At a press conference on Friday, when asked about Obama's smoking habits press secretary Robert Gibbs gave a fairly vague answer about the president's smoking habits. Though smoking is prohibited in the White House, it has been concluded that Obama may sneak a smoke here and there.
Obama applauded Congress at a briefing about the new bill, giving the Food and Drug Administration the right to control tobacco production, which is when the question of his smoking habits was also brought up.
When asked about whether he had managed to quit, the president answered, "You know, I have, but what I said (in an earlier interview) was that, you know, there are times when I've fallen off the wagon."
Gibbs's answere was much the same, "I think the president would likely tell you, as I think many –- anybody would that has smoked or been addicted to smoking – that it is a lifelong struggle."
Of course, those who have a bit of empathy can understand this problem and are not taking offence to the fact that the president might be a smoker. This should be taken as an example, that even a man this powerful may not have the might to quit. Neither the president or the average smoker should be demonized or have his or her freedom to choose taken away from them.
[Via: Chicago Sun-Times]
