Posted on 12/12/2010 1:24:51 PM PST by The Looking Spoon
A child nutrition bill on its way to President Barack Obama — and championed by the first lady — gives the government power to limit school bake sales and other fundraisers that health advocates say sometimes replace wholesome meals in the lunchroom.
Republicans, notably Sarah Palin, and public school organizations decry the bill as an unnecessary intrusion on a common practice often used to raise money.
"This could be a real train wreck for school districts," Lucy Gettman of the National School Boards Association said Friday, a day after the House cleared the bill. "The federal government should not be in the business of regulating this kind of activity at the local level."
The legislation, part of first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to stem childhood obesity, provides more meals at school for needy kids, including dinner, and directs the Agriculture Department to write guidelines to make those meals healthier. The legislation would apply to all foods sold in schools during regular class hours, including in the cafeteria line, vending machines and at fundraisers.
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Its a good thing being a moral busybody is calorie-free. Whats next?
For some reason, I’m having an urge to make chocolate chip cookies.
Regulations should sunset every five years. This would keep these idiots busy keeping the most important stuff on the books instead of finding new ways to stick their nose in our business. Every time a regulatory program is passed, our liberties are diectly diminished. Force (regulation) should be sparsely used and not the first tactic routinely turned to in order to affect social change felt desireable by every special interest under the sun.
That over weight, lard azzed, white hating Skank can go to hell.
This is what I'm working hard for whether I want to or not??
This Amazonian bitch has got a butt so large it should have it’s own zip code and she’s pushing this? Screw her.
No! No! Anything but that!
This is how the stupid and unimaginative govern, with petty regulations.
Yo momma know best I guess ???
Why are you picking on lard?
Couldn’t she do something useful instead like banning drugs?
And now that the camel’s nose is in the tent, eventually we’ll see that the foods have to be gluten free, prepared using only vegan ingredients or by the standards of health food faddists, provide less than 30% of calories from fat, fit into the daily recommended allowances of vitamins and minerals, etc. only low sugar treats can be sold, if allowed at all, only fruits and veggies grown on farms which adhere to certain standards, only buy products from vendors which give benefits to LGBT same-sex domestic partners, yadda, yadda, yadda............
“limit school bake sales and other fundraisers”
1 word: DEPENDENCY.
When fat-assed mama diets everybody diets.
For some reason, I’m having an urge to EAT chocolate chip cookies. Sooo, call me.
Oh yes. Yes ,yes we must! :-)
I'm in. You bring the washtub?
Ah, I’m thinking we’re going to need a bigger washtub. Maybe the Atlantic Ocean?
Hey Mic-hell-e!!!
LIKE YO BABY DADDY TOLE THE FAT STAFFER:
EAT THE SALAD!!!!!!
Her butt is so big even Moses couldn’t part those cheeks.
Ohhh. I meant to stand on.
Oh right, right you are. Let me look around here...(rummage rummage, shuffle shuffle...) yup, I got one! :-)
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