Have You Noticed How Non-athletic Republican Candidates Are as a Group?

[dynasaw]

Obama plays basketball, golf, swims and is physically fit as pictured him in his swim trunks.

Haven't yet seen Romney (and before him McCain) engaging in any sports or in a swim suit. Ann of course makes her horse do the work.

Even Clinton while he was chubby was seen in shorts jogging along trailing the secret service. Curious isn't it?

[monmouth]

1. They're soft, pasty and white. Just like the doughboys...n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Ryan's sub-3 hour marathon is pretty impressive

No?

[hay rick]

12. That was his time after it was adjusted by budget math.

Some more examples of Ryan's budget math- from the Path to Prosperity (2012 Ryan budget passed by the House in 2011).

The portion of federal spending excluding Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare will plummet from the current 12.5% of GDP to 3.5% by 2050.

After tax cuts and the closing of unspecified loopholes, federal tax revenues will increase from the current 15.5% of GDP to 19%.

Unemployment will steadily drop to 2.8% by 2021.

[MADem]

3. Except for Marathon Man Lyin' Ryan!!!! He likes to confuse his muscles!

I think he confuses his brain while he's at it...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Speaking as one who is about as athletic as a beanbag,

I am not going to criticize them for that. Paul Ryan's marathon record isn't what he said it was, but he managed to complete it. A marathon would kill my pudgy ass.

There are so many things wrong with republicans that are far worse than being couch potatoes.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Chris Christie is a weight-lifter

[CheapShotArtist]

16. No. He's a donut lifter.

[CJCRANE]

6. Shrub was apparently pretty fit.

He was always in the gym and going on bike rides.

[niyad]

22. and clearing brush, don't forget the clearing brush

[PCIntern]

7. Paul Ryan is a golfer...I think...

No...he's a gofer.

[sadbear]

17. Grifter

Lots of grifters in the gop.

[WinkyDink]

8. It isn't "curious"; it's stupefyingly meaningless. We're not in the London Olympics, Toto.

[mucifer]

9. I don't like this thread. My favorite Mayor of Chicago Harold Washington was

large, didn't work out and died in office of a heart attack. He worked really hard everyday to better our city.

It makes me sad that someone would post this thread when I think about Mayor Washington.



http://www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/harold-washington/p/Spcharoldpath/

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Careful there

Generalizations can be dangerous. Ryan is a devotee of P90-X, and dressage is also exercise for the rider.

There are dems who are also fans of the couch.

This is party independent.

[nolabear]

11. What is the point of this? It sounds like a call to sneer at non-athletes.

How many artists are among the Republicans? How many math scholars? How many musicians? How many over-60's? How many poets? How many world class gamers?

I hate posts like this. They're divisive, meaningless and just plain piss me off.

Oh, and my favorite T-shirt says "I used to jog, but the ice kept falling out of my glass."

[radicalliberal]

33. "It sounds like a call to sneer at non-athletes."

Definitely.

How many of the Freedom Riders in 1961 were athletes? Raoul Wallenberg's half-sister said he "detested competitive team sports." But what did she know? All these guys were just wimps; right?

[Johonny]

13. Romney is 65 years old

[Old and In the Way]

14. Golff is the official sport of the RNC

Basketball,football, and baseball are socialist sport activities.. Sure would like to see Ayn Rand compete againsst some of our finer public systems, in the sports arena...like LaCrosse...

[former9thward]

15. I think President Obama would disagree with you about golf.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57454890-503544/president-obama-plays-100th-round-of-golf-draws-fire-from-critics/

[CheapShotArtist]

19. You're right about football,

but I think baseball should be added as another RNC sport. It clearly reflects the negatives of capitalism, where there are no salary caps and teams with high payrolls can essentially "buy" titles every year.

[rustydog]

18. RMoney has mentioned Sport before, I believe Romney does participate in Sport

He probably does not want to overwhelm America with his Sport prowess.

[Arugula Latte]

29. Who doesn't like to indulge in the Sport at their Club?

Badminton, golf, croquet, perhaps a bit of squash now and again?

[Auntie Bush]

20. Well, Bush used to ride his bike...though sometimes went over the handlebars and got run over

by his own bike. Remember when Bush tried to ride on that thing (forgot what you call it) and it flipped him to the ground...what a beautiful thing. Oh yeah...almost forgot...he was a cheerleader and he chopped wood too.

[niyad]

23. you mean the segway--that handy gadget for the mobility impaired?

[Auntie Bush]

31. Yes...the dear old Segway! He couldn't even ride something for the mobility impaired. If he

got in a wheel chair he's probably fall over foreword reaching for a cracker as he has a propensity to do. I laugh just thinking about it.

[niyad]

32. it is funny-afraid of horses, couldn't handle a segway, goes unconscious eating a pretzel--great guy

[begin_within]

21. They pay other people to do their exercise for them.

[AnnieBW]

24. Ryan does a Mega-Workout

P90X is not for sissies. A guy in my old office did it, and it was too much for him. Of course, he was somewhat older than 42 years.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

25. Jack Kemp And Gerald Ford Played Football At A High Level

But I'd be hard-pressed to name many CURRENT Republicans who are athletic. Is Steve Largent still a Congressman?

[MrSlayer]

26. Obama can't throw a baseball for shit.

And Chimpy was quite adept at it.

Matters not at all.

[Historic NY]

27. Its hard work carrying all that money around from country to country.

[braddy]

28. You also never see McCain lift his arms, torture and combat injuries can ruin a guy's athleticism.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

30. The most fucking ridiculous bullshit I've seen on here today. nt