Posted on 05/13/2012 12:36:00 PM PDT by John Semmens
Contending that obesity is a bigger threat than Islamic terror, White House chef and food initiative coordinator Sam Kass says that combating this threat will be a major focus of the president’s second term.
“Let’s face it, too many of us are too darn fat,” Kass observed. “Given the opportunity to freely choose their own diets a distressingly large percentage consistently make the wrong choices. Preventing these wrong choices is crucial to the collective health and well-being of our society.”
Of course, preventing wrong choices is a daunting task in a free country. Kass hinted that indoctrinating youth would be one way to make this happen. “In the First Lady’s ‘Let’s Move’ program I’ve seen kids dancing and cheering for vegetables,” Kass remembered. “Getting adults to join in is the next step.” For those skeptical about the prospect of adults dancing and cheering for vegetables, Kass pointed out that “they do it in China.”
Kass declined to speculate on whether a so-called “fat tax” might be enacted, but argued that it could be very persuasive. “If you’ve got to pay more for every pound of blubber you add you’ll think twice about having a cheese burger or a dessert,” Kass maintained. “In my opinion, issuing an Executive Order imposing such a tax is something President Obama should consider.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2012/05/12/president-admits-he-sometimes-forgets-the-magnitude-of-the-recession/
He can start by beating the fat off moocher.
Man what a shelf ass angry beotch
FUBO!!!
3, 2, 1...
John!
Hey Obambie! Blow Me!
FUBO!!!
Congratulations. You caused a few more of your fellow freepers to make fools of themselves. Actually, they are not the fools. You are.
My orthopaedic surgeon informed me last week that one of the provisions in Obamacare is that if your BMI (body mass index) is too high, Medicare will not allow you to have surgery. It’s in the Bill that nobody read.
Does that include Dingy Harry's budgets?
Some half assed cook at the White House is now Obama’s food Czar?
I paid for every ounce of fat on me with hard work and I don’t want some skinny Kenyan telling me what I can and cannot eat.
Mandatory Summer Fat camps for children?
Educating the neediest on how to eat properly with their food stamp purchases?
Nothing like a good old fashioned government induced famine to get the population in shape.
Mandatory Summer Fat camps for children?
Educating the neediest on how to eat properly with their food stamp purchases?
Evil Communist bastards.
Posted this a few days ago....
Obesity fight must shift from personal blame-U.S. panel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881373/posts
Whoa....there it is folks. All the laws are going to be in place. Look at what they are talking about here!!!!
They are not just coming after the fat...it is an environment problem and they are down for changing the environment...and that means controlling the food supply, what gets grown, what gets distributed etc. From 0bamacare medicine to farm policy...
Worried yet?
I’m not sure why, but, for some reason my mind’s eye sees an image of a particular person in the White House when I read the words crack and obesity in the same headline.
Aw, lighten up. It's funny.
It's also harder than it looks. With al-Husseini, this week's satire becomes next week's news with uncomfortable frequency.
After all, if he seizes control of the food supply he could starve us all to rails.
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