Everybody knows that Ron Paul is just another one of those liberaltarian 'book-readers'.
Just as everyone knows that when Republicans get into power the elmer gantry types come out of the woodwork, to a large degree neutralizing further Republican gain.
A deck of cards, two computer mice, some salad and two slivers of pie, please. If you're hoping to keep this Thanksgiving from turning into another gut-busting affair, that's what your plate should look like: a serving of turkey no larger than a deck of playing cards and half a cup each of two starches. (A half-cup is about the size of a computer mouse.) And that's being generous.
But Americans generally are clueless when it comes to proper portions, and on Thursday most will belly up instead to platters piled high with more calories and fat than an average person should eat all day.
Americans are eating about 200 more calories per day than they did during the 1970s. And that's a normal day. Now add a holiday that not only is celebrated by eating, but actually celebrates the act of eating.
For perspective, it takes only an extra 10 calories a day for a person to gain a pound of fat a year.[end excerpt]
This is the truth about Thanksgiving dinners. Thanksgiving dinners worsen obesity and obesity kills people.