Posted on 05/14/2010 11:16:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
America's First Couple loves to hector us about our failings. We are racist, our police act stupidly, and (most annoyingly), we eat the wrong stuff and we're too fat.
But when the rubber hits the road in the Obamas' own life, well then the rules don't apply. The latest example: The Commander in Chief helped himself to a plateful of 10 deep fried Buffalo wings at Duff's Famous Wings in Buffalo.
Buffalo wings are indeed tasty, and if I were to return to Buffalo, I would surely have a plateful of them myself, along with the traditional blue cheese dressing.
But I would also gain some weight, and I do not have the East African tall and slender build enjoyed by the President (but not his wife, who has rather more of a struggle to attain a fashionably svelte bodily habitus). But notably, I am not in the business of telling other people what they should eat and how fat they are.
When Michelle Obama eagerly took on the role of National Food Scold, I thought there was trouble ahead. It's bad enough that a first couple enamored of gassing up Air Force One for a "date night" on Broadway tells us to curb our energy use and learn to get along with less. But telling overweight people to stop stuffing their faces while simultaneously indulging in fatty foods is an even more personal level of chutzpah.
Hypocrisy is a hard sell.
I could never be a politician. I have enough trouble with my weight without having somebody constantly shoving the local delicacy in my face........plus I have a disqualifying tendency for honesty.
It isn’t just about the buffalo wings. They eat $200/lb. Wagyu beef and lobster while half the nation chokes down Hamburger Helper (if they’re lucky) or goes without. Mrs. Obama telling others what to eat is like that Dr. Phil diet or Oprah fronting for a store for petite women: Laughable on it’s face!
>It isn’t just about the buffalo wings. They eat $200/lb. Wagyu beef and lobster while half the nation chokes down Hamburger Helper (if they’re lucky) or goes without.
Indeed, there is some high-level hypocrisy among our Ruling Class. The “Rules are for Others” mentality is a blatant violation of Aristotle’s observation that “The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.”
Wrote something on it yesterday: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2513906/posts
Put plenty of meat tenderizer on it poke it well with a fork and marinate it over night and it will be tender as well as tasty. I use Chuck steak a lot.
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