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Obama trying to quit smoking—again
Chicago Tribune ^
| February 5, 2007
| Christi Parsons and Manya Brachear
Posted on 02/05/2007 8:12:48 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
After struggling to quit smoking in the past, Sen. Barack Obama is trying a cessation aid not available over the counter: public attention.
Obama (D-Ill.) resolved to quit his cigarette habit over the winter holidays, just weeks before his expected presidential campaign would make photographers and reporters an even more regular part of his life.
He said in a Monday interview that, although he has never been a heavy smoker, he has quit for periods over the last several years but then slipped back into the habit. On the cusp of a potential presidential bid seemed the right time to quit for good, he said.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ashtraybreath; audacityofkool; mystruggle; obama; obama2008; tobacco; whatshesmoking
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To: AmericanMade1776
So, what do you think he will look like 75 pounds heavier?
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posted on
02/05/2007 8:55:40 PM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: AmericanMade1776; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
This picture is begging to be photoshopped with a ... smoke:
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posted on
02/05/2007 9:12:59 PM PST
by
cgk
(Republicanism didn't make Conservatives a majority. Conservatism made Republicans a majority. [NEWT])
To: cgk
To: cgk
Or a wand and a bottle of bubbles.
To: cgk
Or a milkshake and a giant, exaggerated crazy straw.
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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posted on
02/05/2007 9:26:32 PM PST
by
cgk
(Republicanism didn't make Conservatives a majority. Conservatism made Republicans a majority. [NEWT])
To: AmericanMade1776
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
"Or a milkshake and a giant, exaggerated crazy straw."
This One's For YOU!
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posted on
02/05/2007 9:32:47 PM PST
by
decal
(Too many people mistake "tolerance" for "approval.")
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard; dead
Or a milkshake and a giant, exaggerated crazy straw. I'm laughing again like after seeing dead's polar bear pic. Too much.
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posted on
02/05/2007 9:32:50 PM PST
by
cgk
(Republicanism didn't make Conservatives a majority. Conservatism made Republicans a majority. [NEWT])
To: AmericanMade1776
Actually, another article I read about him said he was a chain smoker, so his little "not a heavy smoker" doesn't really fly.
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posted on
02/05/2007 9:34:36 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
To: AmericanMade1776
Let me guess - he smokes Newports, right?
"Gimme a square man!"
To: AmericanMade1776
"I wish I knew how to quit you!"
To: AmericanMade1776
I'll bet that tobacco isn't all he smokes.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
WTH does "square" come from???
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:01:26 PM PST
by
Schwaeky
(Welcome to America--Now speak English or LEAVE!)
To: AmericanMade1776
Oh brother, what's next - Obama belches?
To: Chad_the_Impaler
"I wish I knew how to quit you!"LOL
To: AmericanMade1776
What's wrong with Sponge Bob and Happy Bunny? Maybe Happy Bunny would say this to Obama
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
ROFL! You're a sharp one. :)
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:15:42 PM PST
by
derllak
To: AmericanMade1776
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:25:34 PM PST
by
xuberalles
(Anti-Liberal Novelties, Titillating Tees! http://www.cafepress.com/titillatingtees)
To: AmericanMade1776
O..M..G..an ee-vil smoker, how horrifying
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posted on
02/05/2007 10:39:07 PM PST
by
tina07
(In Memory of my Father - WWII Army Air Force Veteran)
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