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Politically Correct Santa Can No Longer Smoke a Pipe

Todd Lyons — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:58 +0000

Surely everyone has heard or even recited the 189 year-old poem originally written by Clement C. Moore, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” It seems though that even Jolly Old St. Nicholas himself isn’t impervious to political correctness. A new adaptation of the Christmas classic has omitted the line “The stump of a pipe he held [...]

Research Reveals Disturbing New Side Effect of Secondhand Smoke

Mike Adams — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:21:10 +0000

Most of us are aware by now that not only is smoking detrimental to the health who do it, but also to everyone in their vicinity, as secondhand smoke has been labeled a culprit in diseases like respiratory infections, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and lung cancer.

Oops -- and we almost forgot memory loss.

There Are 3 Million Fewer Smokers in the US Today Than in 2009 — Why the Huge Drop?

Mike Adams — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:32:03 +0000

It appears as if some smokers have been forced to either kick the habit or go broke, as a new study recently found that a massive tobacco tax increase may be responsible for the decline in smokers in this country, specifically among teens, the lower class and those who receive welfare. After President Obama signed [...]

British Mother Defends Decision to Smoke While Pregnant [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:18:06 +0000

The brilliant ladies of MTV's 'Teen Mom' may have met their match in Charlie Wilcox.

Wilcox, a British mother who smoked 3,500 cigarettes while pregnant, claims all that nicotine was actually healthy for her newborn daughter because it made the girl's heart work harder since it restricted her oxygen supply while in utero.