Fox News’s Neil Cavuto asks the important question: is the Surgeon General nominee too fat?
TPM describes the jaw-dropping segment:
n what has to be among Fox News’ all-time lowlights, Neil Cavuto had a segment a short while ago on whether the new surgeon general nominee, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, is “too fat” for the post. Seriously. In support of this argument, they had on as a guest some guy wearing a “No Chubbies” T-shirt.
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Later Update: The Fox guest is quite a character. His name is Michael Karolchyk, and he runs an outfit in Denver called the Anti-Gym (NSFW), a fitness club with an emphasis on getting clients in shape for sex: “With live DJs, cage dancers, and our elite co-ed Ravish Room, Anti-Gym boasts the hottest facilities and clientele in Denver.
Wow, Fox News had on some guy who runs a sex gym. Is it sweeps month?
Regina Benjamin is an extremely impressive Surgeon General nominee and the media’s obsession is whether or not she’s fat. This is what I refer to as “media misogyny.” The media spends way too much time talking about the physical appearances of women in the news.
Update: From Padagon, here’s a picture of Dr. Benjamin. WTF? She doesn’t look obese to me.
