On the Cusp of Obesity

[babylonsister]

Missed it by "this" much!
On the Cusp of Obesity

https://politicalwire.com/2018/01/17/on-the-cusp-of-obesity/

January 17, 2018 at 6:00 pm EST
By Taegan Goddard


Slate notes one result from President Trump’s medical exam “was conspicuously abnormal: the president’s body mass index.”

“At 6’3” and 239 pounds, Trump’s BMI is 29.9, exactly 0.1 units shy of one big league distinction: obesity. Remarkably, the president was found to be exactly 1 pound lighter than a weight that would have pushed him over the edge to receive the diagnosis of obesity. Similarly, if he were merely 1/10 of an inch shorter, he would also be considered obese.”

[MFM008]

1. Isn't it convenient

Just one little pound keeping a visually and obviously obese wad of Cisco out of the obese catagory....
Isn't it amazing......

[babylonsister]

2. And, unlike most people

who shrink a bit as they age, he got taller!

Amazing!!

[MoonRiver]

3. Wonder what the good doctor's "fee" was.

[secondwind]

4. His drivers license reads 6 feet 2. He IS obese.

[Scarsdale]

5. Is he really 6'2"?

His belly protrudes so much, it detracts from whatever he claims his height is. He can hardly fold his arms over his girth.

[Soxfan58]

6. I don't care

How much he weighs, I am sure that one pound would not have made me hate him more. But if he is being so obviously dishonest on something as simple as his weight then the whole exam is suspect to me. And more importantly there are times when a country needs to trust it's president. What will we do?

[babylonsister]

7. We will hope he gets indicted and/or impeached

because there is no way we can trust him, about anything.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. When I go to doctor they don't ask me "how much

do you weigh? How tall are you?". They do it and they write it down. So...did trump refuse to get on scale ?! If yes, someone on his staff knew enough about BMI to back into the right height and weight? Counts as at least two liars.

If doctor actually got good numbers and then trump made him change....at least two liars again.

[Soxfan58]

14. Could it be that he can't stand the thought

That he might be perceived as a mere mortal. This degree of mental illness is frightening.

[George II]

8. Politico posted a redacted picture of his driver's license, pointing out that he was 6'-2".

They must have made him grow an inch to get him out of the obesity range.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-drivers-license-height-232948

[Sancho]

9. The doctor conveniently subtracted 10 lbs 'cause he was wearing socks while weighing...

[True Blue American]

10. I will remember that the

Next time I go to the Doctor! I am positive my shoes weigh at least 20 Lbs.

That would bring me lower than when I was a teen.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Some of Trump's "rent collection agents" in NY know all about 20-lb shoes.

There's nothing like cement curing on your feet to loosen the wallet.

From the business plans of Trump and Kushner.

[Orrex]

12. If he eats a few more Fish Delights, I suspect that he'll suddenly be 6'4"

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. 239 is probably about right... for his mammoth ass.

But I thought doctors normally give the weight of the entire carcass.

[Javaman]

16. one thing for sure, his vanity is bigger than anything else. nt