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To: JDN who wrote (12494)	10/11/2006 10:50:20 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 14758

The Dems EXCUSES are consuming them again: 2000: Nasty locals stopped counting the votes before we had all the fabrications in. "Bush shouldn't be president-we CHEATED well enough to deserve it!" 2002: Well the country has really HAD IT with Bush, trying to cut taxes for "the rich" instead of giving it all away to the unproductive nagins like WE do. 2004: The Swiftboat Vets may be right on the money but it just AIN'T FAIR. It AIN'T FAIR! It's our turn! Kerry's long-known phoniness and cowardice are "old news" and should not be an issue. We'll just fool Dogpatch with fake "exit polls" and get Bush THAT way. 2006: That's it! That's REALLY it! They aren't going to turn out THIS year because...because...well, they aren't going to turn out. They AREN'T! THEY AREN'T!!! Same old anti-American shit-different year. And Blowhard Bill O'Reilly bites every time. You might just say that Blowhard Bill O'Reilly bites...

To: JDN who wrote (12494)	10/11/2006 11:08:57 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14758

Now you won't be able to smoke outside! This is friggin' nuts, and I do not even smoke! Supervisors limit outdoor smoking Contra Costa Times ^ \| 10/11/6 \| Ryan Huff contracostatimes.com CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: Board votes to ban smoking in many public, unincorporated areas -- No one in unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County will be able to smoke in neighborhood parks, on restaurant patios or along public trails after the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed outdoor smoking restrictions Tuesday that it hopes other cities in the region will copy. Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier of Concord proposed the idea last year, saying the increased incidence of heart disease and other illnesses linked to smoking cost the county $228 million per year. The new law, which takes effect Nov. 17, will ban smoking in many outdoor areas, including bus stops, common areas of apartment complexes and near ATM machines. The ordinance only applies to unincorporated areas, such as Alamo, Bay Point and Pacheco, where the county has jurisdiction. East Bay regional parks and Mt. Diablo State Park are not covered. Many impassioned speakers asked the supervisors to approve the ordinance. Genoveva Sirlopu spoke of her three children with asthma, who grew up around an uncle who constantly smoked. "Many times I go with the kids to the park and some person is smoking around them," she said. "They say, 'Mommy, I can't be here because I have asthma.' Please help our kids -- they are our future." Smoking will be prohibited on the campus of the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez and county health clinics. Enforcement will be driven by complaints to the county's health department, which can write citations and levy fines. The ordinance does not specify fine amounts, and DeSaulnier and health officials said they weren't sure how much they would be. Nearly 900 municipalities across the country restrict smoking in one or more types of outdoor areas such as restaurant patios, stadiums or beaches, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. In Calabasas, a small town in northern Los Angeles County, leaders banned smoking this year in all outdoor public places -- including sidewalks and parks. Outside Calabasas, Contra Costa County's law is one of the most comprehensive in California because it bans smoking in several public outdoor areas, said Denice Dennis, the county's tobacco prevention project manager. "This is a model ordinance," she said. "We know any time we have new policies that restrict smoking a lot of people will quit smoking because there are fewer places to do it. We will have healthier residents in Contra Costa County." Emeryville, Santa Monica and Marin County are considering similar laws this month. DeSaulnier said he will urge Contra Costa's 19 cities to also pass outdoor public smoking restrictions. In 1984, Contra Costa County and its cities led the nation in adopting uniform laws to restrict smoking in the workplace. A similar state law followed 14 years later. "Once again Contra Costa County is showing its leadership when it comes to the health of its residents," Supervisor Federal Glover of Pittsburg said.