Posted on 06/04/2012 4:57:49 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Michelle Obama to Announce Food Initiative With Disney Theme Parks
First lady Michelle Obama will appear with Disney CEO Bob Iger in Washington Tuesday to announce an expansion of the media company’s food guidelines. Disney representatives say the corporation will be making health-conscious revisions to menus at their theme parks and resorts, though the details and scope of their implementation are yet to be revealed.”
Disney is the parent company of ABC News.
Michelle Obama has made promotion of nutrition and exercise a major theme of her tenure as first lady, particularly concerning children. The administration says her “Let’s Move” campaign has led 1,500 American schools to adopt healthier menus and fitness programs. Several large food distributors have also partnered with the initiative to cut back on calories in their products or expand their stores into neighborhoods without ready access to healthy foods.
Nor is this her first partnership with Disney. In February the first lady visited ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World to host athletic and dance games for children at the theme park, alongside professional athletes and Disney stars.
Some critics of the president have targeted Michelle Obama’s initiatives for what they view as unneeded government intrusion into their private lives. Last week on “Good Morning America,” the first lady said it was about a larger issue.
“That’s not really what “Let’s Move!” has ever been about,” she said, “This isn’t about government telling people what to do.
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No problem. I’ve been to Disneyland enough times in my life.
I have no need of getting trapped in theme parks with Michelle Obama’s idea of good food.
Good. All freeborn Americans should boycott these parks for knuckling under to the scold-in-chief.
I’m sure the shareholders are going to love this. Bob Iger should be fired forthwith for allowing somebody with no expertise in the theme park business tell him what food we ought to have in the parks.
Is she even a shareholder? We know she’s a lawyer, and not a successful theme park operator, nutritionist, or pixie-dust spreader for that matter.
Well let’s hear it for the moose. Ain’t she grand. Between her and Bloomberg the only thing the common person will have to eat is weeds, roots, and twigs. Let’s go to D-Land and get some Tofu carrot surprise.
Wookie food for the Majerk Kingdumb.
After Disneyland went gay, I dropped them from consideration. Besides, we have been there too many times already.
Dear God, remove the Obama tribe from our lives.
Ol’ Thunder Thighs is not gonna tell ME what to eat!
Nanny State PING!
Good. All freeborn Americans should boycott these parks for knuckling under to the scold-in-chief.
Another 4 years of 0bama and no one will be able to afford to go to Disney World.
Yeah, like your fat ass Mooch.
Have all your Freepers forgotten how large this woman’s posterior is? How in the world can she be taken seriously by anyone when she is grossly overweight. Hasn’t any of her 43 personal assistants held the mirror on her ass, or are they all giggling?
I just can’t shake this suspicion that somewhere, there exists a photo of Michelle at the Pioneer Hall Hoop-Dee-Doo Review (dinner show), stuffing her face with fried chicken, pork ribs and strawberry shortcake.
All that aside, yes Disney does serve over indulgent food, but since very few people go more than once every couple years, and the prices are sky high, I don't really see Disney as the big threat. You can't legislate the fat off people. They have to make that decision themselves. The first step for a lot of people is to get off the defective food pyramid the government has been pushing for 40 years and get on a diet that helps the body perform.
Those big bones are covered with big meat!
Vegetarian turkey drumsticks.
Bean sprout funnel cakes.
Yum...
Buying Disney’s food is highway robbery anyway.
Sounds like a Mickey Mouse operation.
Finally, is there ANYPLACE in America these America-Haters won’t invade? Their Marxism is repugnant. Anyone with a bit of education regarding Soviet tactics knows sports and activity (”Let’s Move!”) were a major part of the propaganda to the masses.
Never mind.
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