[lbo-talk] BHO too skinny?

[Marvin Gandall]

Michael Pollack wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008, the WSJ was quoted:
>
>> 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."
>
> Oddly the fact that Bush is even more of a gym rat and even more buff has
> never been a problem.
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Bush is white and anti-intellectual, which neutralizes any populist
prejudices his backward base harbours towards lean and fit college-educated
"elitists", ie. the liberal bourgeoisie. The obstacle Obama faces is less
that he's svelte than that he's black.