Iowa Family Policy Center: Gay marriage more destructive than smoking

By GottaLaff

There's this group, The Iowa Family Policy Center. They oppose stuff like, you know, equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, that kind of stuff.

They sound like a reasonable, open minded bunch, don't they? Of course they do. You can tell by this, from Chuck Hurley, their president:

“The Iowa Legislature outlawed smoking in an effort to improve health and reduce the medical costs that are often passed on to the state. [...] The secondhand impacts of certain homosexual acts are arguably more destructive, and potentially more costly to society than smoking. [...] Homosexual activity is certainly more dangerous for the individuals who engage in it than is smoking.”

There now, nothing wrong with that... if you're a small-minded, despicable little bigot.

Apparently, his "logic" stems from this report saying gay men have higher rates of HIV and syphilis.

Or from the fact that he's a small-minded, despicable little bigot. How're those family values goin' for you, Chuck?

Newsflash: Heteros spread disease too. In fact, you're spreading some nasty stuff yourself, there, Sparky.

Here's an idea: How about addressing the STD issue rather than condemning your fellow man. Shouldn't you be loving them or something?

It is your hateful attitude that is "more dangerous than is smoking". And just as costly.

People matter. Who they love is none of your damn business, and comparing people who love each other to death sticks makes me want to... offer you a cigarette.

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Phillip Morris USA Continues to Slowly Assassinate President Barack Obama

CNN Poll: Do Americans care if Obama smokes?

I'd much rather that he smoke than binge drink and choke on pretzels...

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Most Americans say that President Barack Obama's struggle to quit smoking doesn't change their views of him, according to a new national poll.

The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates that only a third say that they would like to see Obama give up cigarettes completely.

"Obama has admitted that he still smokes on occasion, but nearly nine in 10 Americans say that doesn't affect their view of him and only 12 percent think that indicates something negative about Obama himself," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Eighty-five percent believe that shows how hard it is to quit cigarettes."

One third of those questioned in the survey say that they would prefer that Obama never smoke again, with 18 percent feeling that an occasional cigarette is OK and 48 percent saying they would not mind if Obama smoked every day.

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"Liberals are accused of getting into people's business. Do they care if President Obama smokes? No. About half say it's OK with them if he smokes every day," says CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider. "Conservatives? About half of conservatives also say it's also OK with them if the president smokes every day."

Pic is the President signing the tobacco bill.

Man writes to Obama about smoking — and he writes back

I had linked to the story earlier about the White House picking 10 letters a day for the President to see, and this man's letter was one of the ones they chose. Pretty cool.

It's been 30 years since his dad died, and Michael Powers still misses him.

That's why he wrote to President Obama urging him not to smoke so he could be there for his daughters.

Powers, 54, whose family has Waukegan roots, couldn't believe it when Obama replied. "When I first got it, I thought, 'Hey, he wrote this.' "

His note to the White House was one of 10 letters from ordinary Americans to be selected for Obama's daily reading, according to the New York Times.

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Powers said Obama needs to be around for Malia and Sasha when they are dating: "Their dad's gotta give some boys those dirty looks."

Powers told Obama his dad, Benjamin, smoked three packs of cigarettes a day --and later died of lung, throat and bone cancer.

He enclosed a photo of his dad. It was returned in a sealed plastic bag with Obama's reply, he said.