Friday, June 19, 2009

Obama again promotes the greatest scientific fraud in history; suggests that carbon dioxide harms our health - Remarks by the President at DSCC/DCCC Fundraiser, 6/18/2009
Now, we've been called to govern in some extraordinary times. We've been asked to confront challenges of a size and scope that are unmatched in recent history -- a set of challenges that very few generations of Americans have ever been asked to confront: We've got two wars, a debilitating recession, a global financial crisis, issues like global climate change that threatens our planet.
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We need their help to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill that will finally reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil -- (applause) -- and offer new energy incentives to reduce the pollution that threatens our health and our climate; a plan that will create millions of new jobs producing wind turbines and solar panels and biofuels.
6/13/09: Obama may still be smoking; warns about tobacco dangers - Lynn Sweet
Fast forward to Friday, when Gibbs was asked "if smoking continues to be a struggle for the president?"

He replied, "I think the president would likely tell you, as I think many -- anybody would that has smoked or been addicted to smoking -- that it is a lifelong struggle."

Another reporter tried again, more directly. "Do you know, does President Obama still sometimes smoke?"

"Again, I would simply tell you I think it's a -- struggling with nicotine addiction is something that happens every day."

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