Reluctantly, President Obama Admits He Still Smokes But Is “95% Cured”

Well the way i feel i work for the government... President Obama is a good person what does it really matter becuase he is an adult just like you and me so let him do what he would like.. and other than that other presidents smoked but im guessing o thye were mor classy.... how rude of you people just to talk to and about the presidernt he is a very good person... so i have no problems whith...

Obama is ruining his lungs though not nearly as badly as he is ruining this country

Smoking and other uses of the tobacco drug represents a DRUG ADDICTION, not a mere habit. Smokers and other tobacco users are mentally ill from this drug use. Smoking and tobacco must be banned and the tobacco pushers must be executed for the murder and genocide of the human race.

jfk smoked, reagan smoked, there are actors and celebrities you all know and love that smoke, there are several other active politicians that smoke...I smoke but I don't drink...I don't despise people who have a drink every now and then...if you go have a beer after work, no one lashes out at you and tells the media...grow up people...the dude is a human being...I personally don't want a conservative right winged stiff who never made a mistake as my president...and as far as fixing the mess Bush left us, could YOU do it??...evidently the majority of people in this country obviously didn't think the non-smoking Clinton and McCain could...losers

I disagree with Obama on almost every policy, but I still respect the man. I truly believe he has the country's best interests in mind. Even if they're different than my own views, and I won't vote for him, I respect the man.

Why don't you people get your head out of your ass! He's human and that's what I like about him. He's not a liar. It's people like those who made the first few comments, that are the type of idiots that I am glad have no power to make decisions about the direction of our country. God Help us if you were in such a position. Move to Iraq or Korea!

Every day things just keepgetting worse.

Just like all the other promises that he has broken like help for homeowners, transparency, honoring the rights of gay citizens, stopping the war. I have quit smoking recently and know you are not a non-smoker if you are still smoking. By the way I do not smoke 100% of the time now.
It takes will and determination to quit and it appears he doesn't have what it takes, which is pretty scary for the guy who is running our country and determining the future of our children and grandchildren!
What the hell, he doesn't have to worry about the cost of smokes, he can just add it to his tab paid for by the taxpayers, along with Michele's trips and shopping sprees in London and Paris while most of us try to figure out how we can afford milk for the week.

Either you smoke, or you don't. It is very simple and there is no middle ground. One cannot be 95% pregnant, or 95% cured of heroin addiction, or 95% alcoholic. He is a smoker, he never quit, and he is a liar.

I wonder if the A.A. would consider anyone "95%" cured? What a phony sack.

for those who have never seen obama with a cigarette there is an easy way to find one google image search Obama Cigarette

now as anyone who says the 95% thing is a cop out and that he is a smoker. try getting addicted and smoking multiple packs a day and then quit. it is hard i feel for him. it is a hard addiction to break and the fact that he claims he s 95% cured means he is down to the occasional cigarette and that is applaudable i have gotten that far and quit totally twice out of 3 attempts. it is hard to quit smoking and being 95% cured is hard to do. the habit is just as hard to leave as the addiction. when i quit i found myself mimicking the act of cmoking with things like pencils and pens and other cylindrical objects. for those who say it is a cop out or a wussy statement obviously have never tried quitting from a hard nicotine addiction.

It's none of anyone's business how many cigarettes Obama smokes a day, or whether he has completely surrendered his own will to the Puritanism of the masses. It makes me cringe when people ask him these questions, because smoking is a private behavior and you don't see him asking Margaret Talev or Diane Sawyer or anyone else personal questions like that in front of the cameras.

I don't think he lacks will at all. If he wanted to quit smoking at any cost, he would do so. But obviously he values the enjoyment he gets out of an occasional cigarette and there's nothing wrong with that. He's just human and like many humans, he does not embrace the ideals of Puritanism that everyone must abstain from all pleasurable activities, all the time.

I would much rather have an imperfect but honest president than one of the many self-righteous hypocrites who say one thing in public, then break their own rules in private, all the while expecting everyone else to abstain from any source of comfort or enjoyment in life

It's none of anyone's business how many cigarettes Obama smokes a day, or whether he has completely surrendered his own will to the Puritanism of the masses. It makes me cringe when people ask him these questions, because smoking is a private behavior and you don't see him asking Margaret Talev or Diane Sawyer or anyone else personal questions like that in front of the cameras.

I don't think he lacks will at all. If he wanted to quit smoking at any cost, he would do so. But obviously he values the enjoyment he gets out of an occasional cigarette and there's nothing wrong with that. He's just human and like many humans, he does not embrace the ideals of Puritanism that everyone must abstain from all pleasurable activities, all the time.

I would much rather have an imperfect but honest president than one of the many self-righteous hypocrites who say one thing in public, then break their own rules in private, all the while expecting everyone else to abstain from any source of comfort or enjoyment in life.

"ahh the same Google that endorsed Obama and is a left winger supporting site. the one site that manipulates the site to make it look favorable for Obama. no wonder, you are so brainwashed."

The stupid, it burns.

Ryan-"Yes, its a super secret database called google."----

ahh the same Google that endorsed Obama and is a left winger supporting site. the one site that manipulates the site to make it look favorable for Obama. no wonder, you are so brainwashed.

Like America's first black President, Obama smokes, but he doesn't inhale.

So if he smokes...
...and the tobacco execs are bad manipulative people...
...and we know that cigarettes are bad for ya...

...in our society of no personal responsibility, it would stand to reason that the US government should bring charges against the tobacco companies and executives for attempting to do harm to our President.

Nothing would surprise me.

"Does the dnc give you a special data base of source material to pull from or do you have to do your own research?"

Yes, its a super secret database called google.

Sssshh don't tell anyone.

The difference between how the public is treating Obama and cigarettes and bush and drinking is interesting. I think most of the difference stems from the difference with which cigarettes and alcohol are viewed by society in a more general light - there's an article on this over at economixt.

Found this while researching the possible fate of menthol cigs on an mt.gov site:

"...calls for the FDA to examine the medical effects and marketing of menthol cigarettes and their impact on blacks, Hispanics, and other groups, with a report due back in 18 months."

blacks, Hispanics, and other groups...

What the heck does that mean?