In a message dated 9/17/2004 11:15:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Tim Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >But, then again - maybe I'm the one who doesn't get it and they ARE all getting >secret checks in the mail from billionaire tobacco lobbyists. > > � :-) Just a thought on the "tobacco lobbyist issue." Most of us tend to believe on first blush the things that we hear from people we trust. Agreed? So, follow me. If the person you hired to lobby for you said that something bad would happen to you if a new law passed would you believe them? Pretty darn likely, agreed? So, hunt through the state roster of those who are registered lobbyists for a tobacco concern and find one who doesn't also lobby for either liquor or gaming. I think you would find that the guys/gals who take on tobacco as a client all have other clients in the booze/gaming business. So, when lobbyist Smith (who I know as the lobbyist for Miller beer) comes to my bar and says the smoking ban will kill my bar, I'm going to pretty much buy that as the truth. I am not going to bother to ask him who he is speaking for and find out he also has a contract for Philip Morris. He's my pal, I trust him. Even if he tells me on the up front, I believe him, I trust him. Lobbying is about trust, not bribes; trust me. :) JMONTOMEPPOF Chuck Repke
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