Posted on 11/02/2009 5:05:26 PM PST by traumer
He is a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders but President Barack Obama appears to be shedding pounds in other areas.
A photograph of Mr Obama emerging from a gym in Fort McNair, Washington showed him looking slimmer than usual.
The Drudge Report website, which published the picture, captioned it "Barack 'N Bones" and said "rigorous workouts and high-stress basketball games" were responsible for the president's apparent weight loss.
Mr Obama has been teased by political opponents in the past about his physique.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California governor, once joked that he had "scrawny arms" and that he would make Mr Obama "do some squats". By contrast, Michelle Obama's gym-toned arms have been widely admired.
The couple are vocal supporters of healthy living and Mr Obama goes regularly to the gym.
As he came out of the gym in Fort McNair, he was wearing a large jacket which may have contributed to his skinny look.
A Washington insider told the Drudge Report that the president was not chain-smoking - his one vice - but does occasionally skip meals because he is "working non-stop for the country". A week ago, Mr Obama talked about his physique as h
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The closer Zero gets to zero, the happier I get.
The closer Zero gets to zero, the happier I get.
Perhaps he's on a hunger strike.
Michelle has been eating his helping of dinner.
With all this worry over H1N1, maybe Obama should be more worried about HIV...
He’d be heavier from the munchies if he was burnin’ the midnight herb.
No....his head is just soooooo much bigger!
It’s the first symptom of those suffering the onset of the Peter Principle.
He’s always been a light-weight.
He is probably the only person on the American presidential campaign trail who did not gain weight -- isn't that an inside joke among the reporters and presidential candidates -- that all of them gain tremendous weight from all the restaurants and fast food joints?
Anyway, it seems he's always been 'skinny,' hasn't he?
I think he'll have gray hair, soon.
Looks like he hasn’t quit the crack yet.
Not if he is using nose candy????
Aids
Why is he working out at Ft McNair ?
They must have a playroom at the White House.
Barry also golfs at Ft McNair.
That’s about the only use he has for the military-their convenient facilities.
And probably the buff bodies in the gym and locker room....
Maybe he’s trying to make Reggie Love jealous.
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