As Twitchy reported, San Francisco in June decided to stick it to those trying to wean themselves off cigarettes by outlawing the sale of Juuls and other e-cigarettes, an authoritarian power-play Seattle’s mayor called “a bold move.” And don’t forget these wise words from totally tubular Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty:
Hey teens! Vaping isn’t fleek or fire ???, that’s why the State of Ohio launched #MyLifeMyQuit to show you that you don’t need fat clouds ☁️☁️☁️ to be radical! ???https://t.co/Jui9ezzLmZ
— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) July 9, 2019
Man, if that didn’t put teens off of vaping, we don’t know what would … except perhaps for Bonnie Erbe’s “To the Contrary,” the only woman-owned news analysis show on TV, according to its Twitter bio.
Did you know that vaping is more toxic than smoking an entire packet of cigarettes?@TobaccoFreeKids
Watch the full video here: https://t.co/U9kvKCg0FL pic.twitter.com/HzgvwqXnk9— PBS' To The Contrary (@ToTheContrary) July 28, 2019
Also in the bio? “Honesty heard nowhere else.”
We’ll confess we didn’t watch the full video, but the 20-second excerpt suggests it’s only more toxic if you smoke the entire Juul pod at once — and even then we’re not convinced.
I didn't know that, probably because it's b.s. https://t.co/vfQp27KjCc
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 29, 2019
@BonnieErbe fire your social media person.
— Julie Gunlock (@JGunlock) July 29, 2019
Just curious – since I've never smoked nor vaped – what part of vaping involves tobacco?
— Ben (@AndStrats) July 29, 2019
E-cigs contain no tobacco.
— Julie Gunlock (@JGunlock) July 29, 2019
That's what I thought.
There's no reason for @TobaccoFreeKids to be involved in this issue.
— Ben (@AndStrats) July 29, 2019
They have to earn those paychecks somehow.
Hope whatever biased sucker fell for a factually incorrect claim from an advocacy group is the first one canned when your garbage channel doesn't mooch off taxpayers anymore.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) July 29, 2019
Which pharmaceutical or tobacco company is filling your pockets this time? Why don’t you state your sources instead of advertising falsified information.
— Sean Meredith (@seanmeredith19) July 28, 2019
Complete BS
— Marshall (@pepperag87) July 28, 2019
I thought this was a parody
— Les Magyar (@LesMagyar) July 28, 2019
You people are so full of human waste. Stop trying to kill people.
— Russell (@Russell26619447) July 28, 2019
Nicotine varies depending on the cart/bottle, for one. You can even get nicotine free juice, if you want. How fast you smoke it depends on the user.
You're also only talking about nicotine here. This is weak as hell.
— Ozarks Howler (@OzarksHowler) July 28, 2019
Really? Please do tell how? Is it all the tar that is not consumed when vaping? Is it all the carbon monoxide that is not inhaled when vaping?
This type of ignorance is killing people.
— Gamblor (@Gamblor20) July 28, 2019
— Ryan (@madeinthe8Os) July 28, 2019
— Scott Smith (@RoofMonkey911) July 28, 2019
Did you know that this is a 100% absolute lie?
— Jacob Smith (@jsmith318) July 28, 2019
This is ridiculous. Coming from PBS makes it even more insane. So I guess kids may as well smoke cigarettes? Irresponsible!
— Cindy Lou Hoo (@CindyLo24972685) July 29, 2019
— Stark (@Foldedspace) July 29, 2019
Did you know that rubbing a marshmallow over your jugular vein is more dangerous that rubbing a serrated edge knife over it?
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) July 29, 2019
— You Have Nothing Interesting to Say (@zipyourfacehole) July 28, 2019
I know you’re full of shit.
— Bert Gorllewin (@_Bert_G_) July 29, 2019
A whole cartridge? You could have posted "Did you know that half a carton of cigarettes is more toxic than an entire packet of cigarettes."
Is this what Altria got for their PBS donation instead of a tote-bag?
— Eldorado Omega (@Crowesq) July 29, 2019
Save only for the fact that vaping isn’t smoking. These people are such idiots. All they are doing is shilling for tax $s to prop up their now vestigial stop smoking industry.
— Mary Magdalen (@Gr8LakesCzarina) July 29, 2019
Yep. I get that it's necessary to let people know that vaping isn't totally consequence free. But it's a damn sight better than inhaling burning tobacco.
— Eldorado Omega (@Crowesq) July 29, 2019
Anti-vaxxer levels of factually wrong.
— Horst von Horstmann (@Kaboom1776) July 29, 2019
But it isn’t. You are doing a disservice to adults that smoke, want to quit and thinking about trying vaping to do so.
— klj47 (@klj47) July 28, 2019
Why aren’t you looking at the scientific data that has been done that proves that vaping is over 95% safer than smoking, which of course is being ignored..and most of all, why is ANYONE letting their kid do either? To stop teens from smoking or vaping it starts at home.
— Wendy Vapes (@wendyvapes) July 29, 2019
The only thing toxic about vaping is the lower tax revenue from cigarettes.
— Defiance Lady (@defiance_lady) July 28, 2019
Wow. Incredibly disappointed in @PBS for allowing content so poorly researched and so full of incorrect information. This should be immediately retracted.
— Danielle Jones (@RubrDuckyUrThe1) July 28, 2019
They've been doing this for years. It isn't new. Their bias against personal choice is too strong for them to even realize they are biased.
— Paul Bates (@PaulBates7) July 28, 2019
Back to cigarettes for me, then.
— Strawman-san (@strawman_chan) July 29, 2019
YOU?DONT?SMOKE?AN?ENTIRE?VAPE?PEN?IN?ONE?GO
— julian williams (@subtopewdiepei) July 29, 2019
I feel like @PBS has maybe a slight responsibility to report facts, and you know…. actual accurate information. Big Bird would be pissed
— GrimmGreen (@GrimmGreen) July 28, 2019
Absolute blatant lies and misinformation that will eventually lead to more harm and death for the American public. Stories like this should be removed from social media and the news, those responsible should be publicly ridiculed for endangering lives.
— Red Devil Vapors (@RedDevi45604505) July 28, 2019
Hey Twitter, aren’t you supposed to be running stories like this past Snopes first to make sure they check out?
If only we could transition these kids to cigarettes, we'd could start saving lives! Also: this is both incoherent *and* untrue. Plus your dumb piece doesn't even make this dumb claim (though it does claim vaping is "only four years old") @mbsiegel
— Michael C Moynihan (@mcmoynihan) July 28, 2019
And setting aside the clear health benefits of switching, these kids would look so much cooler smoking cigarettes than vaping.
— The Radio (@RadioFreeUtah) July 29, 2019
It’s true.
Why does the left hate vaping? It seems entirely self regarding. Nobody seems to be complaining about second hand steam. It’s because it’s an end around to the smoking proscription. It’s like a farmer in the collective stashing a few tomatoes.
— Alexander Selkirk (@ASelkirk) July 29, 2019
Related:
Hey, fellow kids: This congresswoman’s tweet on vaping is rad and like totally tubular https://t.co/33OrHBpjNM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 9, 2019
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