Posted on 06/10/2008 12:31:42 PM PDT by pissant
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Barack Obama told reporters in St. Louis today that he has fallen off the wagon and smoked cigarettes in the last few months.
The presumptive Democratic nominee has been open about his smoking past: Once a heavy smoker, he publicly gave up the habit, per his wifes request, to run for president.
Since quitting, Obama has indicated in the past that he has fallen off the wagon but before today was not specific about how recent his smoking was.
Months, Obama said of the last time he has smoked.
Obama regularly chews Nicorette while not at campaign events, and the recent release of a doctor's note from his primary care physician indicated that it has brought him a level of success.
His own history included intermittent cigarette smoking, David L. Scheiner, M.D. wrote in a letter released to reporters. He has quit this practice on several occasions and is currently using Nicorette gum with success.
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“Since quitting, Obama has indicated in the past that he has fallen off the wagon but before today was not specific about how recent his smoking was.
Months, Obama said of the last time he has smoked.”
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, this is David Axelrod’s strategy.
The camel that broke the straws back.
There's his problem. Chantix .... that's the way to do it. Of course you need to remain alcohol free, but he's a muslim. It should be easy for him.
No reason not to think McCain’s VP will have most of his positional problems. And really given the ages and histories of the two Obama is a lot more likely to be alive 8 years from now than McCain. Depending on his genetics the smoking might not seriously effect his life expectancy, he could always pull a Yul Brenner or Paul Newman (both of whom got well past normal life expectancy before developing cancer). McCain’s already been playing tag with cancer for at least 8 years.
Of course if you really want to take the grim view we’ve all got one foot in the grave, there’s only one way out. And all presidents are more at risk than the general population.
guilty!!
“I’ve heard that if you can recall the exact date and/or time of your last cig/drink you will never be able to quit. “
Not true, I quit April 8, 2005 @ 3:15 pm, haven’t had one puff since.
It makes you wonder if he really stopped smoking crack too.
Hey, his party was wanting to expand the SCHIP program by raising taxes on cigarettes.
Barry was just doing his duty to help the chilruns. Tough job, but he proved somebody has to do it.
Maybe that is the reason for his gaffes this week. He was dyin’ for a smoke.
So I applaud his obvious sensitivity to one of the most abused minorities in our nation today -- the Smoker Americans. Available data indicates that Smoker-Americans comprise more than 20% of the US population, or did in the year 2000.
That would appear to make Smoker-Americans one of the biggest single largest minority groups in America, if not the largest.
Darn! I wish the empty suited Idiot would smoke 10 to 50 packs a day........ Heck, B.O. HUSSEIN could smoke a pack at a time in each of those Bozo Ears. Listen to him try to develop an answer to any question, anything he says is incoherent blatther, its really scarey! He cant think on his feet.HELL, HE CANT THINK!
Oh, I know it’s not easy to quit, even after 10-12 years.
That’s not my point - I was pointing out the double standard that the elites have toward themselves.
I do like your point though - “Yeah, I smoke, I know it’s not good for me, I don’t recommend it to anyone else, but I’m an adult, it’s legal, and it’s what I choose to do. Stuff it.”
How are the Marching Mommies going to keep their heads from exploding? On one hand they surge forward to have the Messiah (so called) bless their babies — and on the other they know in their hearts that if their kiddie sees a cigarette he or she will go straight to Hades in the nearest handbasket (which Obama probably has stacked up beside him.)
I haven’t smoked since I went to the store for 2 cartons. That was about 40 minutes ago...
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli. - George H. W. Bush
Hm.
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