Here Come The Nanny-Staters To Tackle….Obesity

Ankle Biting Pundits ^ | Feb. 21, 2008 | Staff

[dfwgator]

And of course they need to be told that taking them to McDonalds 3X a week for Big Macs might just make their kids fat.

Naaah, really?!?

[weegee]

The WORLD is obese. Europe’s obesity rates are at 50%.

The BMI index dictates that men and women should weigh the same and does not take into account the composition OF that weight (muscle for example).

It is a phony issue designed to let them dictate lifestyles. We tried that with homosexuality and we condemned for speaking out about sexual perversion and social disease.

[shuckmaster]

He added that it was important that all food used a “traffic lights” labelling scheme so that consumers could immediately assess fat, sugar and salt content

There's no carbohydrate in fat or salt. I suppose one out of three ain't bad?

[Holicheese]

Only when they pry them from my cold, fat, dead, sausage fingers!

[bravo whiskey]

and the irony of BIG_____________________ as a source of obesity.

[libertarian27]

International Obesity Task force

Nanny Ping

[highball]

And our very own Mike Huckabee is leading the charge.

[mainerforglobalwarming]

Remember when these idiots said that movie popcorn was going to kill us? Well screw them, I kept eating movie popcorn and my heart is fine today.

[biscuit jane]

My Chrichtonesque prediction:

Obesity, future “health crisises” and genetic monitoring will be used by gvmnt to monitor/control our food purchasing choices and lifestyle activities.

“Free” Forced Govmnt medical “care” will be the justification, and our own love of cashless purchasing systems will be the monitoring/controlling mechanism.

Diet and lifestyle monitoring will also be tied to
the NGo constructed enviral-idol to which we are all required to pay homage via “green living” etc.

Parents that violate the green laws or dietary laws by will be reported on by their children.

Outlawed foods (remember cyclamates?) will be available on the black market ala Soylent Green.

Tobacco and alcohol will not be outlawed because of the
insatiable appetite for the tax revenue they generate.

[donna]

Nanny-Staters = Moms not raising their own kids.

[CIDKauf]

“The issue is: have we got the political will?” NO

[Gabz]

Nanny State Ping.........

I get tired of saying We told you so.........but.......we did.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I don’t get tired of it. Send me that ping list of the Freepers that were soooooo in favor of smoking bans on privately owned property, would ya? LOL!

[beckysueb]

Traffic light system on foods, huh? Sort of like warning labels on cigarettes. Here it comes, anti smoking Nazis. We warned you. But you may have a few monthes to stock up on Twinkies. Better do it now.

[beckysueb]

I wish just once the anti smoking Nazis would “weigh” in on this issue. No pun intended. They are strangely silent.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Internation Obesity Task Force: "Ma'am drop the chalupa and come out of the Taco Bell with your hands up!"

[Eric Blair 2084]

If Gubmints around the world are paying for “free” healthcare, isn’t it their right to intervene and save money on diabetic testing equipment and bariatric surgery paid for by Medicare and Medicaid?

That’s what the anti-smoking anti-obesity movement is about...well, that and billions of dollars for grant junkies and activists.

[elkfersupper]

Cool.

I'm looking forward to the time I don't have to run the fat chicks out of the candy aisle at the grocery store by carrying around an UNLIT cigarette or cigar.

[elkfersupper]

That’s what the anti-smoking anti-obesity movement is about...well, that and billions of dollars for grant junkies and activists.

Power and control.

Without that, the money doesn't come.