Dec 8, 2008
Adult Habits
In perusing the news this morning, I discovered that our president elect has a bad habit: smoking. The article alluded that Mr.Obama tries to quit, but always ends up smoking again when he is under pressure. In the article I read, Mr. Obama was examined by a doctor and was declared healthy enough to be president. He also often jogs three miles a day. He has also vowed not to smoke in the White House. My husband is a federal firefighter and told me that you can't smoke in any federal building. You must go to the designated smoking area to have a cigarette. The White House is a federal building. I also know that cigarettes can be very bad for your health because I had an uncle who smoked two packs a day and died from circulatory problems and emphysema. His death was horrible and his smoking resulted to some respiratory issues for my aunt who breathed the smoke second hand. In your response, please tell Mr. Obama what you think of his habit and what he should do about it.
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I believe that smoking is bad and I would never smoke. But, Obama is trying to stay healthy by jogging and said he's trying to quit though it's hard for him to kick the habit. Maybe once Obama is very busy in the office he won't even have enough to smoke, or even maybe keeping him busy would kick the habit completely. Smoking less by keeping busy by lessen the urge to smoke, allowing it to get out your system, then he may kick the habit all together. There are better ways to release stress, but some people like to take the easy way out; which smoking as the "easy" way results in cancer, and/or death.
Ireally dont care about Mr. Obama habit. He smokes cause he choose to. There are of things plenty of things and medicines to help him quit. Mr. Obama has a a lot of cash, he can buy the best medicine or whatever people take to quit smoking. If his doctor says he's ok and healthy then it should be ok for him to smooke.
I think that your smoking habit is a habit that most of today's American's are dealing with. And if he wants to smoke freely in a designated smoking area outside of the White House then I think he should. But I do think that he should stop because he is the president. A result of what Obama should do is to try to take non-smoking medicines.Or to take the patch. Because being the President is a very stressful job, and if he gets to stressful then he just may smoke. But if he gets busy enough with the country then he won't to smoke and will just give it all up completely.
I believe that Barock Obama smoking is not such a bad thing. I can only say that he shouldn't smoke too much, as long as he doesn't give into smoking under pressure all the time. I would never smoke, but I'm not going to lecture him for doing it. If he has been medically diganosed as healthly then there isn't a problem.
For starters, I feel that what Mr.Obama does in his personal life has nothin to do with you or anyone else. But to speak in general smoking is a very bad habit. It causes cancer amongst other sicknesses. Not only do you put your self in danger of death, but you put your love ones of your household in danger of second hand smoke.
But anyways, like i said before its his life and his personal business and he can do with it what he pleases. And besides, if he was not presiden elect of next year, do you really think that you let alone anyone else, would be worried about how many cigarettes he smokes a day......ummmm..NO I DIDNT THINK SO!!!!
I personally, think that it is his habit and he should do with it what he wants to. Many people smoke and they are living to the ripe old age of 100! I don't think that his personal life has anything to do with the citizens of this country. There are more important situations that we could be worrying about than his health. Many presidents had very bad habits and it didn't affect their presidency. Our 12th president Zachary Taylor used to smoke and our 18th president Ulysses Simpson Grant used to drink. There personal life was of no importance to this country so why should this be?
Obama is a grown man, therefore he should be able to make his own decisions. Yes, smoking is a very bad habbit but at the same time he is taking care of his his body and responsibilities. Jogging everyday will help the situation and the fact that his doctor said that he is healthy means that he is obviously doing something right. I'm sure that if it his habbit gets bad enough to the point that it effects his health then he will quit.
Dear Barrack Obama:
I am responding to all the controversy that has been going around about you smoking. 1st of all I could careless whether you smoke, just as long as you are able to get up everyday to run this country. They always seem to find something wrong with you everytime whether its the fact that you're black or a smoker! They really need to get a life and move on... They say that even though you're a smoker, you have good health... THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM!!!!! The media just needs somethiong to do and something to say, GO AHEAD BLACK MAN AND RUN OUR COUNTRY!!!!
I believe that smoking is in fact a bad habit. It causes multiple health problems and it can eventually kill you in tne end. I think that Mr. Obama should try to find other methods such as writting or other things to deal with his issues when he's stressed.
I personally do not care about his habit, his decision is his decision. Although, he is going into a stressful field, he's a grown man and he has a choice on what avenues he wants to use to relieve his stress. It's an unhealthy way for him to deal with his stress but the reality of it, it's his call on whether he wants to stick with the habit or leave the habit alone
I believe like many other [people the best thing to do is to stop. While obviously president elect has tried to stop smoking, he has not reached success. I'm not going to judge anyone on they’re doings because it is clearly they’re decision, but I personally would never try smoking because its a bad habit, and not a good look when you’re such a high political figure, and the leader of one of the greatest countries.
I know that smoking is bad and so does everyone else, though this is a serious problem I am not one to judge. Sometimes excessive smoking is sometimes caused by stressed by making a thousand decisions in one day can be stressful and it will cause you to smoke excessive.
I agree with what Sarah said. It should not be problem seeing as he was diagnosed as healthy. He claims that he will not do it just because he is under pressure therefore people should not hold that against him.
I am commenting to Jelicia's response to the blog. I agree with what she is saying. It is in deed a bad habit thata he should try to kick. A lot of stress comes with being in political office, and with the many health effects that come with smoking, it could in deed kill him. He should be careful.
I agree with Ashley D. I personally dont care either about his habit, because it is his own decision!!!!STAY OUT OF HIS BUSINESS!!!!GOSH!
I'm commenting on Shanaye's blog, I completely agree with her. Barock Obama shouldn't be harrassed about every little thing in his life just because he is a black man. As long as he runs this country in the right direction I really don't care what he does as long as he is not doing anything illegal.
PS: Shanaye is a GREAT friend. :) And I know this has nothing to do with the blog.
I am commenting on Josh's blog, I feel that he should have a little bit more compasion more his 44th President. Even if he doesn't care about the issue, he should just care to think about he's health and the health of others. I also think that you could have use better grammor.Those are some of the problems that are in his blog.
I agree totally and completely with Donald. He chose to not judge because its that persons decision. Although smoking in fact is not a good thing to do it's up to an individual to say that they don't want to go down the wrong path. With that being said no one can really judge him for any of his faults because we all have them.
To be real with you i really dont think smoking is a bad habit. i mean it does hurt you in the long run, but it is good for stress. If Mr. Obama smokes, let him smoke. hes not hurting us by doing it, as long as he makes change, im cool wit anything i do.
I feel that smoking is a bad habit but also a hard habit to break. To me it can go either way. Smoking is his own personal choice. He thats how he release stress so be it. But then again being president he should try to be responsible and go about it another way. Find another way to release stress. Smoking is not healthy and can cause cancer which can cause an early death.
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