Obama admits he is addicted to cigaretts!

[toeknee]

Obama admits he is addicted to cigarettes!
http://www.electroniccigarettereview.com/images/barack_obama_smoke_cigarettes.jpg

[sgdp]

Think the picture is oversized, just fyi.

"OH MY GAWD! Brad's a smoker!?!"

[BrittleBullet]

Cigarettes you mean?
I'm addicted to those too.
I might start a thread on it.

[Plasmaball]

who gives a crap.

[MrShotShot]

I don't really care, but it is kind of interesting how this issue seems to be completely glossed over by the media.

Imagine if Bush were a smoker and had just put forward the same sweeping regulations of the industry?

[Hereintheusa]

I don't really care, but it is kind of interesting how this issue seems to be completely glossed over by the media.

Imagine if Bush were a smoker and had just put forward the same sweeping regulations of the industry?

I dont think it is glossed over, the President made his comments about trying to quit quite public, there is no story. Now if the President tried to make out he was a non smoker that would be different.

[BillBrown]

I dont think it is glossed over, the President made his comments about trying to quit quite public, there is no story. Now if the President tried to make out he was a non smoker that would be different.

He also stated he never smoked on White House property.

I'm not sure but I think he is lying. Maybe that should be a story.

[RedStatePaPa]

I dont think it is glossed over, the President made his comments about trying to quit quite public, there is no story. Now if the President tried to make out he was a non smoker that would be different.

They dutifully printes what he said. Like good little parrots. "They" did nothing on their own.

[Tangible]

He also stated he never smoked on White House property.

I'm not sure but I think he is lying. Maybe that should be a story.

he didn't say that he would never smoke there, only that he hadn't at the time of the interview.

but let's be honest, partisans would hate on Obama for farting in the white house.

[Tangible]

They dutifully printes what he said. Like good little parrots. "They" did nothing on their own.

what kind of scoop are you looking for? Whether he prefers menthol or not?

[See It Clearly]

he didn't say that he would never smoke there, only that he hadn't at the time of the interview.

but let's be honest, partisans would hate on Obama for farting in the white house.

BO doesn't fart, all of his gas comes right out on top.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Obama admits he is addicted to cigaretts!
http://www.electroniccigarettereview.com/images/barack_obama_smoke_cigarettes.jpg
In other news...Sasha and Malia are both reportedly cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Details at 11.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Obama admits he is addicted to cigaretts!
http://www.electroniccigarettereview.com/images/barack_obama_smoke_cigarettes.jpg
Obama addicted to nicotine.

Toeknee opposed to spell-check.

[Chuangtzu]

Obama addicted to nicotine.

Toeknee opposed to spell-check.

Post of the year.

[Cav Scout]

who gives a crap.

I do actually becuase I smoke a pipe, I happen to really enjoy a good burly tobacco. The left has spent billions of dollars telling me where I can and can not put match to bowl and how it will eventually kill me...well no **** every moron has known for over a hundred years that smoking can kill you...

Why in hell are they not telling him he can not smoke on Federal Government Property like they do the rest of us asses that are now considered second class citizens becuase we smoke.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I just want to make sure I'm caught up here.

Obama smokes. He's not a good bowler. He's been around some racism in his life.

Holy ****...if he's an alcoholic too, Barack Obama is the black version of my father!

:dance:

[Chuangtzu]

I do actually becuase I smoke a pipe, I happen to really enjoy a good burly tobacco. The left has spent billions of dollars telling me where I can and can not put match to bowl and how it will eventually kill me...well no **** every moron has known for over a hundred years that smoking can kill you...

Why in hell are they not telling him he can not smoke on Federal Government Property like they do the rest of us asses that are now considered second class citizens becuase we smoke.

The anti-smoking campaign is fairly non-partisan, Cav. I know that the local ALA chapter head around these parts was a conservative Christian, for the longest time. In fact, typing only anecdotally - most of the anti-smoking crusaders I've met have been holiness and Nazarene type Christians.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Post of the year.
:dance:

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I do actually becuase I smoke a pipe, I happen to really enjoy a good burly tobacco. The left has spent billions of dollars telling me where I can and can not put match to bowl and how it will eventually kill me...well no **** every moron has known for over a hundred years that smoking can kill you...

Why in hell are they not telling him he can not smoke on Federal Government Property like they do the rest of us asses that are now considered second class citizens becuase we smoke.
I could be wrong, because I don't spend a lot of time in federal buildings...but isn't it just against the rules to smoke INSIDE them?

Obama can still light up in the Rose Garden, can't he?

[Cav Scout]

I could be wrong, because I don't spend a lot of time in federal buildings...but isn't it just against the rules to smoke INSIDE them?

Obama can still light up in the Rose Garden, can't he?

Almost all Federal Buildings are now non smoking period.

The ones that have smoking areas now have a little fenced box or area the size of a jail cell off in one corner of the property way in hell removed from anything.

No I do not think he should smoke in the Rose Garden, hell that might effect the Rose's. Why should his smoking area be any more comfortable then what his soldiers have to live with? I could care less that he actually smokes, that might actuallly be the one thing I like about him. The entire smoking charade by the left though just ****es me off in general...what a crock of ****.

[BillBrown]

he didn't say that he would never smoke there, only that he hadn't at the time of the interview.

but let's be honest, partisans would hate on Obama for farting in the white house.

I didn't say anything about hating him.
I said I think he's lying.

I don't believe he was walking across the grounds and out the Pennsylvania Ave. gate to smoke.
I think the man lied.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

Almost all Federal Buildings are now non smoking period.

The ones that have smoking areas now have a little fenced box or area the size of a jail cell off in one corner of the property way in hell removed from anything.

No I do not think he should smoke in the Rose Garden, hell that might effect the Rose's. Why should his smoking area be any more comfortable then what his soldiers have to live with? I could care less that he actually smokes, that might actuallly be the one thing I like about him. The entire smoking charade by the left though just ****es me off in general...what a crock of ****.
Tzu already pointed this out, but the anti-smoking thing has been pretty bi-partisan.

And soldiers can't smoke outside?

[See It Clearly]

I think we are missing the REAL issue here. How much has smoking contributed to climate change in relation to say...


the farting and belching of cows and pigs?:doh:

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I think we are missing the REAL issue here. How much has smoking contributed to climate change in relation to say...


the farting and belching of cows and pigs?:doh:
Pales in comparison to the hot air spewed by politicians and talking heads...

[Cav Scout]

Tzu already pointed this out, but the anti-smoking thing has been pretty bi-partisan.

And soldiers can't smoke outside?

The only place troops get basically free reign to smoke is in a war zone...imagine that.

State side smoking areas are just exactly what I described.

[Chuangtzu]

The only place troops get basically free reign to smoke is in a war zone...imagine that.

State side smoking areas are just exactly what I described.

Guys still smoke on military property, around here. They just "field dress" their cigarettes afterward. The ban inside buildings makes sense, all the same. As much as I think mary-jane should be legal - I also think a ban on it inside government buildings is completely non-invasive and surprisingly acceptable.

[animalnut]

I dont think it is glossed over, the President made his comments about trying to quit quite public, there is no story. Now if the President tried to make out he was a non smoker that would be different.

Well said. I don't see a story, but some people reach.

[GA_LP]

The only place troops get basically free reign to smoke is in a war zone...imagine that.

State side smoking areas are just exactly what I described.
Reminds me of a political cartoon about 'Nam. It shows a grunt sitting at the bottom of a foxhole with bullets whizzing over his head. In the dialogue balloon, it shows what he's reading - the Surgeon's General brand new mandatory Warning on his pack of smokes.

[animalnut]

He also stated he never smoked on White House property.

I'm not sure but I think he is lying. Maybe that should be a story.

Good grief. You think he is lying? Who cares. There are far more important issues to be concerned with than with the POTUS sneaks a cigarette or doesn't. It is HIS business. He has discussed it publicly before, and one thing I don't think he needs to be accountable for his is success in quitting smoking.

[zantax]

Good grief. You think he is lying? Who cares. There are far more important issues to be concerned with than with the POTUS sneaks a cigarette or doesn't. It is HIS business. He has discussed it publicly before, and one thing I don't think he needs to be accountable for his is success in quitting smoking.


Umm, do you know who the VP is? I'd say it's important if he is smoking, his chances of dying go way up and with Joe in the number two spot I find that increased risk too much to bear.

And had this been a conservative who smoked the press would have hammered it non-stop until people held their nose every time they saw a photo of the dirty smoker.

[animalnut]

In other news...Sasha and Malia are both reportedly cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Details at 11.


:)):)):))

[Chuangtzu]

Umm, do you know who the VP is? I'd say it's important if he is smoking, his chances of dying go way up and with Joe in the number two spot I find that increased risk too much to bear.

And had this been a conservative who smoked the press would have hammered it non-stop until people held their nose every time they saw a photo of the dirty smoker.

We're not talking Sarah Palin as veep here, suddenly, are we?

[zantax]

We're not talking Sarah Palin as veep here, suddenly, are we?


Nope, if she was vp I would mail Obama a couple of cartons of unfiltered camels.

[7426k]

He also stated he never smoked on White House property.

I'm not sure but I think he is lying. Maybe that should be a story.

You think your unevidenced hunch should be a news story?

That explains things.

[Jagergeist]

Who cares? Smokers have taken enough flak in the past 20 years. I feel like I'm picking my nose in public every time I light up outside, with some of the dirty looks people shoot me.

[ThrowCop]

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[Trinka]

Who cares? Smokers have taken enough flak in the past 20 years. I feel like I'm picking my nose in public every time I light up outside, with some of the dirty looks people shoot me.

I think this is part of the story here....Smokers have been demonized and lowered to second class citizens....and I doubt many knew he was still smoking...he was on gum and patches and what ever....I think the question is...Why is the O different than the rest of us smokers....people look at us like some kind of morons....yet...the Big O smokes too...I don't hear libs demonizing his habit...addiction....I hear who cares if He smokes....

[ThrowCop]

I think this is part of the story here....Smokers have been demonized and lowered to second class citizens....and I doubt many knew he was still smoking...he was on gum and patches and what ever....I think the question is...Why is the O different than the rest of us smokers....people look at us like some kind of morons....yet...the Big O smokes too...I don't hear libs demonizing his habit...addiction....I hear who cares if He smokes....As has been stated, anti-smoking is entirely bipartisan.

It is not a lib-only movement by a long shot.

[zantax]

As has been stated, anti-smoking is entirely bipartisan.

It is not a lib-only movement by a long shot.

BS, it's a mostly lib run operation.

[Trinka]

As has been stated, anti-smoking is entirely bipartisan.

It is not a lib-only movement by a long shot.

I didn't say that....I said he is being given a pass again by his fan club..

[ThrowCop]

BS, it's a mostly lib run operation.BS right back at ya. You can certainly say the campaign is liberal but it is not run by liberals.

I know in Indiana it was the reps who got it done - led by various Church's backing.

Anyone interested in the historical debate and not dishonest liberal bashing should read: For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684871157/theindepeende-20)

It goes into the current & historical facts of the crusade against smoking & the underlying issues it presents.

[zantax]

BS right back at ya. You can certainly say the campaign is liberal but it is not run by liberals.

I know in Indiana it was the reps who got it done - led by various Church's backing.

Anyone interested in the historical debate and not dishonest liberal bashing should read: For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684871157/theindepeende-20)

It goes into the current & historical facts of the crusade against smoking & the underlying issues it presents.

Ok for convenience sake I'll stipulate that Christians or Republicans may have been involved in some states, but those aren't synonyms for conservative.

[BillBrown]

Good grief. You think he is lying? Who cares. There are far more important issues to be concerned with than with the POTUS sneaks a cigarette or doesn't. It is HIS business. He has discussed it publicly before, and one thing I don't think he needs to be accountable for his is success in quitting smoking.

The why aren't you posting to all those important issues, rather than posting here?

I don't care if he smokes or not. I smoke.
I said he's lying about not smoking on White House property.

[MasterBlaster]

Anybody remember this from the seventies?

[ArmyMAJretired]

Then he is supporting children's health care!

[ThrowCop]

Ok for convenience sake I'll stipulate that Christians or Republicans may have been involved in some states, but those aren't synonyms for conservative.Well, in fairness to you, I should have stipulated that while it is a very liberal cause, it is not run solely by liberal groups. It is a liberal cause with bipartisan backing.

[MrShotShot]

I dont think it is glossed over, the President made his comments about trying to quit quite public, there is no story. Now if the President tried to make out he was a non smoker that would be different.

I agree that there is no story here, but if it had been Bush, that wouldn't matter to the press. I can even hear the questions in the press conference about how the President could support such changes when he himself is a smoker, moral equivilancy, do as I say-not as I do, etc. etc. We'd even see stories on the impact on children of the President's actions.

It would be on the front page.

Now with Obama, all he has to do is say he is "struggling" with it and there is a collective "oh, OK" from the media.

[animalnut]

The why aren't you posting to all those important issues, rather than posting here?

I don't care if he smokes or not. I smoke.
I said he's lying about not smoking on White House property.

You say he is lying. How do you know he is lying?

I checkout out this thread because I have a right to express my opinion, as well. Is that okay with you?

[animalnut]

Umm, do you know who the VP is? I'd say it's important if he is smoking, his chances of dying go way up and with Joe in the number two spot I find that increased risk too much to bear.

And had this been a conservative who smoked the press would have hammered it non-stop until people held their nose every time they saw a photo of the dirty smoker.

Good point about Biden! However, I doubt Obama has much chance to smoke. No one has pictures of him smoking (although if his lapdog media could get them, they'd probably not do so). So if he sneaks them, my guess is he is not smoking enough that it will threaten his remaining years as POTUS.

Wish you wouldn't have mentioned Biden - right behind him is Pelosi. What a downer!

[toeknee]

People who smoke with a wife and kids are not caring about them or themselves.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

People who smoke with a wife and kids are not caring about them or themselves.
Spoken like a true liberal

[toeknee]

how can he care about health or health care when he smokes?
All he is caring about is his nicotine fix!

[johnrocks]

Lot of people are addicted, I was for 30 years, my Dad died of lung cancer and he was, after getting cancer,he still wanted one.