There seems to be only three things that reporters want to ask John Boehner about: his propensity for shedding tears, tanning, and his smoking habit. He will not apologize for for any of those, and in fact, seems more interested in talking about, ya know, substantive issues than his orange complexion or appetite for cancer sticks.
Two of the three were addressed in this video, the tobacco issue included, to which Boehner had this to say: “Why do you bring this up again? It’s a legal product. I choose to smoke it. Leave me alone.”
We actually respect Boehner more 13% more after hearing that.
This article appears in Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2011.
Precisely, let the man smoke. Its legal, leave him the H alone. I’m not a smoker, but my grandmother lived to 93 – and started at 14. Its hilarious, with radon gas in your house, additives in your food, and 90% of ohio slamming alcohol (poison) every game night – please. I say “smoke em if you got em”. Make smoking illegal if you don’t like it, then watch every state government crumble from lack of tax dollars (like they already are thanks to unemployment). Fools I say! Our government will tolerate nearly any poison, as long as there isn’t *too* much opposition from the right or left, and they can make a buck.
I totaly agree infact I’ll even take it a step more LEAVE EVERYONE ALONE who chooses to smoke , it’s OUR business not yours , not an Insurance Co’s, not my Doctors, I pay plenty to enjoy my cigarette and coffee. I can’t believe that in some areas you can’t even smoke outside like some counties and bussiness think they OWN the AIR we breath pleaseeeee. People get cancer that have never touch a cigarette whats ya answer now
SMOKERS ARE THE RUDEST AND DUMBEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. DON’T ASK US TO HAVE TO INHALE YOUR POISON NOR PAY YOUR MEDICAL BILLS. YOU ARE ADDICTS AND IRRATIONAL IN YOUR REASONING AND EXCUSES.
SMOKERS ARE THE RUDEST AND DUMBEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. DON’T ASK US TO HAVE TO INHALE YOUR POISON NOR PAY YOUR MEDICAL BILLS. YOU ARE ADDICTS AND YOUR EXCUSES ARE EVEN MORE IRRITATING. I HAVE HAD TO PUT UP WITH THE STUPIDITY AND WASTE OF IT ALL MY LIFE AND YES FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS HAVE DIED FROM IT. AS A CHILD I WENT WITHOUT FOOD DUE TO THE ADDICTION BY A PARENT. IT IS SIMPLY STUPID AND WASTFULL. I HAVE HAD TO WORK HARDER SO THAT OTHERS COULD HAVE THIER SMOKE BREAKS. FORTUNATELY WE PUT UP WITH ALL OF IT MUCH LESS NOW. THERE IS NO SMOKING IN MY HOME OR CAR PERIOD AND I WILL NOT BUY THEM FOR ANYONE.
Mr Rogerrok, does it piss you off more to have to pay the price for the obese? Or what about alcoholics?? I don’t smoke but I think it is absurd for non smokers to HATE smokers so much. Are you above smokers because your vice of choice is alcohol or food? Hey, what about caffeine? Get off your high horse.
To cry is good, it cleans the system, for him is very good because he smoke a lot and like to smoke. To cry give aknowledgement of the kind of person, he is sensitive to the human problems. I remember to saw several times Senator Bird crying in the Capitol defending laws for the people. Heyryk
YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS FACE. HE IS ALREADY A SHALLOW BREATHER BECAUSE OF IT AND ALSO HAS THE YELLOW TINGE TO HIS SKIN
I stopped smoking and started agains and will stop again and agains start all over again. As far as Mr. Boehner goes I want him to address the American Public more and more, whether he endulge a good cigarret or not is none of my business.