With this picture, Barack Obama can now face down any accusations of being "out of touch." The president, known for his public pizza-and-hot-dog intake, was lifted a foot in the air Sunday by a 260-pound pizzeria owner and Republican who claims to not "vote party line." Scott Van Duzer was at the driving range when he heard that Obama would be visiting his restaurant, Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Van Duzer rushed over and opened his arms, and the rest — Secret Service be damned — is history. "What we know is that the guy's just got a big heart along with big pecs," Obama said afterward. It's certain to go over better than Romney's muffin faux pas. [NYTimes]

Eric Vilas-Boas Assistant Editor Eric Vilas-Boas is a former editor at Esquire, where he managed the magazine's social media accounts, helped edit the website, and has written stories about comic books, martinis, and Ernest Hemingway's hamburger acumen.

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