[THEHILL] A ban on flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products passed the House on Friday but divided Democrats, with some saying it unfairly targets African Americans.
The bill, which passed 213-195, was sponsored by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), a Health and Human Services secretary under former President Clinton. It is intended to curb the rise of youth vaping rates by banning non-tobacco flavors such as mint and mango that public health experts say lure children into smoking.
It would also ban menthol cigarettes, which are disproportionately used by African Americans after years of targeted marketing by tobacco companies.
While most Democrats supported the measure, some members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) voted against the bill, worrying it could give police a way to target African Americans.
"This legislation has dire, unintended consequences for African Americans," said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), a member of the CBC. "Law enforcement would have an additional reason to stop and frisk menthol tobacco users because menthol would be considered illegal under this ban."
She also took issue with the fact that the bill exempts premium cigars favored by white people but took aim at products used by black people.
"The message that we're sending is that, you know, for poorer communities ‐ communities with less franchise that are gonna be over-policed ‐ we're going to add an extra burden to them," Clarke told The Hill on Thursday.
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Newport Menthol's are by far the favorite of the dark complected chaps. Convenience store robberies are hit for cash and Newport's. That is my personal experience. So opioids and now flavored tobacco products. Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do when the once legal drugs are gone. Pot, heroin are the street choice. Sanctuary cities here we come.Law enforcement are understaffed in the prison systems and state troopers. Disrespected and all under attack. In DC they reduce quantification and crime history due to recruitment number issues.Shortly breathalyzer for pot use (legal RX or illegal)within eight hours when driving so, DUI. Democrat type Bloomberg overreach.
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The entire thing is absurd. So cherry Swisher Sweets are still good? Pipe tobacco? Why can't they say stupid bills such as this one "unfairly targets" ALL adult Americans? (Oh, wait, 21 and over, not just an adult.)
#5
Every house dem that voted for those knowingly flimsy and absurd articles of impeachment, and senate dems who voted for conviction based on said evidence should be thrown out of congress. They are incapable or unwilling to perform their duties. They should be able to hate the President on the streets on their own nickel., not on ours.
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If you've been inundated with his vapid ads, you'd like to kick this smarmy hypocritical POS in the teeth on his humiliating way down..but maybe that's just me
[10 News] Tom Steyer announced Saturday night that he is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The billionaire businessman ended his campaign after losing the primary in South Carolina.
"Honestly, I can't see a path where I can win the presidency," Steyer told a crowd of supporters. Nobody could
Steyer finished behind Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden, who claimed victory.
Steyer spent large sums of money in the southern state, which helped him in the polls.
"The people who have endorsed me have stood up in a very red state where I have seen things that have broken my heart," Steyer said.
Two of the top issues that Steyer campaigned on were addressing climate change and racial justice. Including rap music and dance The boot you lick is the boot that kicks.
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This clown made his $$$ off of a) the 2- and 20 carried interest scam and b) a fossil-fuels commodity boom ... and then ran for office opposing fossil fuels and billionaires.
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Lovely of him and the others to donate so much money to trickle around and through the economy, to the benefit of all, and all they got out of it was some rubber chicken dinners and t-shirts. Who needs increased taxes on the wealthy when they’re so eager to give their money away so beneficially?
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It appears as if Steyer is actually getting one delegate as he exceeded 15% in SC's 6th congressional district.
So, his 1 delegate will cost upward of $200 (possibly close to $300) Million which beats Jed Bush's 3 delegates for about $150 Million in 2016.
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A Fool and His Money
Hat tip to Rantingly for this picture and caption. I thought it says it all.
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Buttigieg drops the soap...
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03/01/2020 18:44 Comments ||
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^ Ow!
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
03/01/2020 19:14 Comments ||
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We won't have Butt-gig to sodomize anymore. Until he runs for Senate next year.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
03/01/2020 19:18 Comments ||
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Warren dropping to her Wounded Knee?
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The original BBC headline was "Buttigeig Pulls Out". Which was an image I didn't need.
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I had to take a sponge bath in Chlorox after that remark.
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Glad he pissed away untold millions on this vanity project.
I salute him. It was a huge (if temporary) boost to Nevada's economy. Every billionaire with no charisma should be encouraged to run for president as a form of wealth redistribution.
#7
Biden is not well-organized. Bernie has a better organization. A lot of younger people believe his campaign of "free stuff."
He has not had much of a presence in rallies. Super Tuesday is coming up. It a long way to the convention. Biden has a lot of distractions and probably more to come. Doesn't look like he can campaign in Ukraine without getting arrested.
Communist vs. Criminal. Look for some Darkhorse at convention time.
#8
Is it ok to call Hillary a dark horse at this point or John effin' Kerry?
I've been a bit surprised that there's been no significant media buzz for one of the Dem governors up till now. Too late to build one of them up for the convention.
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The late, great Walt Kelly of Pogo comic strip fame had a poem apropos to the dems:
Promote the prating prim
Of the prudent promisor
For the premise of the promise
Was the primogenitor
Of the primalacious program
With the presbyopic door
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If you assume that no Dem can survive the scrutiny of the nomination process, then this kind of makes sense. Let the cannon fodder chew itself up for months. Then a white knight / dark horse "healing dream team" gets nominated at a brokered convention. No fussy voters to bother with. Problem is you can't keep doing it over and over.
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Can someone tell me how so much fuss about Trump's impeachment? US Constitution says:
"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present."
and there was never a chance Dems getting their two thirds majority
#5
To respond to our old friend, JFM, the Democrats, Senator Romney, and the media were having a Trump-bashing party.
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#3 Can someone tell me how so much fuss about Trump's impeachment?
Many people in America don't understand that an impeachment is a politicized indictment, not a legal conviction.
The Deep State, Democrats and "principled conservatives" are counting on this ignorance about that important distinction in order to damage Trump politically.
Your quote from the Constitution shows that you know more about our system of government than the average American, including many "Constitutional conservatives".
[TheGuardian] Billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable stake’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News
A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter and is reportedly seeking to oust its chief executive, Jack Dorsey.
Bloomberg News first reported that Elliott Management has taken a “sizable stake” and “and plans to push for changes at the social media company, including replacing Dorsey”.
Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of Elliott Management, is a Republican mega-donor who opposed Donald Trump during the real-estate magnate’s run for the presidential nomination but has since come onside.
After a White House visit in February 2017, Trump said Singer “was very much involved with the anti-Trump or, as they say, ‘Never Trump’, and Paul just left, and he’s given us his total support and it’s all about unification”.
Trump famously communicates with the public largely through Twitter, at the expense of traditional media strategy.
Twitter made headlines in October when it announced a ban on political advertising. Its use and potential manipulation by politicians of all stripes, from Trump to Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg, remains a source of fierce contention.
Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter, is also chief executive of Square, an online payment company. In November, he announced a plan to live and work in Africa for part of each year.
It was reported that those moves were motivations for Singer’s desire to push Dorsey out. Other stakeholders have voiced concern about Dorsey’s leadership and Twitter has seen its share price struggle, although it recently reported quarterly revenue above $1bn for the first time.
News of the Elliott stake saw Twitter’s share price rise on Friday, during general market slides in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
Elliott Management is an activist investor, which means it regularly pushes for change in companies in which it buys shares.
A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter and is reportedly seeking to oust its chief executive, Jack Dorsey.
Bloomberg News first reported that Elliott Management has taken a “sizable stake” and “and plans to push for changes at the social media company, including replacing Dorsey”.
Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of Elliott Management, is a Republican mega-donor who opposed Donald Trump during the real-estate magnate’s run for the presidential nomination but has since come onside.
After a White House visit in February 2017, Trump said Singer “was very much involved with the anti-Trump or, as they say, ‘Never Trump’, and Paul just left, and he’s given us his total support and it’s all about unification”.
Trump famously communicates with the public largely through Twitter, at the expense of traditional media strategy.
Twitter made headlines in October when it announced a ban on political advertising. Its use and potential manipulation by politicians of all stripes, from Trump to Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg, remains a source of fierce contention.
Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter, is also chief executive of Square, an online payment company. In November, he announced a plan to live and work in Africa for part of each year.
It was reported that those moves were motivations for Singer’s desire to push Dorsey out. Other stakeholders have voiced concern about Dorsey’s leadership and Twitter has seen its share price struggle, although it recently reported quarterly revenue above $1bn for the first time.
News of the Elliott stake saw Twitter’s share price rise on Friday, during general market slides in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
Elliott Management is an activist investor, which means it regularly pushes for change in companies in which it buys shares.
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Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter, is also chief executive of Square, an online payment company. In November, he announced a plan to live and work in Africa for part of each year.
Recognizes that Kalifornia is on its way down the crapper or for tax purposes?
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[THEHILL] A ban on flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products passed the House on Friday but divided Democrats, with some saying it unfairly targets African Americans.
