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Belgium's 20-stone minister for public health is accused of being too big to be 'credible'
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Posted on 10/16/2014 8:45:57 AM PDT by traumer

Some politicians come under fire for being corrupt or incompetent, but Belgium's new Minister of Public Health is the first political figure to come under fire for being too fat for the job.

Maggie De Block - who is Belgium's most popular politician and was once tipped as a future premier - surprised many when it was announced she would take up the role of Health Minister in the centre-right coalition which has just taken office.

The 52-year-old, who weighs in at more than 20 stone, was not considered to be exactly setting a good example in a country where obesity is a growing health problem.

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To: traumer

Still, I’d trade the Belgian fries and sauce for just about anything our self-appointed health minister in the white hut puts on children’s plates.


41 posted on 10/16/2014 2:05:49 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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She ain’t exactly pretty, ain’t exactly small.

Lol! I tell you, some Freepers are so clever.

Now I have that song inside my head because of you.

AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie - Original ( Bon Scott version )

42 posted on 10/17/2014 7:52:21 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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