Is Obama too skinny to be president?

[Tim4319]

I could not believe my eyes and ears yesterday when I turned past CNN and this popped up. I thought there was a love affair with Barack and the media? With friends like this, who needs enemies!

Instead of, again, them focusing on issues, they did a study on whether or not Americans will vote for Barack Obama because he is too skinny. How crazy is this? Will CNN do a story on John McCain and him being too short? Doubt it!

http://www.ablogistan.com/archives/2008/08/is_obama_too_sk.html

"in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese," Obama's skinniness could be a liability.

Amy Chozick was actually paid to find quotes like, "I won't vote for any beanpole guy," which she pulled from a Yahoo politics message board. This is what passes for journalism today?

[KittyWampus]

1. Is McCain Too Cancer-Ridden?

[liberal N proud]

2. CNN doesn't talk about that

Or that he is just too damn old.

[DesertFlower]

3. they talk about what he eats.

is there anything wrong with eating arugala and protein bars?

[vixengrl]

4. Damn...this will give the McCain campaign an ad idea...

Nicole Richie...Victoria Beckham....Barack Obama. Some people are just too skinny to be President.

[tigereye]

5. why focus on real issues when they can smear?

:shrug:


The Washington media is mostly about meta-analyzing things and gossip these days. Disgusting. They seem to be repeating the typical talking points instead of thinking for themselves.

[Median Democrat]

6. And Obama Responds, Accuse Him of Playing The Skinny Card

[tigereye]

7. it's so sad how all they do is try to make someone's strengths into negatives

skinny card :rofl:

[Kber]

8. Last bean-pole president I can think of was Lincoln

and we all remember what a complete boob he turned out to be..

We need fatties like Taft and Hoover. Now they were great leaders!

[Median Democrat]

10. Well, Woodrow Wilson Was Also Skinny

I think Woodrow Wilson was skinnier:

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Perhaps even skinnier than Lincoln:

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[JustAnotherGen]

9. Okay

I thought I was the only who saw that - I don't know.. . it certainly wasn't a story. ;-) And excellent point o.p. - Someone actually got PAID to write that story. Dear lord - no wonder America is dumbed down.

[otohara]

11. MSM Embarrassing Themselves Again

Gawd they all suck so bad.

[napi21]

12. I know. I couldn't either. All everybody's been complaining about

for what seems like at least 2 years or more is that 85% of Americans are overweight, and something like 40% - 50% are obese. NOW they have a problem with Barack because he's NOT????

Damn! I've always been tall & thin, and I was called "skinney: when I was a teen. It really bothered me because all the new clithes I ever got had to have tucks in the waist or they'd fall off! Well, now I'm almost 65, and I still wear a size 8, and I laugh at the younger people who are always on some silly diet, constantly watching calories, or are just plain fat and don't seem to care!

[Hansel]

13. No, but he needs to run an ad: "Barrack Obama, fatter than Abe Lincoln."

:crazy:

[Overseas]

14. I like that one !! It would be fun !! /nt