Jump to full article: Santa Monica (CA) Mirror, 2009-07-02
Author: Dave Quick, Mirror Contributing Writer
Intro: When questioned at a press conference, Barack Obama admitted that he smokes cigarettes despite spirited efforts to quit.
The latter is awful news for several reasons.
First, the President apparently promised his wife he would quit smoking if she let him run for President. While far more momentous spousal vows have probably been broken by at least a billon or so married men, it would be nice if the President would honor his non-smoking pledge to his wife.
Second, it is estimated that every day 1,100 American kids take up smoking. If ever there were a President who is a role model for youth, it is Barack Obama. . . .
Barack's dirty little habit compromises the anti-smoking campaigns that seek to keep teens from trying tobacco. Do-as-I-say-and-not-as-I-do simply doesn't work with youth.
Next, smoking steals lifespan. . . .
Obama in the role of "Smoker One" has got to stop. Maybe the "stimulus package" passed by Congress could fund a "shovel-ready" cessation program and move our beloved President into the ranks of the ex-smokers. His family needs it. Our nation's children need it. The world needs it.
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