It’s amazing to think that probably the two most influential woman in the fight against obesity in the United States are Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. Winfrey has spoken out on this for decades and is seen by some as an authority that should be listened to.
First, I think Michelle Obama latched onto the fight against obesity for a number of reasons. I think Michelle Obama chose this issue because others have laid a groundwork for her and she could just slip into working on an issue where she didn’t have to do a lot of stumping and speeches to get people to listen to her. She has to be one of the laziest First Ladies in American history, but her voice commands the MSM to cover it and she has used them effectively.
Second, she understands the health risks that black Americans face when they struggle with obesity which can lead to heart disease and diabetes.
Third, I think she thought she could do the “mother hen” routine, as the First Lady who has young children. She could speak like she was just “concerned about America”.
And lastly, one of her daughters is not pencil thin, like the other. She has spoken publicly about her children’s BMI numbers. She has personalized this because of her children.
Of the four reasons for promoting her “Let’s Move” campaign, I cannot determine which is the most interfering and Marxist of the three.
... of the FOUR not the THREE.
Sorry.