If the following story had appeared in The Onion OK, then I could understand. But no, my friends, the following story appears in The Wall Street Journal. The story is titled “Too Fit to be President?” and its really not a joke. Get a load of this:
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.
Congrats Amy Chozick, you’ve written what very well may be the dumbest story of the 2008 Presidential campaign. Certainly the leading contender at this moment in time. They even included a little graphic which has the heights and weights of Obama, McCain, W and other Presidents. I found this via Kevin Drum but the crew at Sadly, No does an excellent job “analyzing” it. I mean really Amy Chozick, is this what you dreamed of writing when you got in to journalism?
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