thank you for smoking

America is living in spin (or sin - depends on the perspective). and those who - just like in the case of cigarettes - know how to filter what is real are on top. by the way did you know that the bible has some spin in it? another discussion, another time..

some jobs are harder than others but Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), tobacco industry spokesman, handles his with effortless skill and might i add charm (he also admits to being that guy you would hate because he can pick up any girl). along with two other spokespeople for the alcohol and firearms industry, he is part of the self-appointed M.O.D. squad ("Merchants of Death") whose main objective is to talk. to BS. to spin. to confuse and convince their opponent (through the twisted but non the less true logic - when you have proved that he is not right your battle is half won).a job of such nature naturally requires a certain moral flexibility (i wonder if they have copyright on this?)

the best scene of the movie - was for me - when the M.O.D. squad are at their usual restaurant hang-out at the end of the day discussing over whose business kills the most people per year. Nick: "How many alcohol-related deaths per day? 100,000? That's what... 270 a day? Wow. 270 people - what a tragedy. Excuse me if I don't exactly see terrorists getting excited about kidnapping anyone from the alcohol industry."

just loved it. maybe you should see it too.