Sometimes it's nice to see that public figures are human. This casual shot of Obama has endeared me to him even more. Maybe I disagree with some of his policies (guns, and green, specifically) but as a fellow smoker, my hat is off to Mr. Obama. Okay, so the media has shit all over him for being a nicotine fiend, but I suppose that is to be expected in this smoking-is-evil day in age. Yes, it's superficial. But we smokers have to stick together, dammit.
It just goes to show how something irrelevant can make a celebrity more appealing. Obama and I probably share absolutely nothing in common, but we both smoke - thus we are peas in a pod. Silly, yes. But anyone who knows human nature will understand that the appeal of minor foibles or similarities between the public and a figure is a powerful tool, however pointless it may appear.
Keep on smoking in the free world, Barack. Never mind the media and the ire of the anti-smoking nazis. I'm right behind you. Just don't run, I get winded easily.
I.A.
