung problems &#8211; including lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, etc, etc, R-E-G-A-R-D-L-E-S-S whether a person smokes cigarettes or not, whether they&#8217;ve ever smoked in their life, or have ever even been around cigarette smoke &#8211; period. In other words, if for example there were no such thing as cigarettes, people would still get lung cancer, emphysema, etc, etc., simply because some of us are already genetically predisposed for having lung problems. A simple blood test in a doctor&#8217;s office can determine whether or not you have the deficiency; but unfortunately, chances are, doctors are not going to willingly offer that test to you. But this is why there are some people who get lung cancer who have never smoked a day in their life, and this is also why other people might smoke 50 years, and never have lung problems. Again, it doesn&#8217;t matter how much they try, and try, to put the blame for this on a person&#8217;s lifestyle &#8230; The fact is, there IS a genetic link to these lung conditions. But again, the medical community would prefer we not know about this, because otherwise, that would interfere with their true agenda &#8211; which is to put as much blame as possible on individuals for the medical conditions they may have. It&#8217;s really a shame we&#8217;ve allowed them so much power that they&#8217;ve been able to get away with this; but from their perspective, it&#8217;s better for them, and of course easier too, just to concentrate on blaming the people themselves for certain conditions/illnesses, and they can just wash their hands of it. That way, they don&#8217;t have to worry about wasting valuable time studying genetics at all anymore if they don&#8217;t want to, and they certainly wouldn&#8217;t have to worry about being hounded to get a cure/treatment for something if they could just put the blame for that condition on the people themselves anyway. And of course, need I be remindful as to what happens when there is a cure for something, for example &#8230; polio? The Doctors are the ones who end up with less $ in their pockets.</p>
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		<title>By: sharon</title>
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		<dc:creator>sharon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If all of you keep letting &quot;big brother&quot; keep legislating whether you can smoke, wear a seatbelt, you&#039;ll will very soon not have any rights.  They&#039;ll be telling you how to raise your children, what books you can read.  What&#039;s so funny is that they think it&#039;s perfectly acceptable for the immorality and violence that we are shown everyday and expose their children to, but somehow, my smoking in my car, a restaurant, or in my home is going to totally cause their children to become delinquents.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If all of you keep letting &#8220;big brother&#8221; keep legislating whether you can smoke, wear a seatbelt, you&#8217;ll will very soon not have any rights.  They&#8217;ll be telling you how to raise your children, what books you can read.  What&#8217;s so funny is that they think it&#8217;s perfectly acceptable for the immorality and violence that we are shown everyday and expose their children to, but somehow, my smoking in my car, a restaurant, or in my home is going to totally cause their children to become delinquents.</p>
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		<title>By: kabbe kurva</title>
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		<dc:creator>kabbe kurva</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ohh and don&#039;t forget Arnold&#039;s favourite is Cohiba, made in Cuba :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ohh and don&#8217;t forget Arnold&#8217;s favourite is Cohiba, made in Cuba :-)</p>
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		<title>By: kabbe kurva</title>
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		<dc:creator>kabbe kurva</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Schwarzenegger from europe :-) 
a small country where hitler was born ,u know - evil people ... lol lol :-D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Schwarzenegger from europe :-)<br />
a small country where hitler was born ,u know &#8211; evil people &#8230; lol lol :-D</p>
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		<title>By: Alex - Neo  Saga Hyper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex - Neo  Saga Hyper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;I?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥m sure Shelley?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s mother also smoke during pregnacy. And lactancy. That explains sooooooo may things.&lt;/b&gt;

HAHAHAHAHA! 

That is perfectly right!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>I?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥m sure Shelley?¢‚Ç¨?°?É‚Äû?É¬¥s mother also smoke during pregnacy. And lactancy. That explains sooooooo may things.</b></p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHA! </p>
<p>That is perfectly right!</p>
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