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Pat Quinn Sends The Wrong Message
Posted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 10, 2010 at 09:22 PM
Cigar smoking, Lung Cancer
Why do Pat Quinn, Mike Harris and other celebrities do it? I refer to recent photos, one of Mike Harris, former Premier of Ontario, smoking a stogie on the golf course. Another of a multi-millionaire sports celebrity lighting up after winning a championship. The latest is a front page picture in The Toronto Sun of Pat Quinn, coach of the Maple Leaf hockey team, smoking a stogie during the NHL playoffs. This sends the wrong message to young fans. Celebrities are not lighting up for victory. They’re lighting up for death. It’s time public relations agents told macho males to stop acting like jackasses.
What an ironic situation. In the same newspaper on the previous day in the sports section, mention was made that Quinn had taken the day off. Not to play golf. But to have his heart monitored as he had had trouble breathing. Yet, the next day he’s smoking a stogie! Surely, someone should have the courage to tell him to see a psychiatrist.
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