The Wall Street Journal opined Friday that Obama may be too skinny to be president.
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.
Why does this matter? Oh that's right, thanks for reminding us WSJ.
Sen. McCain cannot lift weights due to injuries he suffered as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
So it's not that Obama is too skinny to be president. It's that he hasn't been a prisoner of war.
My sources have given me a sneak peek at what the WSJ is working on. Let's take a look at what the Wall Street Journal's next few proposed op-ed pieces will look like.
Proposed Op-Ed piece for Monday, August 4th:
Since melanoma is 20 times less common among blacks than whites, could Sen. Obama's skin color be a liability? In a country with a light skinned majority, Obama's relative safety from skin cancer might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them... Sen. McCain likely contracted melanoma during his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Proposed Op-Ed piece for Tuesday, August 5th:
Sen. Obama's Senate financial disclosure form indicated that he doesn't have any debt. Meanwhile, at the end of 2007, household debt of American families reached a record 133.7% of disposable income. Could Obama's lack of financial liabilities itself be a political liability? This might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them... Sen. McCain's financial disclosure form showed over $100,000 in credit card debt, debt McCain likely incurred as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Proposed Op-Ed piece for Wednesday, August 6th:
With the housing crisis putting a damper on the American economy, could the fact that Sen. Obama never defaulted on a housing payment be a liability? Obama's financial responsibility might have some Americans wondering if he understands the housing crisis... With nine houses, Sen. McCain understands the strains of making housing payments, having himself defaulted on the taxes of one of his homes, a payment he likely missed because he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Proposed Op-Ed piece for Thursday, August 7th:
But in a nation where the unemployment rate rose once again to 5.7% in July, could Sen. Obama's insistence on maintaining his Senate job while running for President be a liability? That Obama even has a place to show up to work might have some Americans wondering if he is like them... Sen. McCain has shown solidarity with workers falling on hard times by not working in the Senate since April 9th of this year... Because Sen. McCain is reluctant to talk about it, the Wall Street Journal editorial board believes it is important that readers know he was a prison of war in Vietnam.
It is incumbent upon the Obama campaign to develop preemptive strategies to deflect this devastating narrative before it has a chance to take root in the media. We've been given an unique opportunity to see the themes that the Wall Street Journal editorial board will be coordinating with the McCain campaign during this upcoming week.
They will make clear that Americans want a President with questionable health, questionable finances, and often undisclosed work situations. My wife noted that the Wall Street Journal's bias is blatantly obvious. The Wall Street Journal endorses... Dick Cheney for President?
(What did you expect from a paper that had a column in its Friday edition titled, Is John McCain Stupid? Talk about losing your base!)
UPDATE h/t to Hesiod for providing the link to the story behind the sourcing of the WSJ Too Skinny piece