Next up: Obama appoints the…
…Distinguished Overlord of Oxygen Intake (to limit individual human carbon emissions);
…Exalted Diva of Diversity Broadcasting (to enforce the Fairness Doctrine and limit exposure to excessive, poisonous conservative opinion on the airwaves).
…Royal Captain of Calorie Consumption (to limit weight gain and end obesity)...
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Wait ... that last one isn't a joke ...
Introducing the Royal Captain of Calorie Consumption, via Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23559.html
Quote:
President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change.
Don’t be fooled by the presidential burger runs. Obama and Congress are moving across several fronts to give government a central role in making America healthier — raising expectations among public health experts of a new era of activism unlike any before.
Any health care reform plan that Obama signs is almost certain to call for nutrition counseling, obesity screenings and wellness programs at workplaces and community centers. He wants more time in the school day for physical fitness, more nutritious school lunches and more bike paths, walking paths and grocery stores in underserved areas.
The president is filling top posts at Health and Human Services with officials who, in their previous jobs, outlawed trans fats, banned public smoking or required restaurants to provide a calorie count with that slice of banana cream pie.
Even Congress is getting into the act, giving serious consideration to taxing sugary drinks and alcohol to help pay for the overhaul.
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IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT’S BUSINESS to force me to eat and live in a style which the arrogant government has decided is the healthy way to eat and live - whether the government is correct in that assessment or not.
I’m sorry, but isn’t this America?! If I thought there was a market for it, shouldn’t I be able to open a smoker-friendly restaurant called “Trans-Fats R’ Us” and serve sugar-coated deep-fried sticks of butter?
This Nanny-state is going to kill us saving us from ourselves!
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History footnote: The term “special master” is a legal term referring to court-appointed volunteers who ensure that judicial orders are followed. In common law, “special masters in lunacy” handled psychiatric cases.