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Barack Obama: not fat enough to be president?

COR version: Some voters may think that Obama is "out of touch" or "not like them" because he's too skinny and athletic.

From the Wall Street Journal:

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Speaking to donors at a San Diego fund-raiser last month, Barack Obama reassured the crowd that he wouldn't give in to Republican tactics to throw his candidacy off track. "Listen, I'm skinny but I'm tough," Sen. Obama said. But in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese, could Sen. Obama's skinniness be a liability? Despite his visits to waffle houses, ice-cream parlors and greasy-spoon diners around the country, his slim physique just might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them. The candidate has been criticized by opponents for appearing elitist or out of touch with average Americans. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted in July shows Sen. Obama still lags behind Republican John McCain among white men and suburban women who say they can't relate to his background or perceived values. "He's too new ... and he needs to put some meat on his bones," says Diana Koenig, 42, a housewife in Corpus Christi, Texas, who says she voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary. "I won't vote for any beanpole guy," another Clinton supporter wrote last week on a Yahoo politics message board. The last overweight president to be elected was 335-pound William Howard Taft in 1908. As for tall and lanky presidents, "you might have to go back to Abraham Lincoln" in 1860, says presidential historian Stephen Hess. "Most presidents were sort of in the middle." ... But too much time in the gym can cause problems, as Sen. Obama learned last month after he made three stops to local Chicago gyms in one day, for a total of 188 minutes. The marathon workout session sparked a widely circulated Associated Press article titled "Obama Becomes a Gym Rat." In it, the reporter wrote, "Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama is running for president of the United States or Mr. Universe." Republicans have recently picked up on the senator's fitness regimen. On Wednesday, the McCain campaign launched a new ad titled "Celeb" that compares Sen. Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. In a memo to reporters explaining the ad, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis wrote, "Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day."

IMO, any presidential candidate should grow a beer belly as a sign of solidarity with the American people. A lithe physique and frequent exercise are sure signs of elitism.

Only in america could going to the gym be seen as a negative thing!!!!

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Originally posted by Dervish Only in america could going to the gym be seen as a negative thing!!!!

lol

As if being under/over weight has any significance on the way someone leads a country.

Pathetic how they are turning this.

Soon they're going to report that Obama is too awesome for the average American

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Originally posted by Lira Soon they're going to report that Obama is too awesome for the average American

That's why George Bush got elected twice, he must relate to the average american

Maybe some commercials will be released with a shirtless John McCain plopped down in front of a TV, eating a large bag of Doritos and gulping from a suitably working-class brand of canned beer.

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Originally posted by Acton lol As if being under/over weight has any significance on the way someone leads a country. Pathetic how they are turning this.

Sounds like a counter-PR campaign from the McCain camp, in opposition to the notion that he was too old to lead his country, which he is imo.

I wouldn't want someone who looks like they could keel over and die from just a mild winter leading any country.

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Originally posted by Dervish

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Originally posted by Dervish

Bahahahahahaha Good One Andy. I was a little disappointed McCain's slogan wasn't something along the lines of "McCain's Oven Chips, only 5% more fat", in light of the above.

fucking beanpole coons! i tell ya!



groan

the funny thing is, I bet Bush could run farther.

Worst thing of all, he's not even an idiot. That really puts him out of touch with many people.

I think Bush prefers to indulge in his favourite pastime of swinging on his tyre.

Obama sucks wether he's fat or skinny

I can't believe anyone would actually publish such mindless bullsh*t, let along the WSJ.

McCain says Obama canceled a wounded troop visit to play basketball......................with the troops...

That's when you suspect one side may have run out of arguments

McCain is losing ground to Obama. That fat little piggy can't hide the senility or the incontinence for much longer.

I don't think it's Barack that's out of touch.........

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John McCain's digital resume is considerably shorter. During the Republican primary, he referred to himself as computer illiterate. Earlier this month, he told The New York Times that he depended on his wife and staff to show him Web sites. "I am learning to get online myself," McCain told The Times. "And I will have that down fairly soon � getting on myself. I don't expect to be a great communicator. I don't expect to set up my own blog, but becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need." McCain explained he didn't feel the need to send e-mails. E-mails do have a way of sometimes leading to misunderstandings. McCain economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin says the senator prefers to use the phone.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/...toryId=93185393

God bless America.

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I don't expect to be a great communicator

Well at least he hasn't hinted on introducing policy on hunting fat whitey's with spears yet.

But we can live in hope

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