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Article #1781Re: analogy contest on Philip Morris ballot initiative
From: Bill:L2IP
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 21:39
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 21:39
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In article <314h9u$k3u@usblues.twilight.com>, jpk@twilight.com (Jon Krueger) writes... >The Philip Morris initiative will be on the ballot this November. >If passed it will pre-empt AB13 and local ordinances passed by >over 300 Calfornia cities, weakening protection from secondhand >smoke across the state. > >Not surprisingly, Philip Morris, the bankroller of the initiative, >thinks this is a great idea. > >So I'm sponsoring a small contest. Just complete the analogy: > > Having the tocacco industry write the rules on > secondhand smoke is like ... > >For instance, "having the fox write the rules for the henhouse". >Or "having the crack industry make the rules for gun registration". >Or "having North Korea write the rules on nuclear inspection". > .or having a couple slezy lawyers write health care reforms..... wet
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