New bill would make it illegal for restaurants to serve the obese

The Smoking Gun ^ | 2/1/08 | The Smoking Gun

[freemike]

FEBRUARY 1--Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons.

[freemike]

Thank you stupid Republicans! We need more like you! Just another sign of what the new conservatives coming to a government near you are up to!

[sionnsar]

Okay... I won’t be scheduling any of my weeklong committee meetings in MS anytime soon. I’d hate to have a member starve to death in the meetings...

[John Jorsett]

This wouldn’t survive the first lawsuit, and he no doubt knows it. Just another politico using his office to make a statement. That statement being, “I’m wasting everyone’s time with this and don’t belong in office.”

[TheZMan]

When they came for smokers I didn’t say anything... I wasn’t a smoker.

Mmk. Nice dose of “told ya so” written all over this.

[donnab]

Oh yes the land of the free and the home of the brave.
What happened to the America I once knew?

[cripplecreek]

And they wonder why threatening us with democrats doesn’t work anymore.

[Recon Dad]

would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons.

Obviously this bill was proposed by the lobbyist for the Buffet Owners of Mississippi.

[SandRat]

The bill, which is likely dead on arrival,

[Lauren BaRecall]

Oh good grief!

[A message]

Bingo!

[muir_redwoods]

I wonder if McCain wants to import obese Mexicans to eat the meals obese Mississippians won’t be served.

[Emmett McCarthy]

If the bars won’t serve drunks and the restaurants won’t serve fat people, maybe it’s all designed to keep Ted Kennedy out of Mississippi?

[Pablo64]

Just when you think politicians couldn't do anything more stupid than you've heard about before...

It amazes me that there are people who are not ashamed to have their names attached to a turd like this and trumpet their stupidity from the tops of the mountains.

[krb]

I am sure that restaurants hate serving the obese. Hehehehehe.....

[sierrahome]

Unless you last name is Donner I don’t see how this effects us.
...what? ...oh, nevermind

[Anti-Bubba182]

The bill goes nowhere and the nitwit who introduced it does not get reelected.

[meandog]

Good gosh...going after restaurants for serving fat people. Next thing you know state lawmakers are going to make us wear seatbelts!

[lowbridge]

bump

[pray4liberty]

And they wonder why threatening us with democrats doesn’t work anymore.

You got my vote for Post of the Evening!

[tips up]

Will they weigh each patron before seating them? And measure height to calculate BMI?