Posted on 12/17/2010 10:21:17 AM PST by mojito
What this country needs is a crop of healthy, hunger-free kids -- and now, thanks to the hectoring of Michelle Obama and the terrible swift presidential pen of her husband, it has one: the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. No more fat kids is now the law of the land: Eat the broccoli; leave the cannoli.
For nothing less than national security is at stake. "Military leaders tell us that when more than one in four young people are unqualified for military service because of their weight, childhood obesity isn't just a public health threat, it's not just an economic threat, it's a national security threat as well," quoth Michelle.
Never mind that we have an all-volunteer army and that turning fat bodies into fit bodies is one of its functions. No, Mama Obama is here to make sure you eat what's good for you.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
From beginning to end?
Nice line, actually. BTT.
What do I get for desert if I do?
Stupid spell checker. I get sand for desert.
How about dessert instead?
Ummm. It’s time to whip up some gingerbread for an afternoon snack. Topped with real whipping cream,of course.
They can have my pork Bar-B-Que ribs when they pry ‘em from my cold, dead greasy fingers.
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