claire
At 4:14 PM -0600 8/1/08, John Thornton wrote:
>Marvin Gandall wrote:
>>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.
>>================================
>>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.
>
>
>I feel like it's just an excuse to call attention to the physical
>body of Obama which is Black.
>No need to call attention to the physical body of white men since
>there's nothing of note there.
>Besides Bush is a rancher remember? Cowboys are supposed to be fit.
>Imagine how afraid of Obama writers like this would be if he were
>built like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
>
>John Thornton
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Claire Pentecost Associate Professor, Department of Photography The School of the Art Institute of Chicago