Obama Pledges Not to Smoke in White House

Barack Obama Smoking Barack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House.

by The Associated Press

Published: Sun, December 07, 2008 - 1:04 pm CST

Barack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House.

"There are times where I've fallen off the wagon," the president-elect said when asked in a broadcast interview whether he has kicked the habit.

"I've done a terrific job, under the circumstances, of making myself much healthier," he said. "And I think that you will not see any violations of these rules in the White House," he said on Sunday's "Meet the Press" on NBC.

Obama told the magazine Men's Health in an interview for its November issue that he wished he had more time for staying fit and that he still occasionally smoked a cigarette.

Obama said in that interview that he had bummed a cigarette a couple of times during the campaign. "But I figure, seeing as I'm running for president, I need to cut myself a little slack," he said.

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glamblitz Says:

Sun, Dec 07, 2008 at 11:25 pm

so does this mean taxes are going to go down on cigarette since the leader of our nation smokes??

DEW26M Says:

Sun, Dec 07, 2008 at 7:01 pm

My kinda Prez, he smokes, he’s toked, and not afraid to admit it. I’m sure if he does “light up” in the White House, he will NOT be the first. After all, we need not bring up the subject of the cigar! EWWWWWWW!