Obama Admits Bumming Cigarettes on the Campaign Trail

[mimi from mi]

He's setting a wonderful example for the youth of America. I admit that I'm a smoker, but I'm not running for president.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/08/obama-admits-bumming-cigarettes-campaign-trail/

[MHGinTN]

Yeah, I heard him ... and the democrat fools just swoon over such Marxist crap. But I still live by my values and shun the Obamessiah’s demonic sludge.

[muggs]

It’s ben a little over 3 years since I quit and I still have cravings too. Thankfully they aren’t as strong as when I first quit but they are still there nearly daily. I know I can’t have even one puff or I will be right back to 3 packs a day.

[grellis]

If it turns out that we’re not seeing enough progress at the local level, then I would favor a national law.

Every chance this man has to p!ss, sh!t or puke on the Constitution, I swear to God, he'll take it.

Maybe this will be a SCOTUS litmus test of his:

"Do you believe the individual states should be allowed any rights whatsoever?"

"Well, I guess, that yes, there are some--"

"Next!

[Red Badger]

We now have a smoke free home but with less visitors than in the past.

If it were my relatives/in-laws, I'd be very happy.............

[albie]

“I was in High School in the early 70’s, too. We would smoke in the girls room. Whoever happened to have a cigarette on them passed it around.. It was a Group Grub”!

...remember “hotboxing”? (smoking an entire cigarette in 30 seconds?) I’ve off of them for 19 years and still miss them. Cigs really are pretty evil. Fun but evil.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

...remember “hotboxing”? (smoking an entire cigarette in 30 seconds?)

Eek! That would make me so ill! I always though "hotboxing" referred to smoking that wacky stuff in a car. I never did that, though.

[Slings and Arrows]

But, then I thought about how often candidates eat food at various events and local diners. I would think the food could be tampered with even more easily than cigarettes, so maybe it isn’t such a big deal.

The USSS has it covered.

[Slings and Arrows]

Maybe we should take a tip from ACORN, and offer him a box of smokes to vote for McCain.

[McLynnan]

I’m resigned to the cravings. I will never smoke again and the cravings are fleeting, but it does surprise me that I still have them after all these years. I bet if any of us lit one up we’d get nauseous and dizzy.

[beckysueb]

Yes you would get dizzy. I quit once for 21 days. I lit one and after about 3 draws, I was very dizzy, so I put it out and decided that I was officially a nonsmoker, but in a few minutes, I wanted more and I caved. One thing you can never do after you quit is take even one draw of a cigarette or you are right back to square one.

[Bob]

I quit.....several times..................

Quitting smoking is easy.

In fact, it's so easy that I've done it dozens of times.

[McLynnan]

The addiction is powerful, isn’t it? I fear I’d be hooked again too so I won’t go there. This must be what it’s like for alcoholics. So do you still smoke or were you able to quit?

[2nd amendment mama]

Ping

[Scarpetta]

I always vowed I would quit when I turned 40. Well, it took a few months PAST my 40th bd, but I did it. I've been smoke free for 16 months. Not a day goes by that I don't crave one (or 20).

I keep the reminder of my uncle with emphysema in my head to keep strong.

[albie]

“Eek! That would make me so ill! I always though “hotboxing” referred to smoking that wacky stuff in a car. I never did that, though”.

...well now I feel like a loser.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

...well now I feel like a loser.

LOL.. Nah.. People who didn't know me would ask me if I was a teacher before they lit up! I was only 14! Ugh.