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National Party associate health spokesman Dr Jonathan Coleman was punched while being hosted by British American Tobacco at last weekend's U2 concert in Auckland after he allegedly blew cigar smoke at a woman.
Coleman's behaviour and the political judgement of a health spokesman accepting hospitality from a tobacco company are likely to throw a shadow over John Key's first week as National Party leader. But Key has played down the incident, saying he would not play "mother hen" to his MPs. Coleman, a former GP, was unwilling to talk about the incident, but three witnesses - including Bud Latham, the man who says he punched Coleman in the face - said the MP's behaviour at the Mt Smart Stadium concert was unacceptable.
Latham, a director of Latham Construction, whose corporate box was next to British American Tobacco's, said Coleman lit up a "12-inch Cuban cigar" in a balcony area and was being "obnoxious" before he punched him.
Latham's sister-in-law, who did not want to be named, told the Sunday Star-Times someone in her box called Coleman a "w--ker" for lighting up in a crowded area, which prompted him to blow smoke in their direction. She squirted water at the cigar to put it out and asked him to stop.

OK so National is in the tobacco pouch of insidious big business - no surprises there.

What I don't get is why the media is harrassing poor old Dr Coleman for blazing down a cigar?

Smokefree Coalition director Mark Peck said Coleman showed "an unbelievable lapse in judgment" in accepting hospitality from BAT's corporate box.
"I'm also amazed a GP who has seen the ravages of tobacco-related illnesses would smoke and subject others to his second-hand smoke.

Shouldn't the media's glare be focussed squarely upon these killjoy gits complaining about others smoking at a rock concert?

Coleman said he was not a regular smoker although he had a cigar "about once a year". "I happened to be in a BAT (British American Tobacco) box and there happened to be cigars there. I lit it and the next thing I knew I was covered in water."
The Sunday Star-Times reported that Coleman had been squirted after blowing cigar smoke in a woman's face. As the dispute escalated he was punched in the face.

Jesus Christ it's a rock concert, if you can't handle a little smoke then you're too old to be there, fuck off.

They're the same sort of people that tell others to sit down at Rolling Stones concerts.

The two-hour Rolling Stones live show has turned into the home straight. First to 'Paint It Black' and then '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', the masses on the slopes of Western Springs Stadium get to their feet and sway and clap and sing along.
Except, that is, for the people behind us, with their picnic blankets and whatever, who spend the entire time - all of 'Satisfaction' - reclining at virtually full length, throwing twigs at our backs and making whiny, pointed comments because we, like the people in front of us, have had the temerity to block their precious view by standing up at a rock 'n' roll show.
What kind of ninny behaves like that?....I'm sorry people, but please take your mortgage-belt baby-boomer sense of entitlement and fuck off to the video store before scuttling home for a quiet night in.

Exfuckingactly.

Now on a lighter note - talk about being blind drunk.

A Hamilton man with just five per cent sight took the wheel of a car from a drunk driver and was guided by a drunk passenger.
They crashed.

So much for that campaign saying that if you don't drink and drive you're a bloody legend.