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[ Engine Starts ]
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[Man] l've heard virtually
all the-- We touched on it--
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- Yes or no, do you believe
nicotine is not addictive?
- [Man] Congressman,
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cigarettes and nicotine clearly
do not meet the classic
definitions of addiction.
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- There is no intoxication.
- [ Congressman ] We'll take that as no.
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- [ Chuckling ]
- [ Congressman ] Again, time is short.
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I think each of you believe
nicotine is not addictive...
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and just would like to
have this for the record.
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I believe that nicotine
is not addictive.
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I too believe
that nicotine--
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He referred to this--
the Sewen Dwarfs--
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- What Seven Dwarfs?
- The seven C.E.O. of Big Tobacco--
referred to this.
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Said they should be afraid of him.
I assume afraid of what he could reveal.
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Now you tell me. What does this guy
have to say that threatens these people?
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Well, it isn't cigarettes
are bad for you.
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- Hardly new news.
- No shit.
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- What's this?
- What that is is tobacco's
standard defense.
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It's the "we don't know"
litany.
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Addiction? We believe not.
Disease? We don't know.
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We take a bunch of leaves,
we roll them together, you smoke 'em.
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After that, you're on your own.
We don't know.
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So, that
tells me nothing.
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- Besides, you'll never get
what he's got.
- Why not?
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Because of this guy's
confidentiality agreement,
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he's never gonna be able
to talk to you.
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That's not good enough.
This guy is the top scientist...
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in the number-three
tobacco company in America.
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He's a corporate officer.
You never get whistle-blowers
from Fortune 500 companies.
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This guy is
the ultimate insider.
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He's got something to say. He wants
to say it. I want it on 60 Minutes.
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- Doesn't matter what he wants.
-[Wallace]
Am l missing something here?
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-What do you mean, Mike?
-He's got a corporate secrecy agreement.
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Give me a break.
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This is a public health issue, like an
unsafe air frame on a passenger jet...
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or some company dumping cyanide
into the East River.