Do Americans Care If Obama Smokes?
That’s the question asked by a new CNN poll, and it turns out that the vast majority of Americans don’t care if Obama smokes or not.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Most Americans say that President Barack Obama’s struggle to quit smoking doesn’t change their views of him, according to a new national poll.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates that only a third say that they would like to see Obama give up cigarettes completely.
“Obama has admitted that he still smokes on occasion, but nearly nine in 10 Americans say that doesn’t affect their view of him and only 12 percent think that indicates something negative about Obama himself,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Eighty-five percent believe that shows how hard it is to quit cigarettes.”
Frankly, I don’t really care if Obama smokes either. He’s a grown up. He can make his own decisions. What I’m much more concerned about is Obama and the rest of the liberals worrying about whether or not I smoke.
I don’t smoke, of course. I never have. But I don’t think it’s the government’s job to tell me whether I should smoke or not. Or even attempt to manipulate me one way or the other with taxes and regulations. Unfortunately, Obama and his fellow Democrats think that sort of nonsense is appropriate.
So as far as I’m concerned, Obama the big fat hypocrite can smoke like a chimney. Unlike him, I believe in individual freedom.
