The day after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his femur in a cycling injury in Geneva, renowned big fat idiot Rush Limbaugh went on the attack because he was outraged over Kerry's desire to to keep physically fit despite being an important person. After all, you didn't see Colin Powell out there being all physically fit.
Here's some of what he said on his show Monday about Kerry's appearance and age:
"Do you know how old John Kerry is? It's tough, you know. You can't tell a horse's age when you look it, and since Kerry looks like a horse, it's tough. But he's 71 years old. Now, would somebody tell me something? What is a 71-year-old man, secretary of state, doing riding a bicycle — or, alternatively, windsurfing off Nantucket? Why is somebody riding a bicycle while in the midst of sensitive negotiations and attempting to secure nuclear weapons for Iran? Exercise? BS."
Although Kerry is an avid cyclist, Limbaugh accused him riding his bicycle "for the photo-op, trying to look hip with the young generation that thinks life is all about exercise and fitness and so forth."
Yes, Rush. Physical exercise is a newfangled thing the kids are doing. When people over 35 do it, they're just trying to be "cool" and it has nothing to do with achieving longevity, mental clarity, alertness, energy, preventing aging and disease or any of exercise's numerous, well-documented benefits to physical and psychological health. Keep telling yourself that. Please.
This article appears in May 28 – Jun 3, 2015.