Obama Admits Smoking Cigarettes in Last Few Months

ABC ^ | 6/10/08 | staff

[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 wife’s 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.”

[WilliamofCarmichael]

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[WVKayaker]

It really is hard. Why do you think there’s a multi-million dollar industry around quitting smoking.

I guess the evolution advocates are right. I just can't understand why so many humans don't have a spine?

I will bow to Limbaugh for the bottom line. "Follow the money!" If you believe all "studies", I have a bridge I would like you to see!

[boogerbear]

Sure is pathetic how you need to insult people for knowing that indeed smoking is hard to quit. Funny too, you’re supposedly so non-typical in your ability to just walk away form smoking, but you’re 100% typical in being a a$$hole ex-smoker.

[WVKayaker]

Sure is pathetic how you need to insult people...you’re 100% typical in being a a$$hole ex-smoker.

[boogerbear]

You threw the insults first bub, two posts in a row, I even complimented you in BOTH the posts you responded to with insults, but that apparently wasn’t a big enough ego boost so you just had to keep insulting.

Stroke your ego elsewhere, I’m bored with you.

[Ouderkirk]

Obambi is like a Ken Doll...

G.I. Joe was a man's man, and everyone knew that Ken was a homo.

[Ouderkirk]

I’ve been clean for 30 days.

With a pack of cigarettes in NY costing almost $7 it was enough for me. Smoked for 30 years, twice as long as not, but, it was MY choice.

Obambi is lying to himself if he thinks that he can use gums and patches to get him off them. He has to want it, badly enough to go cold turkey and just do what needs to be done. There is no middle ground, for people like me. I enjoyed smoking, liked the taste, the feeling, the time out.

[at bay]

Go back to nicotine if you need to. Dr. Dean Edell’s point is that if you get it out of your lungs in smoke form you are much better off. This whole discussion is making me go hunt for my little-used snuff can.

[Convert from ECUSA]

"Most elite/whining liberals hate smokers even more than GW, Conservatives and the Pope!"

Ain't that the truth! They'll abort a baby in a minute by the most barbaric methods and not get an eyelash out of joint. If they see someone a mile away with a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they foam at the mouth and have a fit that would do Hitler proud.

[Grampa Dave]

“Ain’t that the truth! They’ll abort a baby in a minute by the most barbaric methods and not get an eyelash out of joint. If they see someone a mile away with a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they foam at the mouth and have a fit that would do Hitler proud.”

A doctor friend is the old type liberal, however, as a medical doctor in practice for over 30 years, he hates cigarettes and is really tough on so called responsible people smoking.

I sent him the pictures and the data on Obama smoking, and he really upset with Obama. He told his wife, “If Obama lied to us about not smoking, what else has he lied about?”

Then I sent him the list of gaffes and lies of Obama. This doctor puts liars basically in the same category of smokers.