Michelle Obama's crusade.

[YukonJack]

Here is the hoot of the day/week/decade/century:

Michelle Obama's child-obesity challenge - Marian Burros - POLITICO.com

Thunder-thighs lecturing about obesity?

Well, she just want catch up to her husband in hypocrisy.

 

[Avro]

Well, this proves it.

Jack took the short bus to school and wore hockey equipment but never played hockey.:lol:

YouTube - Michelle Obama's Buff Arm Workout & Diet Secrets

 

[karrie]

It's not a 'make kids have perfect bodies' plan YukonJack. It's a health and anti-obesity plan. You're a smart man, I know you do get the difference between having fat somewhere on your body, and being clinically obese.

 

[Avro]

This is why she is taking action....

YouTube - Obesity Rates Steady Among American Children

 

[CDNBear]

I guess all the cool causes were taken.

 

[Avro]

I guess all the cool causes were taken.

Not sure what that means.:-?

 

[YukonJack]

I have no idea why First Ladies always have to take up a cause. Why can't they just be First Ladies?

Nancy Reagan had the "Just say NO to drugs" cruseade. Ended in failure.
Hillary Clinton thought that universal helth care was Utopia. Another failure.
Laura Bush championed literacy. Based on the 2008 Presidential elections, that was another colossal failure.

Now this. Has it ever occured to anyone that banning dodge ball, banning playing tag, dropping Physical Education classes, dscouraging competition (i.e. everyone gets a trophy, win or lose) and sit-oh-your-ass computer games have contributed to child obesity?

At least Laura Bush was a librarian and knew what she was talking about.

 

[Avro]

I have no idea why First Ladies always have to take up a cause. Why can't they just be First Ladies?

Nancy Reagan had the "Just say NO to drugs" cruseade. Ended in failure.
Hillary Clinton thought that universal helth care was Utopia. Another failure.
Laura Bush championed literacy. Based on the 2008 Presidential elections, that was another colossal failure.

Now this. Has it ever occured to anyone that banning dodge ball, banning playing tag, dropping Physical Education classes, dscouraging competition (i.e. everyone gets a trophy, win or lose) and sit-oh-your-ass computer games have contributed to child obesity?

At least Laura Bush was a librarian and knew what she was talking about.

There you go folks, a message from YukonJack.

Don't try.

Could you address your failure at showing the hypocrisy of the first Lady?

Thanks.;-)

 

[karrie]

Now this. Has it ever occured to anyone that banning dodge ball, banning playing tag, dropping Physical Education classes, dscouraging competition (i.e. everyone gets a trophy, win or lose) and sit-oh-your-ass computer games have contributed to child obesity?

It sounds like it's occurred to Michelle Obama yeah. She's pushing for more physical education and physical activity for children.

 

[Avro]

It sounds like it's occurred to Michelle Obama yeah. She's pushing for more physical education and physical activity for children.

Watch YJ slink away from this one real quick.:roll:

 

[YukonJack]

Avro, I will "slink away" from nothing.

Michelle Obama's main objective is to regulate food. Physical excercise appears to be an afterthought in the article I quoted, sandwiched between two food-related items.

Besides, my point was that a person who is grossly obese herself (just look at her from neck or at least from waist down) should be careful yakking about obesity.

 

[CDNBear]

Avro, I will "slink away" from nothing.

Michelle Obama's main objective is to regulate food. Pyhsical excercise appears to be and afterthought in the article I quoted, sandwiched between two food-related items.

Besides, my point was that a person who is grossly obese herself (just look at her from neck or at least from waist down) should be careful yakking about obesity.

I guess you're not a chubby chaser eh?

:lol:

 

[karrie]

Avro, I will "slink away" from nothing.

Michelle Obama's main objective is to regulate food. Pyhsical excercise appears to be and afterthought in the article I quoted, sandwiched between two food-related items.

Besides, my point was that a person who is grossly obese herself (just look at her from neck or at least from waist down) should be careful yakking about obesity.

She is not grossly obese. She has large hips and thighs. She is nowhere near clinically obese. And even if she were, there is nothing hypocritical in saying that it is an unhealthy way to live, and trying to change the way society looks at it. I am obese. I will tell you right now that it is not healthy, it is not how kids should live, and we should affect change if we are doing things that are directly linked to damaging our children's health, such as classifying ketchup and french fries as meeting the 'vegetable' requirement on the school cafeteria menu.

 

[YukonJack]

"I guess you're not a chubby chaser eh"

The only "chubby" I am interested in is my wife.

 

[TenPenny]

I have no idea why First Ladies always have to take up a cause. Why can't they just be First Ladies?

Nancy Reagan had the "Just say NO to drugs" cruseade. Ended in failure.
Hillary Clinton thought that universal helth care was Utopia. Another failure.
Laura Bush championed literacy. Based on the 2008 Presidential elections, that was another colossal failure.

Now this. Has it ever occured to anyone that banning dodge ball, banning playing tag, dropping Physical Education classes, dscouraging competition (i.e. everyone gets a trophy, win or lose) and sit-oh-your-ass computer games have contributed to child obesity?

At least Laura Bush was a librarian and knew what she was talking about.

Yeah, some idiotic first ladies tried to eliminate billboards, and planted flowers along the interstates. The First Lady should say nothing unless spoken to, smile a lot, and learn to serve cookies. Period.

 

[CDNBear]

"I guess you're not a chubby chaser eh"

The only "chubby" I am interested in is my wife.

So she's grossly obese too?

 

[YukonJack]

Sure, ban tomatoes!
Sure, ban potatoes!

Without these two horrible things where would Ireland and Italy be?

 

[karrie]

Sure, ban tomatoes!
Sure, ban potatoes!

Without these two horrible things where would Ireland and Italy be?

How about classify them as starch and a condiment, as they are, and make it a rule that the schools serve an ACTUAL vegetable along with them.

You're talking a lot about 'banning' stuff, rather than just getting realistic and responsible in how we feed kids.

 

[TenPenny]

Trying to stay 'on topic' here, but I'm trying to figure out what the topic is.

Is the point of this thread to:
-insult Michelle Obama for the size of her thighs?
or
-prove how ignorant, stupid, uniformed, and generally moronic some people are?

 

[YukonJack]

The schools should not feed kids. Parents should.