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In case you haven't heard, "a growing cabal of 'food cops,' health care enforcers, militant activists, meddling bureaucrats, and violent radicals who think they know 'what's best for you' are pushing against our basic freedoms." In our defense, The Center for Consumer Freedom is "pushing back" with a new ad:
"No food for you!" barks the actor who played the "Soup Nazi" on Seinfeld. Our humorous TV ad gives a familiar face to the growing cabal of calorie curmudgeons trying to forcibly slim you down through regulation, taxation and litigation.
In Canada, freedom of choice is also held in high regard. There, big tobacco companies are coming to the assistance of smokers, who are being pushed to the margins of society. Customer-focused tobacco companies have coughed up a couple of million dollars to fund a "not for profit" initiative that's all about My Choice.
And yes, mychoice.ca is financed entirely by the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council. A serious website and online association requires funding, and it is natural for industries to support their customers. In the case of smokers, it is not as if there are a lot of other choices available.

But this is not an industry or company website. This is an online association for those who choose to smoke. It is about you.
Big Tobacco is committed to "restoring common sense, balance and civility to the way Canada's adult smokers are treated by their federal, provincial and municipal politicians." Hopefully, there's money in the budget to get some sort of Seinfeld advertisement on the website.
% Kramer lights cigar.

George: Hey, hey. Kramer, what are you doing? You can't smoke in here.

Kramer: No, come on. (Larry the cook comes over)

Larry: Take it outside.

Kramer: Come on, Larry. You know me.

Larry: It bothers people, and it's against the law.

Jerry: You can make all the laws you want, he's still gonna bother people.

% Outside Monk's, Kramer sees man smoking.

Kramer: What, did they kick you out too?

Man: Yeah, they kicked us all out.
Quite possibly, the best script for Seinfeld, ever.
Posted by abnu on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 @ 9:46 PM [ + ]

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