Three years ago Bush was criticized for being a health fanatic
Former Washington Post writer Jonathan Chait criticized Bush in an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times headlined, “The (over)exercise of power.” President Bush ran 3 1/2 miles a day and espoused cross-training for a federal judge. Chait stateed: “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.”
Reuters journalist Caron Bohan wrote about the same themes in a piece on Bush’s two-hour, 17-mile bike ride with cycling champ Lance Armstrong in Crawford, Texas in 2005.
But Obama gets different treatment:
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.”
Also, "Obama has gone to the gym for about 90 minutes a day, for at least 48 days in a row.”
And “Gym Workouts Help Obama Carry the Weight of His Position.”
Marty Nesbitt: “He doesn’t think of it as something he has to do — it’s his time for himself, a chance for him to reflect. It’s his break. He feels better and more revved up after he gets in his workout.”
So let's see here, when Bush exercises, it's creepy.
When Obama exercises, it's reflection time or revving-time up.
As Michelle Malkin puts it:
"Fit Republican president = Selfish, indulgent, creepy fascist."
"Fit Democratic president = Disciplined, health-conscious Adonis role model."
Media bias anyone?
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I admire President Bush for his efforts to exercise. A great example for any American president to provide.
I didn't ever hear of it negatively. Once you are off on a bad foot, people begin to pile it on, once you become a pariah, everything is game no matter the source. Those who don't like President-elect Obama will waste no time looking just as biased as the press in this case of President Bush. They will criticize and pick away as soon as President Obama begins his term unless such criticism might prove harmful to their careers.
I actually cheered for Bush when he so nimbly dodged the shoe. Good for him. Staying alert and in shape paid off.
Media bias? Sure. It will run the other way in Republican leaning newspapers, blogs, radio and tv shows.
Perhaps you are right about the media bias in that now there are so very few unbiased news sources. The challenge for us to be willing to listen to those sources that don't agree with our point of view.
As for the shoe incident, my first thought was that I was happy that the shoe-thrower could voice his opinion in a way that was not possible under Hussein. I view this as evidence that the US has done a good thing in Iraq, despite the sacrifice.
Yep, you are right about that although we don't know what happened to the shoe-thrower! For all we know,he could be languishing somewhere.
I do force myself to watch Fox, I stop on it for a while most days, and I watch MSNBC more warily. I don't bother much with R. Maddow or K Olbermann except when I am angry and feel like I need some fodder. I admit that.
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