Venus Williams Defies Michelle Obama’s Claim That Obesity Is a Race Issue

Nanny State Liberation Front ^ | July 14, 2010 | Nanny State Liberation Front

[cynwoody]

[whence911]

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[lonestar]

I suppose black people could be genetically at increased risk of obesity.

Come to think of it...I don't recall seeing a lot of obese Blacks in National Geographic...or winning the Boston marathon.

[netmilsmom]

>>Romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, strawberries and vinaigrette are still around...

Throw in some grilled chicken breast, while you’re at it.<<

OMG!!! I never thought of that. Here all this time, those people I know have been living on twinkies and wondering why they can’t lose weight! You’re a genius!!!

Now let’s talk seriously about herbs that have been pulled off the market, along with those that are demonized.

[TontoKowalski]

“Many of you probably grew up like I did — in a community that wasn’t rich, not even middle class..” “In these kind of strong African American communities, we went to neighborhood schools around the corner. So many of us had to walk to and from school every day, rain or shine. I know you’ve told that story. (Laughter.) And in Chicago, where I was raised, we did it in the dead of winter. (Laughter.) No shoes on our feet — it was hard, but we walked! (Applause.)”

Drifting off-topic... the First Lady needs to relay this story of the benefits of neighborhood schools and their positive impact on communities to people in North Carolina caught up in the busing mess.

[cynwoody]

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It's a pic of Taft's chair. The site is probably watching for hot-linked image requests and denying them, which is why you (and everybody but me) is seeing a red x, a broken-picture icon, or nothing at all. Unfortunately, the Preview button doesn't detect the problem, because the image is served successfully out of the poster's browser cache, not from the actual site.

Hopefully, this one will work better.

[whence911]

Kewl, thanx