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News & ArtsThursday, September 8, 2011
City Alcohol Is So Very, Very Bad
Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM
The campaign to defeat Costco's Initiative 1183, which would end the state's control of liquor wholesaling and retailing, just released this teetotaling, booze-is-dangerous, think-of-the-children ad:
The campaign website goes on to declare that this measure is "just another attempt to profit at the expense of our public safety, kids and communities."
It may occur to you that these anti-liquor talking points—and and the claim that this is about the other side's profits—seem very weird when you consider that 96 percent of the campaign running this ad is funded by the liquor industry. Plain and simple, the liquor industry doesn't want to lose its wholesaling partnership with the state; that's the issue. Not the safety, not the kids.
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They let convenience stores sell cigarettes, no?
The only reason ciggies don't kill more kids than alcohol is because they kill you more slowly. God hates fags, y'all!
The only reason ciggies don't kill more kids than alcohol is because they kill you more slowly. God hates fags, y'all!
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yea I saw the add and its pretty strange watching the state push alcohol and even worse firefighters and police and politipiggys toteing "State snake oil for sale" like kids have a problem getting drugs or booze?
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Dude @:17 straight up said "mini-marts and gas stations" will be allowed to sell liquor. Not surprising, but shameless.
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@7 "like kids have a problem getting drugs or booze?"
I moved to Washington State halfway through high school and was surprised at how much less readily available hard liquor was here.
Anecdotal, sure, but as a parent I'd rather my kids did their binge drinking experiments with lower proof booze.
I moved to Washington State halfway through high school and was surprised at how much less readily available hard liquor was here.
Anecdotal, sure, but as a parent I'd rather my kids did their binge drinking experiments with lower proof booze.
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I wonder how many people who, like me, voted no last go-round are going to be thinking, "I'm sure they've addressed my prior reservations and those drunks at The Stranger sure do like it. I'll vote yes."
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Both sides of the argument are funded by Wealthy Business Interests, so to vote yes or no based on whether you hate Wealthy Business Interests and their disingenuous advertising is sort of pointless.
I think I'll vote yes just because I can't stand the "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" angle and I am a spiteful jerk.
I think I'll vote yes just because I can't stand the "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" angle and I am a spiteful jerk.
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I would vote yes if it was limited to smaller specialty stores rather than big box stores like Costco, and if it came with tax changes so the whole thing was revenue neutral.
As it is, as much as I hate the WSLCB, I'm voting no.
As it is, as much as I hate the WSLCB, I'm voting no.
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WAAAAAAAH!!!!
If you want mass-distributed liquor so bad, move to another fucking state, I-1183 is another bullshit slide down the slippery slope to all-out privatized liquor.
If you want mass-distributed liquor so bad, move to another fucking state, I-1183 is another bullshit slide down the slippery slope to all-out privatized liquor.
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I enjoy shopping at Costco, but I don't think the 10,000 square foot thing is fair. Why would it be in my interest as a voter to privatize liquor sales and then limit it to the big stores?
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Very very effective with it's target audience.
Women.
Especially women with kids or grandkids.
Mock it if you want, but it pushes all the right buttons.
And another loss for Alcohol Pushers ...
Women.
Especially women with kids or grandkids.
Mock it if you want, but it pushes all the right buttons.
And another loss for Alcohol Pushers ...
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