Reply #30: Obama acknowledged the health concern of smoking. He has licked the addiction, after

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more than one try.

Christie has acknowledge his weight as a health concern, as well.

This is not discrimination. (For one thing, is discrimination possible against a behavior that is totally a voluntary abuse habit?)

The nation right now has a crisis with obesity. One of every three children is obese. The first time in our history. Also for the first time, we are seeing diabetes type II appear in children. Diabetes type II is one of the byproducts of morbid obesity.

This affects us all. It affects the cost of health care, for one thing. Chronic conditions like diabetes type 2, which are caused by LIFESTYLE, are tremendously expensive to treat. We all pay for that. And it's totally preventable.

Also, as a leader of our country, and of the free world, the President should set some sort of example. He doesn't have to be perfect. But smoking, excessive drinking, being obese...this doesn't set a good example.

Finally, as someone who grew up around morbid obesity, and works with a few morbidly obese people (as well as some just regularly obese), I can state that it is a fact that it affects job performance. It also affects the mental state, self esteem being a big one.

It's not discrimination.