School leader mocks Michelle O’s bake sale restrictions: We can’t fundraise ‘selling carrot sticks’

EAG News ^ | July 9, 2014 | Kyle Olson

[yoe]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Board of Education has passed sweeping new restrictions on student bake sales in order to be compliant with federal rules on school snacks, and a lot of people are unhappy about it.

In order to comply with the Michelle Obama-inspired regulations, Tennessee schools will only be allowed to have bake sales 30 days per school year.

State Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman said it was “quite remarkable” that food fundraisers would be regulated by how many days they can be held, noting that this will prevent high school sports teams from holding weekly food fundraisers, according to The Tennessean.

Others were more direct in their criticism.

[yoe]

It seems a shame it takes Michelle's meddling in an area she knows little about to get school policy makers to raise objections....because of money rather than waste. However, with the spot light on Ms. O. trying hard to fill her 1st lady shoes and hitting a banana peel instead of the runway she covets, a little truth of the 1st B. is leaking out.............

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

I am certainly glad the feds only fund about 9% of our public school’s budget!

Imagine the demands if they funded 10%, or gads even 10.5%?

Is it time to refuse the funding and go it on less?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Sevier ridiculed the regulations, saying, “If I thought I could generate revenue selling carrot sticks, I could tear it up.”

RACISM!!!!!!

[I want the USA back]

Liberalism is always about reducing the number of choices available - limiting freedom.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Can we have a discussion of federalism, or small government???

Can we discuss if we really need bureaucrats in Washington DC, making regulations for school bake sales in the first place???

[Adder]

Can you grow the set big enough to tell them to buzz off?

Absolutely stupid.

[TWhiteBear]

At last, a market for my frozen broccoli puree sticks with yellow squash coating.
TWB

[cyclotic]

Time to start marketing opera star trading cards complete with spinach flavored bubble gum.

Extra points if you can name the tv show.

[FrankR]

Wanna piss off moochie? Have a watermelon sale. Hey, it’s natural, no calories, no fat....what COULD she complain about?

It might be a great fundraiser, everybody likes a good watermelon!

[jch10]

When we allow unelected bureaucrats to make laws and tell us what we can do at a freaking bakesale we are in trouble.

[Ezekiel]

We can’t fundraise ‘selling carrot sticks’

Why not? It works for The Won!

[MeshugeMikey]

thats A CARROT ON A STICK.........;0}

[MeshugeMikey]

[GladesGuru]

“thats A CARROT ON A STICK.........;0}”

Mickey, Mickey,

You know full well that carrots on a stick only sell when breaded and deep fried.

Da Moose would not be amused.

[Ezekiel]

Lol, that was quick! The donkey drones love Obamacarrots, so why is this school griping? How much cash do they rake in by willingly attaching those strings?

Michelle’s garden is Jezebel’s table. Eat your peas (and carrots), educrats.

[Gabz]

Liberalism is always about reducing the number of choices available - limiting freedom.

There are plenty of "conservatives" who are perfectly happy restricting freedoms when it involves their pet peeves. Just take a gander through any threads involving the "nanny state." Plenty of supporters when they agree with what is being restricted.

[par4]

Sound suspiciously like something Felix Unger would like.

[cyclotic]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner

[denydenydeny]

Everything these people touch turns to offal.

[nascarnation]

Everything these people touch turns to offal money in some progressive's pocket.