I agree with the first sentence of your post. I think its rediculous that the media is so ga ga that they can't leave the man alone to enjoy his few moments alone. That being said...ugh...I'm just not interested in seeing any comander in chief shirtless. And your right...excercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. But again that being said...no one ran after Bush ( an amitted excercise nut) to get a shot of his man boobs. Thank god! I don't want to see his either! ;-)
On Dec 29, 6:22 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > It's too bad that Obama can't take a Christmas vacation without the > media following and taking photos. What's wrong with a man going > shirtless at the beach? Big deal. And what, exactly, is wrong with a > man who takes good care of himself? I don't understand Malkin's nasty > attitude toward Obama's physical fitness. In a nation that is > struggling with an obesity epidemic, perhaps it is time we had someone > who can be a role model and lead by example by showing that exercise > can fit into even the busiest schedule. > > On Dec 29, 6:27 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > by Michelle Malkin > > > Ah, the perks of media affection. On Christmas Day, the Washington > > Post delivered a front-page paean to Barack Obama’s workout habits. > > The 1,233-word ode to O’s physical fitness read more like a Harlequin > > romance novel than an A-1 news article. > > > Sighed smitten reporter Eli Zaslow: “The sun glinted off chiseled > > pectorals sculpted during four weightlifting sessions each week, and a > > body toned by regular treadmill runs and basketball games.” Drool cup > > to the newsroom, stat. > > > Zaslow imparted us with vital information about buff Bam’s regimen: > > “Obama has gone to the gym for about 90 minutes a day, for at least 48 > > days in a row.” The Washington Post enlightened us with more gushing > > commentary from Obama friends and associates who explain how, as the > > subtitle of Zaslow’s opus put it, “Gym Workouts Help Obama Carry the > > Weight of His Position.” > > > For adoring journalists, you see, Obama’s workout fanaticism > > demonstrates his discipline and balance in his life. Apparently, > > what’s good for Obama’s glistening pecs is good for the country. > > > And when Obama feels better, the skies will part, the sun will shine > > (in moderate, environmentally-correct, non-global warming-inducing > > amounts, of course) and peace will reign worldwide! > > > Former Washington Post writer Jonathan Chait famously attacked Bush > > three years ago in an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times > > headlined, “The (over)exercise of power.” Recounting how President > > Bush ran 3 1/2 miles a day and preached more cross-training to a > > federal judge, Chait fumed: “Am I the only person who finds this > > disturbing?…What I mean is the fact that Bush has an obsession with > > exercise that borders on the creepy.” > > > Chait argued that Bush’s passionate devotion to exercise was a > > dereliction of duty. “Does the leader of the free world need to attain > > that level of physical achievement?” he jeered. “It’s nice for Bush > > that he can take an hour or two out of every day to run, bike or pump > > iron. Unfortunately, most of us have more demanding jobs than he > > does.” > > > Can you imagine any member of the Obamedia mocking the incoming gym > > rat-in-chief this way? > > > Fit Republican president = Selfish, indulgent, creepy fascist. > > > Fit Democratic president = Disciplined, health-conscious Adonis role > > model. > > > The good news: In just a few short weeks, W. will be able to exercise > > in peace, free from the disapproving glares of journalists now rushing > > to mop the sweat — er, the glisten — from Barack Obama’s hallowed > > brow. > > >http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/27/tale-of-two-presidential-workout...- > >Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
