» The U.S. is making everyone look fatter: According to the study, published Monday in a British medical journal and researched by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Americans have a disproportionate amount of weight to the rest of the world. In fact, using numbers from the World Health Organization, the study noted that the average weight of people around the world is 137 pounds, but in North America it’s a much-huskier 178 pounds. In particular, Asia is a little on the svelte side, having 61 percent of the world’s population but just 13 percent of the weight caused by obesity. (edit to clarify; thanks BC)
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Pile on him because you dislike his views. Pile on him because he blocked popular initiatives like a long-term commuter rail project. Pile on him because he took a state-owned helicopter to go to a high-school baseball game. Pile on him because he doesn’t like Snooki. But for the love of God, who gives a crap if he’s fat? We’ve had at least five presidents considered medically obese, one of which (Teddy Roosevelt) is considered top-tier by historians. Christie’s weight didn’t preclude him from becoming governor, ladies of “The View.” Why should it cost him a chance to become president, if that’s what he wants?
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