Without Michelle, Obama gorges like Clinton

Published August 15, 2012 4:00am ET



He hasn’t made an appearance at McDonald’s yet, but President Obama is doing his best Bill Clinton impression on the campaign trail–at least when it comes to gorging on every plate of chops and Solo Cups of beer put in front of him.

Campaigning without his wife through Iowa this week, Obama diverted his bus several times to restaurants, diners and snack stores in an uncharacteristic manner for the calorie-conscious president whose diet back home is governed by his low-fat demanding wife and organic focused personal chef Sam Kass.

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