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To: Srexley who wrote (190385)	10/9/2001 8:43:37 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

At least your postion that Hollywood should sell cigarettes to our youths (since you are attacking me I assume you are for it) jives with your feeling that kids should be killed if they are not self aware and that raising them would involve some effort. I am sure you are trying to say something here, but I can't figure out what it is. I guess it has to do with equating abortion and smoking somehow but it appears a rather lame and tenuous argument at best. TP

To: Srexley who wrote (190385)	10/10/2001 5:45:26 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"Hollywood sells cigarettes, I agreed. I did not however propose any legislation or changes to their structure." No Hollywood doesn't sell cigarettes, Big Tobacco does. I think they take money from Big Tobacco to advertise them by including them as stage props. I agree it is hypocritical for the Hollywood types to do it but it is Big Tobacco who sells and makes profits and new addicts from them. And isn't cigarette advertising strictly controlled? Are movies included? Advertising in this way is not new,eg Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman plugged Budweiser beer in many of their movies....