U.S. president Barack Obama's Smoking Issue

To be honest, I hate discussing about politics. However, this news caught my attention. There are tons of news and debates about the U.S. president Barack Obama with his smoking issue. So to be honest what do you think about having a president who smokes? Do you think smoking is really an issue for a president?

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ABC News on Obama

i dont think it should be an issue, though i can understand why it is.
truthfully i think if he wants to smoke fine its ok but try not to do it publically. it sends off the wrong signals and mkes an impression upon all those young little poiliticians XD

I'm going to have to agree with dio on here.

smoking is all "IMAGE"

its fine to smoke, but i cant imagine obama smoking in a press con or something like the such, people might say "US got smoked" or something similar.

politics, i dont get them.

Yes, I'm with you guys. I personally don't think it's an issue if he doesn't advertize. LOL
Besides, he is not the only president who smokes, so I don't see there's any big deal with it.

I couldn't agree with you more Jenny. Specially about Bush. Well, I don't think we can expect much out of him. He does has a pretty low IQ after all. He got like 70s something, the lowest out of all the presidents in the history of US. LOL

I don't really believe Obama smokes and even if he does I say hey what the heck he looks like a cool guy I am one of his fans got my relatives to vote for him I wouldn't smoke but if he does it and it's not affecting our country in any way then ok.

I dont mind if he smoke. Just dont smoke in public I mean like official function.

Smoking doesn't mean he a bad guy..What the important is how he execute all his plan and his promise to world. Cos what America did and do, it will affect the whole world.

Hope he can bring back world economy and make it better. Not bout he a smoker or not. Its not a big things.