Political Quotes

“Of course, I am familiar with the gentleman's leadership role on behalf of Armenia and Armenian Americans, and I am sure the gentleman has found it troubling, as he has traveled there and in some of these other former Soviet countries, that it is not only the opening up of the country economically, but there is a sense on a cultural level that there is something about smoking that connotes freedom in the western philosophy, western openness. The tobacco companies, and I met recently with a medical director from a health unit in Moscow, apparently are using billboards to really take advantage of this whole idea that there is something western, there is something free and democratic about smoking. That is not the kind of America that I want to project to these countries as we hopefully see them turning around to a western style of open economy and open government. Rather, we should be projecting our best. But I think all of our concern about the international aspect does come right back to this room. Was there not also some comment within the last few days questioning whether Joe Camel was somehow even related to attempts to addict children?”