Don’t Tell Me What to Eat!!!!

They are at it again, by they I mean the food police. In this they are represented by Michelle Obama who is continuing her crusade to dictate what people should eat or not eat. I have no problem with people being encouraged to eat healthy or make healthy choices when they purchase food. But her ongoing efforts seem to have proceeded far beyond encouraging and are perilously close to being dictates.

The First Lady spoke  to the National Restaurant Association today and  “encouraged” them to make healthy eating easier. How to do this? Well, cut down on the butter and cream when they cook, make vegetables the default side dish on children’ s meals ( no nasty fries for the little ones, although it is one of her guilty pleasures) and just make easier for parents to make the  right choices for their children. And don’t bury those healthy choice items on the menu so no one can find them. Most of her speech seemed  to be aimed at childhood obesity. Guess the theory is to stop obesity early and adult obesity will be well on the way to being conquered.

This next is  a quote. “We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead this effort.” Now a bit of analysis. We know that the they in that statement was her audience of restaurant execs. What has me  puzzled is the identity of the  “we” in her statement. Could it be the Democrats, the food police, those who know what’s best for you even when you do not? I just cannot decide. Go farther how, actually tell you what you can eat, only at  a restaurant of course? They can’t do that, they won’t do that. Don’t bet on it.

Better yet, couldn’t she first focus on getting her husband to stop  smoking? It is far more dangerous is it not? Wonder who she considers more dangerous, McDonald’s or Wendy’s? You know that fast food establishments are one of the most  evil entities in our country. I have read the statement from a couple of sources ( and I fervently hope that both sources were  not serious) that  McDonald’s has killed more people than terrorists.

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A Serenade and a Snide Remark

Many years ago, Art Linkletter hosted  a daytime tv show entitled “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” I thoroughly enjoyed his questions of little people and their genuine, no holds barred answers. Linkletter’s expressions  at their answers, whether contrived or not, were almost as much fun as the questions. Any one who has been a parent has probably  had family secrets shared with  a school teacher or Sunday school teacher by a little person who was just being himself/herself.

I wonder if that’s the reason for Paul McCartney’s inane comment at the  White House today. The singer, who is from Liverpool if I remember correctly, decided it was  an appropriate forum to  make fum of a former American president, George W Bush. But you probably knew  already at whom his comment  was directed.

McCartney was in Washington to receive the Gershwin Award for Popular Music. Not sure if his comment was made before or after his serenade of the First Lady with a song entitled, wait for it, wait for it, yeeesss!!  Michelle. Saw a picture of Obama and McCartney grinning together. Wonder if it was after the serenade or the comment. Oh, the comment? ….it’ s  nice to have a president who knows what a library is. Isn’t that just so funny?

One of my ongoing pet peeves is celebrities who think their political opinions are so worthwhile just because they can sing or act or whatever. Even more puzzling, McCartney is in the United States receiving an award and chooses a very unexpected venue for his barb. Adding to its impact was his statement earlier this week that people should stop bashing Obama because”  he’s a good guy.” Oh well, there is always Charlie Daniels.