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The particularly whorish paragraph: Obama's physique is old news to
Chicago Sun-Times readers. I've worked out several times next to Obama
at the East Bank Club, but alas, could not follow him into the locker room.
My colleague Neil Steinberg did and reported on Jan. 6, 2006, that the
undressed Obama "doesn't have enough fat on his body to make a butter
pat." (GLS: No kidding -- he's half Ethiopian for White Jesus' sake!)
January 9, 2007
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist
Some pecs that Obama has. Now stop looking. That's an order from
himself. Sen. Barack Obama is sensitive about getting kidded for his ears.
Now, courtesy of paparazzi staking him out on his recent Hawaii vacation,
some of the rest of him is available for public inspection.
The new issue of People -- the one with Oprah on the cover -- includes
Obama in a spread of celebs in the surf.
A barechested Obama, poised to announce a 2008 presidential run, is
wearing black board shorts and shares the "Beach Babes" pages with a
bevy of beautiful people -- Hugh Jackman, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Alba
and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Obama's Monday included a Capitol press conference with 10 other
senators to talk about their plans to toughen limp Senate ethics rules.
Barack Obama called this barechested photo on a Hawaiian beach
"embarrassing." It appears in the latest issue of People magazine.
Before the presser started, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank
offered me one of the two copies of People he was toting, trying to bait
me to ask Obama to react in front of everyone and provide grist for his
column.
As if.
Obama's physique is old news to Chicago Sun-Times readers. I've worked
out several times next to Obama at the East Bank Club, but alas, could
not follow him into the locker room. My colleague Neil Steinberg did and
reported on Jan. 6, 2006, that the undressed Obama "doesn't have
enough fat on his body to make a butter pat."
You be the judge in looking at the People photo whether anything has
changed in a year. (My blog awaits your comments.)
Milbank seized the moment when a clutch of us reporters followed
Obama out of the presser.
"Senator," Milbank deadpanned, "can I read this as a challenge to Chris
Dodd? John McCain?"
He was referring to the Democrat from Connecticut and Republican from
Arizona, both potential presidential contenders who are, well, older than
Obama.
"You know, I really appreciate you toting that around," said Obama. "It's
embarrassing.
"You know I had no idea what beach it was taken on," Obama said to my
question. "It's paparazzi. Stop looking at it."
Later Monday, Obama added a telling extra event to his schedule. He flew
to New York to appear at the Rev. Jesse Jackson's annual Rainbow/PUSH
Wall Street Project. Earlier, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), the 2008
Democratic front-runner and Obama's chief White House rival, headlined
a morning session for Jackson.
See the serious story about the Senate ethics proposals on Page 18. And
then visit blogs.suntimes.com/sweet.
Chicago Sun-Times readers. I've worked out several times next to Obama
at the East Bank Club, but alas, could not follow him into the locker room.
My colleague Neil Steinberg did and reported on Jan. 6, 2006, that the
undressed Obama "doesn't have enough fat on his body to make a butter
pat." (GLS: No kidding -- he's half Ethiopian for White Jesus' sake!)
January 9, 2007
BY LYNN SWEET Sun-Times Columnist
Some pecs that Obama has. Now stop looking. That's an order from
himself. Sen. Barack Obama is sensitive about getting kidded for his ears.
Now, courtesy of paparazzi staking him out on his recent Hawaii vacation,
some of the rest of him is available for public inspection.
The new issue of People -- the one with Oprah on the cover -- includes
Obama in a spread of celebs in the surf.
A barechested Obama, poised to announce a 2008 presidential run, is
wearing black board shorts and shares the "Beach Babes" pages with a
bevy of beautiful people -- Hugh Jackman, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Alba
and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Obama's Monday included a Capitol press conference with 10 other
senators to talk about their plans to toughen limp Senate ethics rules.
Barack Obama called this barechested photo on a Hawaiian beach
"embarrassing." It appears in the latest issue of People magazine.
Before the presser started, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank
offered me one of the two copies of People he was toting, trying to bait
me to ask Obama to react in front of everyone and provide grist for his
column.
As if.
Obama's physique is old news to Chicago Sun-Times readers. I've worked
out several times next to Obama at the East Bank Club, but alas, could
not follow him into the locker room. My colleague Neil Steinberg did and
reported on Jan. 6, 2006, that the undressed Obama "doesn't have
enough fat on his body to make a butter pat."
You be the judge in looking at the People photo whether anything has
changed in a year. (My blog awaits your comments.)
Milbank seized the moment when a clutch of us reporters followed
Obama out of the presser.
"Senator," Milbank deadpanned, "can I read this as a challenge to Chris
Dodd? John McCain?"
He was referring to the Democrat from Connecticut and Republican from
Arizona, both potential presidential contenders who are, well, older than
Obama.
"You know, I really appreciate you toting that around," said Obama. "It's
embarrassing.
"You know I had no idea what beach it was taken on," Obama said to my
question. "It's paparazzi. Stop looking at it."
Later Monday, Obama added a telling extra event to his schedule. He flew
to New York to appear at the Rev. Jesse Jackson's annual Rainbow/PUSH
Wall Street Project. Earlier, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), the 2008
Democratic front-runner and Obama's chief White House rival, headlined
a morning session for Jackson.
See the serious story about the Senate ethics proposals on Page 18. And
then visit blogs.suntimes.com/sweet.
