Is Something On Your Mind, Senator Obama?

Posted September 28, 2007 | 09:49 AM (EST)



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Here at the Huffington Post, we got an e-mail yesterday from Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign. It included the following image:

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I showed it to a co-worker sitting to my right. "Do you think that looks like..."

And the quick answer was, "Dude, that's making me *want* a cigarette."

Which is funny because the following exchange transpired during Wednesday night's debate in Hanover, New Hampshire:

MR. RUSSERT: Have you been successful in stopping smoking?

SEN. OBAMA: I have. The -- you know, the best cure is my wife. (Laughter.)

So, while it may be commonplace that Presidential advertisements feature subliminal messages these days, this may be the first time in the history of political communications that a candidate's subconscious jonesing for a smoke has worked its way into his campaign literature.

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No wonder Senator Obama's poll numbers have gone down. How can he concentrate at these debates when craving a cigarette.

Mrs. Obama, let him smoke until after the election.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:10 PM on 09/28/2007

And I'm sure Senator Obama created those graphics himself...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:00 PM on 09/28/2007

This is certainly humorous but I'd rather vote for a candidate based on substance. I want to know what changes they will make, what it will cost and how they will get legislation passed. I also want candidates who are honest and decent.

I would love for Obama to do what John Edwards has done; take four years and do some hefty research and political action on the tough issues we face on the national and international scene. He'd be quite a leader then.

Your post brought a good laugh though.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:48 AM on 09/28/2007
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