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To: Sully- who wrote (6356)	11/29/2004 12:56:28 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

The President is fat. By Ann Althouse The NYT is exploring new ways to knock the President: <<<< Yes, the president of the United States, known for his robust good health, is officially overweight, according to the standards of the National Institutes of Health. At 6 feet and 194 pounds, his body mass index, or B.M.I., a measurement of height relative to weight, is 26.4, and 25 or above is officially overweight for both sexes. Actually, I was just noticing in the video of the President from his visit to Chile that his Texan walking style now involves leading with a prominent belly. Click on "graphic" at the link to see a chart comparing presidential BMIs. We all know who the fattest President was, but did you know what a teeny tiny man l'il Jimmy Madison was? At 5'4" and 99 pounds, don't you just want to pick him up and carry him around? >>>> I should note that the article is also another one of the NYT's many attempts to remind us of the horrendous American fatness problem, which is always presented as a matter of health rather than aesthetics. nytimes.com

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