Smoking: Obama's stubborn habit
Should anyone care if the president still sneaks the occasional cigarette, despite his promise to quit?
Cigarettes: Obama admits sometimes he can't resist (Corbis)
President Obama has come clean, said Lynn Sweet in Politics Daily. Under questioning by a reporter after he signed a tough anti-smoking bill, Obama on Tuesday admitted that he still occasionally sneaks a cigarette, even though he promised First Lady Michelle Obama he would quit as a condition of her embracing his White House bid. "Obama's inability to go cold turkey"—despite the help of Nicorette gum—should serve as a reminder of how tough it is for smokers to kick the habit.
No, this is a reminder that President Obama is a hypocrite, said Ignatius Reilly in Right Pundits. And, once again, the press is letting him off easy. "If George W. Bush smoked in the White House, the liberal media would be asking 'How many children has George W. Bush killed with his bad example?"
Honestly, it's silly to judge President Obama for occasionally falling off the wagon, said Rod Dreher in BeliefNet. "Look, I wish Obama didn't smoke. I hope he quits. But given the things he's having to deal with every day, I don't begrudge him smoking one bit, if it helps keep him calm."
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Posted by Taxman, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 2:47 pm Alright! Good for you 'Bama. So what if he smokes, just don't be one of those closet smokers that bag on smokers while he closet drags. What, you want a president that is a closet drunk?
Posted by joey, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 2:49 pm If George W. Bush smoked in the White House, the liberal media would be asking 'How many children has George W. Bush killed with his bad example?Holy crap. Killing children with his bad example? OMG, nobody throws that crap in the face of John Kennedy who was a totally on every pain killer possible.It's just a ciggarette people. If you can't teach your children that smoking is probably not a good choice I smoke and I agree then your kids are a bunch of lemmings that can't make decisions for themselves.Sheeple!
Posted by GaryDL, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 3:45 pm Who cares if he smokes? Looksmoking is a legal activity, indulged in by millions despite the best efforts of the disease of the month club sob sisters to stigmatize it and I am NOT a smoker. Given the stress and strain of his job, I am inclined to let the man find some stress relief in any way he can and that includes having a smoke, a martini, as well as playing a game of basketball. I also have a sneaking suspicion that no kid is going to take up smoking because Obama enjoys a smoke every now and then... Give the man a break!
Posted by Michael J. Gorman, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 4:04 pm Physically, President Barack Obama is right at the age when smoking will directly and negatively impact his workouts, his basketball and cardovascular efforts. I remember when my father suddenly said he could no longer play tennis after having run the obstacle course for Army officer candidates in OCS twice a day and beating all the youngsters. The message for the President is stop smoking now or reap a permanent disability soon.
Posted by Connor, Thursday, June 25, 2009, 1:12 pm You realize that all this debate is pointless. The GOP would crucify Jesus again if he was around today for being too liberal.
Posted by Victor E. Izmhine, Thursday, June 25, 2009, 2:23 pm Make cigarettes illegal, they have NO good effects other than money in someone's pocket. Then, let the next generation decide if the law should be changed, a generation that hasn't grown up with them legal and isn't conditioned to it, they can then decide whether they are good or bad. HAHAHA how about the lobbyists for making them legal, how would that sales pitch go.
Posted by Victor E. Izmhine, Thursday, June 25, 2009, 2:27 pm Oh but wait, then Obama would be a law breaker, nevermind, keep them legal so I can continue to watch little children puffing away on these horrible things thinking they are cool and smart like the adults, because we are aren't we?
Posted by look into the light, Thursday, June 25, 2009, 4:22 pm Okay, two things:First, continuing to smoke because it's so hard to quit is about the lamest excuse I've ever heard. Just 'cause it's hard doesn't mean you don't do it. I quit, my husband quit, my sister quit, my father quit, we can all name a brazillion others who quit before it killed them. Man up, 'bama. Don't be such a wimp.Second, continuing to smoke while you're trying to impose a trilliondollarnochoiceforyou healthcare plan because costs of treating smokingrelated illnesses is bankrupting us is...well, I don't know what it is.
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