{"id":10559,"date":"2014-03-28T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T22:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=10559"},"modified":"2014-03-28T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T22:20:24","slug":"brad-on-progressive-radio-in-minnesota-as-state-democrats-join-deadly-war-on-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=10559","title":{"rendered":"Brad on Progressive Radio in Minnesota as State Democrats Join Deadly ‘War on Vaping’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally<\/i>, I’m no longer the only<\/i> progressive taking to the air waves to call bullshit on the Democrats’ deadly and stupid War on People Trying to Quit Smoking with E-cigs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday I was invited to discuss the issue with Ian Levitt of the Daily Report<\/i><\/a>, the afternoon drive time show on KTNF, Minnesota’s great Progressive AM950. Minnesota now joins the growing list of places where legislatures are considering a ban on vaping in public spaces<\/a> because…well, I guess because they want more people to keep smoking rather than quitting<\/i> via the non-smoking alternative of vaping. (I’m sure there must be some other reason — and we discussed that a bit during the show — but whatever that reason is, as is the case here in Los Angeles, it sure isn’t based on science or public health benefits, as my interview with L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz<\/a>, who sponsored and voted for the ban here, made very clear a few weeks ago!)<\/p>\n

It’s time that Progressives (not to mention Democrats, but I don’t necessarily hold out much hope for them<\/i>) get on the right side of this issue. Here’s my conversation about e-cigs and ill-considered bans against them, with Levitt yesterday…<\/p>\n