Some of the more totalitarian governments are much more tuned into that, the politics of food, than others I had this book that was like you know, Dictator Chic or something, the Ceaucescus bathrooms, Saddams dining room and this whole Lucullan, like Feast of Trimalchio scenes of dictators houses and grounds and stuff, you know like really scary shit, and youre like, okay this way of life, its gross now, obviously gross
We are on somewhat thin ice should either of these two groups decide to shift their smoking habits. To that end, in 1978 Lorillard gave a nod to James Browns Papa's Got a Brand New Bag with the tagline, Newport is a whole new bag of menthol smoking. The song was 13 years old by that point, which says a lot about who was, and was not, in those marketing meetings
The cigarette is presented as the only moment the doctor has for a few moments relaxation after a hard day of helping others
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Lung Association, other anti-smoking groups and several City Council members applauded Bloombergs announcement, made at a Queens hospital