Archive for June, 2008

Refusing to hire smokers

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

An employer in California has given his employees the ultimatum to quit smoking in 15 months or be fired. He has began refusing to hire smokers and extended the ban to employees with family members who smoke. His employees are subject to blood testing to ensure compliance with his rules.

Good for him.

That’s right. I’m outspoken on the rights of smokers, but even more adament about protecting individual and property rights. If this man doesn’t want smokers working for him, he should not be forced to hire them. If one doesn’t like his policies, don’t work for him.

No one has a right to work for this guy.

I can’t really blame him. We now live in a culture that believes it is someone else’s responsibility to pay for healthcare. If I am to be put in a position where I have to provide for your health care, I want some control over what you do about your health and how well you take care of yourself.

Whatever his motivation, it’s his property, his business, and his decision.

Of course, this is how it should be when it comes to bans on smoking in restaurants, bars, and other privately owned businesses. The owner should decide, not the government. It is intellectually dishonest to believe that, then turn around and say a employer shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions like this about whom he hires.

Radical Muslims dance while the Great Satan sweats

Not everyone is down in the dumps over the current economic issues. Of course our enemies are happy with the developments…for now.
For example, there’s a treasonous pig in a night shirt living in Pakistan who says:
The financial crisis sweeping the United States is Divine Punishment for the war in Iraq and other “sins,” an American [...]

Voting is not a right

One of my favorite conservative bloggers, Dr. Bruce of Faith and Facts happened to say something in a post today I found myself in a bit of disagreement with:
I am praying that over 150,000,000 people will register and vote in this election season. The opportunity to vote is both a right and a privilege. [...]

Obama needs references

Same thing when you apply for a any job. Even if you are well qualified for a job, they always ask for references before they hire you.

For these politicians, if the public has questions about their character they should come clear with no lies and explain themselves before they lay out their plan.

Uncommitted voters

…these people in the wishy washy, fence sitting, uninformed (yes, I said uninformed) middle are the ones who decide elections. Republicans and conservatives don’t, Democrats and liberals don’t, 3rd party wackos sure as hell don’t, the people who can live through at least a year of campaigning, primary season, conventions, with 24/7 cable and network news coverage, daily front page headlines in the paper, blogs, web sites, radio - these people who still haven’t picked a side are basically the ones who decide the elections….

Obama can’t make up his mind about multitasking

Obama is preemtively countering all scrutiny of his past elbow rubbing with angry extremists, unrepentent terrorist bombers, and other radicals by launching a new ad and talking point campaign that goes something like: “we have to talk about the economy, and only the economy, because talking about anything else is just trying to change the subject and a distraction.”

Palin goes after Obama about his association with Ayers

And the economic crisis does not make the question of Obama’s judgement and character and integrity any less important, in fact, it makes it more important. People need to know what kind of power hungry scammer they’re turning the keys over to….

Head of NOW LA Chapter endorses McCain-Palin

The real news is that this isn’t in the news. Why isn’t this all over the front page?

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