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Obama quit smoking and why it matters…
Wellit doesnt really.
Yesterday, Michelle Obama confirmed that Mr. President has finally kicked his smoking habit. Its been almost a year, she said yesterday, at the First Ladys Lets move anti-childhood obesity campaign luncheon, when questioned if he stopped smoking. Good for him.
Smoking is a nasty habit. The amount of chemicals in cigarettes in astounding. Smoking, as we all know now, causes a long list of health diseases and long-term illnesses.
The Ticket, a political blog on Yahoo!, quickly turned the tables to see if other key players in our nations Capitol would follow the leader to kick the habit.
It turns out, thats not the case for House Speaker John Boehner (R- Ohio) who argues he wants to reserve his right to smoke tobacco products.
Tobacco is a legal product in America, Boehner told CBS in a Face the Nation interview last fall. The American people have a right to decide for themselves whether they want to partake or not. There are lots of things that we deal with and come in contact with every dayfrom alcohol to food to cigarettesa lot of the things that arent good for our health. But the American people ought to have the right to make those decisions on their own.
Boehner definitely has a strong mindset. Hes not one to follow trends in order to look good. He takes a stand and stays with it- not something you see much in politics.
Theres still some debate on whether or not Obama has actually quit smoking. According to his first physical exam as President, doctors say, despite his excellent health condition, he still struggled with smoking. That was back in February of last year. However, both Michelle Obama and people close to the President are convinced hes stopped smoking.
Smoking has been on a sizable decline in past decades, according to research done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From a teens perspective, smoking is no longer considered a cool thing to do. Teens do it in high school, but for the most part they are frowned upon. This was not the case when our parents were in school, however.
Thoughts on Obama kicking the habit? Does it matter?
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