‘60 Minutes’: Obesity Epidemic Requires Obese Government
By Kyle Drennen November 19, 2007 - 16:29 ET
On Sunday’s CBS "60 Minutes," anchor Lesley Stahl began a segment on calorie labeling for fast food by making this alarmist proclamation: "Obesity rates continue to spiral out of control in this country and nutritionists say one main reason is how dependent we've become on eating out." Enter the big government hero:
Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden is in charge of regulating New York City's $11 billion restaurant market...the chains are up against a formidable foe, because Frieden has a record of making big industry bend to his will. He's the one who forced smoking out of city bars and artery-clogging trans fats out of city restaurants. Both those bans spread nationwide, which is also happening with his new crusade.
Frieden’s latest "crusade" is to force big fast food chains nationwide to label the calories of all of their products, which were exempt from doing so. As Stahl explained, "Now, one of the most powerful health officials in the country wants to change that by forcing chain restaurants like McDonald's and Wendy's to spell out exactly how fattening their food is right when you decide what to order."
It's official, folks, fast food is the next in the long line of witches discovered by the anti-America left. Another fine American industry will be crushed -- actually -- they're really only coming for our wallets -- this is just a way of taxing the fast food industry's "excessive profits."
And they'll let you know -- they're making "excessive profits" at the expense of your waistline -- it's bad for you -- it's a secular sin -- TAX THEM -- TAX THEM.
By Kyle Drennen November 19, 2007 - 16:29 ET
On Sunday’s CBS "60 Minutes," anchor Lesley Stahl began a segment on calorie labeling for fast food by making this alarmist proclamation: "Obesity rates continue to spiral out of control in this country and nutritionists say one main reason is how dependent we've become on eating out." Enter the big government hero:
Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden is in charge of regulating New York City's $11 billion restaurant market...the chains are up against a formidable foe, because Frieden has a record of making big industry bend to his will. He's the one who forced smoking out of city bars and artery-clogging trans fats out of city restaurants. Both those bans spread nationwide, which is also happening with his new crusade.
Frieden’s latest "crusade" is to force big fast food chains nationwide to label the calories of all of their products, which were exempt from doing so. As Stahl explained, "Now, one of the most powerful health officials in the country wants to change that by forcing chain restaurants like McDonald's and Wendy's to spell out exactly how fattening their food is right when you decide what to order."
It's official, folks, fast food is the next in the long line of witches discovered by the anti-America left. Another fine American industry will be crushed -- actually -- they're really only coming for our wallets -- this is just a way of taxing the fast food industry's "excessive profits."
And they'll let you know -- they're making "excessive profits" at the expense of your waistline -- it's bad for you -- it's a secular sin -- TAX THEM -- TAX THEM.
Better than in the 1600's right -- then the cry was BURN THEM -- BURN THEM. They weren't kidding then and they're not kidding now.
Hey -- I wonder if they'll call it "profiteering?" -- or will it be:
1 - Excessive profits
2 - Obscene profits
3 - Windfall profits
Hey -- I wonder what witch-name they'll give it:
1 - Big food?
2 - Big fast food?
3 - Big obesity?
4 - Big fat fat?
Whatever it will be, I'm sure it will start with "Big" -- cuz, by now, your dumbass is trained to think Big=Evil.
Anyway -- take your guesses in the comments.
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