Obama's Fighting Weight

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One oddity of the report: Mr. Obama weighed 179.9 pounds with his shoes and workout attire on, which is not the usual way to measure a patientโ€™s weight.

โ€” The Times, March 1

KATIE COURIC (in studio): โ€œWhatโ€™s the president hiding?โ€ This question from senior members of the Republican Party, who are outraged tonight at what theyโ€™re calling the presidentโ€™s โ€œpurportedโ€ weight. In a hastily called news conference, the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, said he would call on Congress to convene a bipartisan panel made up entirely of Republicans to investigate the presidentโ€™s weight:

MITCH McCONNELL (at news conference): This president claims to weigh 179.9 pounds. How do we know thatโ€™s true? He wore shoes and workout pants and a jacket and a T-shirt and some kind of presidential undergarment. What is that garment? How much does it weigh? How do we know that he wasnโ€™t wearing long underwear to add bulk to his delicate frame? Why is this administration so secretive when it comes to its own weight? โ€” โ€œCBS Evening Newsโ€

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