New York – President Barack Obama says he hasn’t had a smoke in years — thanks in no small part to first lady Michelle Obama.
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Obama was chatting privately with a U.N. official Monday and said he hoped the official had quit smoking. The exchange was caught on camera and aired on CNN.
After the official appeared to ask Obama about his own cigarette use, Obama said he hadn’t had a cigarette in probably six years.
He added, with a broad grin, “That’s because I’m scared of my wife.”
Obama has acknowledged over the years struggling with tobacco use. Mrs. Obama said in 2011 that her husband had finally kicked the habit.
Monday’s exchange came on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
who could blame him? We are afraid of her too! In fact, we are afraid of Baracka Claus Obama too.
I am also afraid of her.
Maybe his wife should direct foreign policy because the Syrians and Russians are not afraid of the President himself.
Honestly I can’t stand the man and relish all of his faux pas but who the heck cares about this?
Reminds me of the king that was scared of his wife & his wife was scared of a mouse. So the whole country was actually scared of a mouse.
Fear of spouse, nicotine patch… whatever works.
I’ve often wondered how, after Surgeon Generals’ warnings, public service announcements on television and radio, billboards and magazine ads, the expense, and the social stigma, anybody under the age of 30 smokes. But alas, they do.
There is a Russian immigrant in our Shul, who is either in his late 30’s or early 40’s. He is way overweight, (with a large pippick), and he smokes. He seems to feel that smoking is harmless. He is a man with a nice family, wife and five children. Everyone else in his family is of normal weight. I really can’t understand his stupidity, as I’m sorry to say that based on health statistics, he could conceivably have a massive coronary/stroke, at some point in the future. I hope that doesn’t happen, but it is astounding how some people play Russian (pardon the pun) roulette, with their health!