Al Gore is too fat to run for president--(Just heard on MSNBC)

[librechik]

Previews of attacks to come.


Need a smart experienced president? forget it if he is chubby or wears the wrong colors or sighs with frustration at other's stupidity. That sort of unacceptable behavior overrules all your qualifications. According to the Great Supplier of Excellent Presidents, the Republicans.


AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!



:mad:

[NYCGirl]

1. Who said it and in what context? And why should anyone care? NT

[ClassWarrior]

13. I'm wondering the same thing.

NGU.

[blm]

70. The same people whose fat content is mainly between their ears.

Gore's too fat, Kerry dropped a pronoun - automatically disqualifies one to run for president to the most shallow news corps in US history.

[ourbluenation]

34. Pat Buccanon said EXACTLY that yesterday on MSNBC too. n/t

[ClassWarrior]

42. Pot, meet kettle.

:rofl:

Is that Fat Pat's excuse for tanking in HIS presidential run?

NGU.

[knitter4democracy]

2. And yet they want to run Gingrich?

Their guys aren't all skinny. McCain's face is fat--Gore looks way thinner these days.

Oh, that's right--they're the schoolyard bully who can make up any crazy rule he wants to and enforce it in dirty, nasty ways. I forgot. :eyes:

[Lex]

7. It's ok for a repub candidate to be fat, just not a dem one.

It's ok for a repub candidate to misspeak, just not a dem one.

Those are the rules the press uses.

[aquart]

15. No, no. Womanizing Newt. Seventy-year-old McCain.

Never play by their rules. If they insult weight, attack somewhere else. Newt can't resist other men's wives. McCain is so old we'll need an alzheimer's test to run him. Keep them on the defensive for their own team.

Al Gore has been busy alerting the world to global warming. (Look over at the commentator) You have been busy with the gym and fad diets. I'll take Al Gore.

[knitter4democracy]

23. Good answer!

Get thee to a studio and start in on them. :D

[gauguin57]

54. McCain dumped his first wife, too.

Rudy. Newt. McCain. Dole. First(or second)-wife-dumpers, all.

If these are the people you are putting up for prexy, you Goopers, then quit busting on Bill Clinton's peccadilloes.

[marmar]

17. McCain looks like a tortoise when its head comes out of the shell....

Plus he'll be like 300 years ago when the election comes around.

[Lex]

3. I'm so sick of Dem Presidential candidates being bullied by the press

and the republicans.

[RestoreGore]

14. He isn't a candidate

[Lex]

18. Ummm . . . he was a candidate--remember? And he was bullied

back then about everything, his clothes and everything that came out of his mouth.

And Kerry was treated the same way.

I'm sick of it.

[RestoreGore]

35. Yes, I remember

And the media is only doing it now because they think he is pedantic enough to see it and then say," I'll show them, I'll lose weight and run!" ANYTHING to divert people off the message he is delivering now. The media ONLY wants their Hillary/Gore slapdown (and I suspect even some here and on other forums want it as well.) That is all they want, and frankly, I'm sick of that and the unsubstantiated speculation about him now that is more than likely fueling this instead of discussing the climate crisis. It's BS, and I will repeat, I hope he stays out of all of this. And I would still like to know who said it.

[earth mom]

66. You should change your user name if you don't want Gore to run.

My fingers are crossed that Gore runs and WINS which I think he may very well do, because NO ONE is going to fight Global Warming in the White House BUT Gore. The rest of em are too busy kissing corporate a$$ to do so!

[aquart]

4. Aww, can I have the name of that skinny cutie?

[Blue-Jay]

5. Now Taft...he was one fat bastard.

[YOY]

27. Wock-a-chick-a-wock-a-chick-a

Oh wait...

That's 'Shaft' not 'Taft'...


Shaft woulda made a great Prez!

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. You are SHITTING ME!!!

Unfucking believable!! There's that liberal media for you.

I mean, how damn stupid can the MSM be?!

[zulchzulu]

8. What about Crazy Johnny?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. I'm bookmarking this quote.

Because whenever someone gripes that whenever a female politician is put through the media wringer that they bring up her appearance, I'm using this as evidence to show that their ignorance is equal opportunity.

[jgraz]

62. Disagree with you here

If Gore were a woman, there wouldn't be a single article written that didn't mention her weight.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

74. Clinton's a woman.

I've seen a lot more than one that doesn't mention her weight. Nice try though.

[jgraz]

79. Bogus -- Clinton isn't known for being chubby

But check the 92-onward articles on her clothing and hairstyles, not to mention her use of her maiden name. How many "Is Hillary a Bitch?" articles to you need? At this point, they've burned themselves out on her.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if they started up again during the primaries.

[KingFlorez]

10. They actually said that?

That's a stupid thing to say

[meegbear]

11. Who said it?

Info?

[RestoreGore]

12. No surprise-Who said it?

Even "supporters" on other so called Gore support sites have stated he needs to lose weight. I hope he stays out of all of this BS.

[Eurobabe]

16. Beware of candidates wearing argyle sweaters in New Hampshire

Or mustard colored hunting jackets in Ohio. God fucking forbid.

[Clark2008]

40. The first one was brought to you by that "liberal" journo - Maureen Dowd.

[hughee99]

19. Don't worry...

Al may get an Oscar. If there's one thing people in Hollywood know how to do it's lose weight. I'm sure a determined guy like Al wouldn't have problems shedding a few if he felt he needed to.

On a serious note, "to fat to run for president" might be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard, especially since it's not like he's not any more than perhaps a little chubby. Which jackass said that?

[MoonRiver]

20. Pat Buchanan keeps drooling this garbage out of his piehole.

Notice he never says somebody is too bald or too short to run. He clearly has issues with weight.

As long as Al Gore is healthy enough to run and serve, HE IS MY PRESIDENT.
:kick:

[librechik]

32. it might have been Buchanan or the guy on with him who said it

I'm only doing audio so can't tell

[RestoreGore]

38. I'll look for the transcript then.

[MoonRiver]

41. I don't know if he said it this time.

But I've heard him say this, always with a stupid giggle, many, many other times. He is such an idiot.

[Frank Cannon]

43. Behold the ripped specimen of manhood that is Pat Buchanan

He's the doughboy on the left. Colmes actually looks like he exercises a little.

[MoonRiver]

45. That loser couldn't get lucky with a blind whore.

Oops, did I just say that? :blush:

[no_hypocrisy]

21. A new criterium for running for president: BMI and fat ratio.

:rofl:

[City Lights]

22. tweety already said he was a big as the Hindenburg.

:argh: :mad: :grr:

[YOY]

24. Aparently stupidity is not an issue, so why should a little extra weight

When he came to my building he did look a bit plumper than usually. Still looked like good ol' Al though!

[Gregorian]

25. So? He'll beat the competition. Walking!

He doesn't need to run.

And Kucinich is too short.
And Hillary doesn't have a penis.

What jokers. It's time for an educational system that produces real journalists. We need journalism and a real media in America. Or we're doomed to this kind of idiocy.

[verse18]

26. They can't have an ethnic name, either.

That would be a disaster.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2831271

[librechik]

76. don't get me started! coughKucinichcough. BTW, my Vilsack is swollen

what a people we are! Or is it just the media driving us into conformism?

[marions ghost]

28. ha ha

:rofl:

Nothing left to smear Gore with, so let's call him 'fat.' :boring: Gee I can't wait to see what else they can pin on him...he needs a hair transplant and facelift along with liposuction--otherwise he cannot possibly be a candidate...

[Freddie Stubbs]

29. Nothing that diet and exercise can't cure

[Lex]

31. . . . but stupid is forever.

nt

[Tyrone Slothrop]

30. I remember hearing the same thing about Clinton back in '92

Remember all the attacks about his weight and the fact that he occasionally ate at McDonald's? (There was even a fairly humorous SNL sketch with Phil Hartman as Clinton at a McDonald's.)

[spoony]

77. It's remarkable, isn't it?

Clinton and Gore look like average Americans, hell probably even a few pounds less, but they're slammed for it? Daytime "news" is so, so awful.

[sakabatou]

33. It's never the issues that count, according to the MSM

[Freddie Stubbs]

46. If voters only voted on issues, do you think that the 2000 and 2004 elections

would have been so close?

[Poiuyt]

36. I heard Tweety say that a couple of weeks ago

[Lex]

39. Tweety said it too? Well, that's rich.

nt

[LizW]

78. Yep. Tweety, meet karma.

Tweety's in the hospital now with complications of diabetes. I'm just sayin'.

[soleft]

37. and if he loses weight they'll make fun of that too

they'll say he doesn't know who he is and has to keep reinventing himself.

Hey - I loved him with the beard.

[question everything]

44. Ooo, just wait for comments about Clinton and Pelosi

their hair their suits, their calves, their deriers, their color schemes... off the rack or tailer made?

[MoonRiver]

60. All of that has already been said about Clinton.

They haven't been able to pin any minuscule physical imperfections on the svelte and immaculately coiffed Pelosi yet. Maybe the youngish ones can use age against her if they get really desperate for something trivial to target.
:puke:

[stevietheman]

47. Giuliani: Too Bald to Run! :) n/t

n/t

[NYCGirl]

48. Actually, he's too CORRUPT to run.

But that won't stop him.

[MoonRiver]

56. Corrupt is OK with GOP.

Matter of fact GOP=Corrupt. Like the proverbial "love and marriage, can't have one without the other."

[blm]

68. Corrupt is a desirable trait to the Republicans.

.

[Marnieworld]

64. Yay! Best response!

And McCain's pasty face and skin cancer scars just completely eliminate him from running as well.

So does the bathing suit competition come before the evening wear? I forget. :eyes:

[elehhhhna]

65. Not in this getup:

[mattfromnossa]

49. Fat people make bad leaders????

:wtf:

[SOS]

50. Gore's "too fat"

But imagine the outcry if a Democrat made a nasty comment about Hastert's weight!

Isn't Wall Street Pravda entertaining?

[DURHAM D]

51. I hope the MSM and fat pundits keep this up -

it will piss off every man (and woman) in America who has a few extra pounds around the middle. Gore needs to be seen as less of an insider and more of ordinary guy - attacking him in this way ought to take care of that problem.

Also, Gore has some good writers that can build on this new image.

[Javaman]

52. But I guess they make exceptions for fat heads doing the news. nt

[shadowknows69]

53. I've heard third graders

come up with more logical reasons not to like someone. "He stole my cookie, he's touching me, cooties," etc. etc.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

55. Think of this as an opportunity.

Al Gore knows all those people in Hollywood. They can take chubby men and get them toned in a couple of months. Look at the new James Bond. Then we can get a photo of Al walking along the beach with his shirt off and he'll instantly pick up a few million votes.

:D

[savemefromdumbya]

57. Bush is getting fat

so I expect it is time for him to go?

[zbdent]

58. On Ed Schultz show last night, I heard a caller try to claim that

we needed someone (apparently, not a Dem, because the caller was talking about Iowa's Governor) with DC experience and insider knowledge, instead of a (implied "Southern") Governor ... Ed pointed out that "Governors" had a pretty good track record in getting into the presidency (usually a RW talking point when a Dem senator is brought up) ...

Of course, the caller probably thought that just being a "governor" was good enough in 2000, and NOT a person who had the inside scoop of DC, like Gore did ...

[EdwardM]

59. Well George W Bush is the healthiest president ever.

Look at how good his presidency turned out.

[AspenRose]

61. Sounds like they are terrified for him to run.

Good. Hopefully this will solidify his decision to do so even more. They're scared, Al, because they know you have a shot.

[bumblebee1]

63. If today's shallow standards applied in 1912,

William Howard Taft would never have nominated by these Repukes. He would have been lucky to have been nominated to the Supreme Court.

[kskiska]

67. Maybe that's why they're not running Uncle Dickie

Got Fat?

[ecstatic]

69. Does anyone have a recent picture of him handy? OK found some

He did gain weight (almost to the point of being unrecognizable), but I like his new look. He looks older and wiser.

[NYCGirl]

71. Here:

[ecstatic]

72. He looks average sized

Not that it matters. This new repug attack angle will backfire.

[Ignacio Upton]

73. He looks heavier, but also has grayer hair

So...over all, he doesn't look like a "robot" for your generic white male.

[VOX]

75. A few extra pounds are temporary; right-wing insanity is permanent.

Al's only a few workouts away from slimming down a few pounds.

But the right-wing cabal that's run this country into the ground is just insane, and there's no fixing that. :grr: