Posted on 10/02/2012 10:49:29 AM PDT by John Semmens
Students at ParsippanyHillsHigh School in New Jersey say they are planning a boycott to protest new lunch guidelines stemming from First Lady Michelle Obamas Lets Move campaign. Under the guidelines portions are smaller, there is less meat and bread and more vegetables. Students say the meals are too skimpy and leave them feeling hungry.
The problem is too many of our nations children are obese, the First Lady said. Left to their own devices too many teens are over-eating. Parents arent doing their jobs. So, we are using our leverage to take up the slack.
The leverage is federal aid that subsidizes the school lunches. If the government is going to pay for these meals it has the responsibility and the right to control the menu, Michelle insisted. Those who want to eat more than we have determined is healthy can pay for their additional food with their own money.
The possibility of a boycott was rated no big deal by the First Lady. Refusing to eat also helps fight obesity. Studies have shown that calorie restriction helps prolong lives. Much as we may make fun of places like North Korea, the fact is that the starvation being imposed on the population by the government probably benefits everyone over the long term.
In related news, Barack Obama is touting the presidential prospects for his wife. Shes an incredible person and an incredible talent, Barack bragged. It would be a great sacrifice for her, but Im confident she would put the nations welfare ahead of her own preferences if circumstances required it. Besides, seeing how slowly things have moved since I got here it might well take another eight years to get the job done. So, those who trusted in me may want to ensure that my policies are carried on by such means.
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No, but being a 60 yr old native Texan, I know facts about people born and / or raised here.
That’s awesome. I worked on W’s 2001 inauguration committee. What impressed me the most was how relaxed and organized the team was. Everyone was so happy after all that hanging chad nonsense. Those were fun times.
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