Too Fit to Be President (Wall Street Journal)
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 inanity, it burns. It burns brighter and hotter than Dick Cheney’s micturated golden shower, which has singed Lynne’s cheek on many occasions.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Aaron
You did see that this was all basically one reporter talking to herself, right?
http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/10322.html
The profile for “onlinebeerbellygirl” was created as the question was asked, and could well have been the reporter creating her own reliable source.
I have a couple ideas for what’s next on the agenda.
“Is Obama’s dick too big to be president? We all know that African American males are packing a whopper down there, are white men with their tiny dicks ready for such a mammoth prong in the white house?”