Petty Kansas City Star Snips At Pompeo Weight Loss

We didn't want to cover this and don't really want to spend much time on it but there's no denying that this bit of nitpicking is part of the local discourse . . .

Here's the sitch . . . 

Yesterday morning our blog community shared a tidbit about former SecState Mike Pompeo's dramatic weight loss. Again, it's not really important and just one of those stories for people to scroll through . . . 

However, the so-called paper of record used the tale as an excuse to partake in a bit of pointless partisan pandering on the topic of extra pounds.

Their take for those who haven't seen it already . . .

'Dude, just tell the truth': Mike Pompeo lost 90 lbs, but not the way he said he did

OPINION AND COMMENTARY We asked weight loss experts, and people who have lost large amounts of weight themselves, whether it's possible to lose 90 pounds in six months simply by eating better and hitting a humble home gym for half an hour five or six times a week. Their response?

Again, we thought it was better to ignore the whole thing and it's not something that even a blogger should consider a priority . . . Close readers said different . . . 

To wit . . . 

TKC HAS "ENJOYED" MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN E-MAILS CALLING OUT THE STAR FOR ATTACKING POMPEO'S WEIGHT LOSS!!!

Here's a sample . . .

"What a horrible take from our newspaper. They should be ashamed. This is the most petty kind of editorializing I've ever seen. We have a mayor that's wrecking the city, a homeless crisis and a crime problem that's just going to be worse this year but they spend 1000 words talking about a politician's waistline just because he might be running for President."

That was the best take and we'll leave it to Saturday readers . . .

More via www.TonysKansasCity.com news links . . .

Mike Pompeo: Former US secretary of state explains how he lost more than six stone in six months

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has revealed how he lost nearly six and a half stone (40kg) in less than six months. The Trump administration's top diplomat told The New York Post that keeping his weight down had been a lifelong battle.

Mike Pompeo loses 90lbs in six months by exercising, eating healthily

The 58-year-old former secretary of state says he lost the weight with exercise and a healthy diet Pompeo says the weight started piling on when he was first elected to Congress as a representative for Kansas in 2010 On June 14, 2021, Pompeo saw he was close to weighing 300

Mike Pompeo Reveals How He Lost 90 Lbs. in 6 Months - but Says It's Not About a Presidential Run

"I started exercising, not every day, but nearly every day, and eating right and the weight just started to come off," the former Secretary of State told The New York Post Mike Pompeo is ringing in the new year with a healthier lifestyle. The 58-year-old former Secretary of State revealed he lost 90 lbs.

Kansas City Star pummeled by journalists as editorial board casts doubt on how Pompeo lost weight

The Kansas City Star is facing backlash over an article authored by the paper's editorial board suggesting former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was being dishonest about his drastic weight loss. Pompeo went viral this week when he revealed what was behind his physical transformation following the Trump administration, which began in June 2021 when he said he was close to weighing 300 lbs.

You decide .  . .