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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:37 PM
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Obama isn't as skinny as I thought he was


and Hugh Jackman? 'MEOW'

:D

People captured Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) trip to a Hawaiian beach New Year's Day. His photo appears next to those of Penelope Cruz and Hugh Jackman.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/01/obama_spotting.html
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:39 PM
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1. He's proportioned nicely. Nicely packed. nt
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fuzzyball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:21 PM
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27. The campaign circuit will put on a few pounds on anyone
Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 01:22 PM by fuzzyball
All that fried chicken and corn on the cob...
not to mention chunky desserts to top off with.

Just ask Bill Clinton & Al Gore LOL.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 08:18 AM
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42. Not true that anybody gains weight -
Edited on Wed Jan-10-07 08:22 AM by karynnj
Senator Kerry had to fight losing weight.

Obama looks healthy and normal here. He wants to be President not a tv or movie star.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:43 PM
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2. He should go to the gym and work on those pecs and his six pack....
but he's not 24 years old either.

Who's in shape is Wes Clark. That old guy's got it going on for a 61 year old! Swims laps every morning.

Also, my hubby is in better shape than Obama as he appeared on that beach....and he's 57 years old!

So yes, Obama will be needing time in the gym. But the potential is there, and I'm sure his wife is not complaining either. :)
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:44 PM
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3. Surprised me!
I met him a little over a year ago and to my observation he appeared very thin. He seems to have filled out. Well, thank heaven, no one is putting my picture in People. :)
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lancdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:46 PM
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4. lol
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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:50 PM
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5. Who loves him for his body?
Although, I will say that skinny neck made one think he was lean all over.

He looks fine, like someone who works hard behind a desk for aliving.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 08:50 PM
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6. This picture is surprising - he always looks rail thin
Edited on Mon Jan-08-07 08:52 PM by beaconess
But he still looks damned good. I sure wouldn't run the other way if he washed up by MY beach blanket. :-)
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:50 PM
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31. Good one b. Me either. He looks mighty fine. nt
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:20 PM
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7. Oh good, he got home to
Hawaii on his vac. No, not skinny at all.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:28 PM
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9. Obviously he has been having some home cooked meals during the holidays
Who doesn't put some pounds at this time of the year?
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:40 PM
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10. Moi...but
that's my problem. :)
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SmellsLikeDeanSpirit Donating Member (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:27 PM
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8. Obama taking diet tips from Al Gore possibly?
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:48 PM
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11. he's sponge-worthy
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 09:52 PM
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12. LOLOLOLOLOLOL
:rofl:

I think he looks great too :hi:
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 08:44 AM
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21. LOL and the smilie is perfect. nt
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:32 PM
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28. Bwwwwaaaaahhhhh !!!!!!!!
:rofl:
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talk hard Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 10:10 PM
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37. ha-ha-ha
well put
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 11:46 PM
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13. That's okay. He's still adorable.
:)
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 11:53 PM
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14. probably just enjoying his holiday meals
still looks good there though.

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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-08-07 11:54 PM
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15. He looks fairly healthy to me!
;-)
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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:04 AM
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16. He probably just has a small frame...
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:06 AM
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17. He looks FAIRLY healthy to me!
;-)
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:29 AM
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18. Yeah!
A lot of the articles that talk about him say how TALL he is, but they don't say what his height is.

He looks pretty damned good to me too!
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Nedsdag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:32 AM
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19. Whoa! n/t
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 12:32 AM
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20. Yes but his wife is easy on the eyes...
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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 09:06 AM
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22. If the typical American had Obama's proportion, we'd be the
healthiest people on the planet. Apart from actors and models, nobody is all THAT skinny. He looks good to me. His abs are reasonably flat, after all. Not 6 pack but not that big a love handle either.

I wouldn't advise him to work out more; maybe just give up the smoking.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 09:15 AM
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23. Hell, I think my Senator looks pretty damn good.
I don't think Senator Obama is the type that spends hours in the Senate gym. But, hell he's in a LOT better shape than I. :-(

He looks like he's worked out in the past. There's some muscle tone there.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 10:48 AM
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24. WAPO: "At Newsstands Everywhere, the Honorable Beach Babe From Illinois"
Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 10:48 AM by beaconess
By Dana Milbank


<snip>Then there's the junior senator from Illinois. Rounding out the Beach Babes spread is a New Year's Day photo of Barack Obama in the Hawaiian surf. We see his well-defined pecs, his perfectly hairless torso, just a bit of padding around the abs and a drawstring dangling from his form-fitting surfer trunks. The aspiring presidential candidate splashes through the water and squints into the distance; he is transformed into Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity."

"I really appreciate you toting that around," Obama said with evident sarcasm yesterday when presented with the image as he left a news conference in the Senate TV gallery on ethics laws. "Thank you very much."

The senator was more appropriately attired, in a navy business suit and pale-blue tie, but he was uncharacteristically flustered as he sought to explain the photo . . . Obama noticed that Jay Newton-Small of Bloomberg News was studying the image. "Stop looking at it!" he mock-scolded, and hustled away.
. . .
But in truth, Obama did not seem entirely displeased by the Beach Babes shot. Perhaps that's because he has spent a lot of time working out at Chicago's East Bank Club, as the Chicago Sun-Times has documented. Asked what Obama was planning to do yesterday afternoon, the senator's communications director, Robert Gibbs, replied: "Photo shoot on South Beach."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010801535_pf.html
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 11:11 AM
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25. HOW DARE HE GO ON VACATION!!!!!!!
He should IMPEACHING PRESIDENT BUSH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forget the Constitution!!!!!!!
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politicasista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 02:49 PM
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32. LOL!
:rofl:
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 11:19 AM
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26. Let's hope he doesn't turn into Dennis Hastert if he stays off cigarettes!
Wasn't one of Obama's New Years resolutions to quit smoking?

Exercise, Obama, exercise!
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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:35 PM
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29. Isn't Obama like 6'3" or something?
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rep the dems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 04:48 PM
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35. I saw him on C-SPAN last night, standing next to Feingold, and he
Edited on Tue Jan-09-07 04:49 PM by rep the dems
looked a lot taller than Russ. I'm not sure whether or not he was taller than Bob Casey, who I think is 6'3".
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ripple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 04:58 PM
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36. I met him at a fundraiser
and he isn't as tall as I expected him to be. I'm guessing he's around 6'-6'1".

Height aside, Obama strikes a commanding presence. Presidential, in fact. :-)
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 01:45 PM
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30. We have a progressive candidate that gets featured in People magazine
next to the celebrities. I really hope progressives can shake off the perpetual loser mentality and see that we've got a good thing going here.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 04:01 PM
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33. NO - it's a MSM conspiracy to pull us off our game! We're DOOMED!!
:sarcasm:
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ripple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-09-07 04:08 PM
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34. LOL!
I'll bet People is trying to push Penelope Cruz for VP and Hugh Jackman for Secretary of State, too!! Corporate bastards!! :P
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 12:13 PM
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43. Yes! We need a candidate that is incompetent at working the media!
Anyone with good media coverage must be a sell-out!

:)
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 05:09 AM
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38. Needs to bulk up on the shoulders, but he's healthy
and average weight for someone his age and height.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 06:31 AM
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39. Do they airbrush his official appearances, like they do with Katie Couric? nt
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 07:55 AM
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40. I Suspect Obama Is In Better Shape Than 99% Of Those In His Age Group...
eom
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-10-07 08:04 AM
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41. he is 46, not 20. he is perfectly fine as is. what bullshit n/t
Edited on Wed Jan-10-07 08:05 AM by seabeyond
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