Comments on: Good Foods, Bad Foods http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/ We're bringing chubby back. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sherie Sanders http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8450 Sherie Sanders Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:28:40 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8450 Well, well, well, well, well!!!!!!!!!! It appears that Merc (company that bozo used to work for) was involved in a scandal involving overbilling of medicaid that came to light. So, lets scapegoat obesity so no one will even notice how they ripped off the government. The best con men create distractions. They blind people with their own vulnerability so they never even look in their direction. http://www.prwatch.org/node/6985#comment America, you can pull the wool from over your eyes now! Well, well, well, well, well!!!!!!!!!! It appears that Merc (company that bozo used to work for) was involved in a scandal involving overbilling of medicaid that came to light. So, lets scapegoat obesity so no one will even notice how they ripped off the government. The best con men create distractions. They blind people with their own vulnerability so they never even look in their direction.

http://www.prwatch.org/node/6985#comment

America, you can pull the wool from over your eyes now!

]]> By: lisa http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8475 lisa Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:49:54 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8475 i live in mississippi, and trust me, if they refuse to serve the obese, ALL the restaurants would be empty. i weigh 285, and there have been times i was the skinnest person in the dining room- besides my skinny husband, who brought this fact to my attention. the issue with obesity and smokers being on the same level is absurd. no one will ever get fat if i eat an entire cheesecake in front of them, but i might get cancer from 2nd hand smoke. just ask my dead grandmother who got lung cancer from her husband's 4 pack a day habit. i live in mississippi, and trust me, if they refuse to serve the obese, ALL the restaurants would be empty. i weigh 285, and there have been times i was the skinnest person in the dining room- besides my skinny husband, who brought this fact to my attention.

the issue with obesity and smokers being on the same level is absurd. no one will ever get fat if i eat an entire cheesecake in front of them, but i might get cancer from 2nd hand smoke. just ask my dead grandmother who got lung cancer from her husband’s 4 pack a day habit.

]]> By: Micki http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8474 Micki Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:49:48 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8474 If you can stand to watch MeMe Roth again, she was on Fox with Justin from CCF taking stating how ridiculous this bill is. http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/3551 Is MeMe a paid Fox employee? If you can stand to watch MeMe Roth again, she was on Fox with Justin from CCF taking stating how ridiculous this bill is.

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/3551

Is MeMe a paid Fox employee?

]]> By: Moe http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8473 Moe Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:29:17 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8473 This is such a ridiculous waste of time and money. I'm amazed at how many people don't see a problem with this. I was accused last night of "taking it personally". Discrimination is personal. It's just another attempt to segregate fat people from society. And now to attack children? They get enough ridicule as it is. Now they can't go out and eat with their friends... sheesh. This is such a ridiculous waste of time and money. I’m amazed at how many people don’t see a problem with this. I was accused last night of “taking it personally”. Discrimination is personal. It’s just another attempt to segregate fat people from society. And now to attack children? They get enough ridicule as it is. Now they can’t go out and eat with their friends… sheesh.

]]> By: Elise http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8472 Elise Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:44:58 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8472 What if everyone with a BMI of 30 or higher in Mississippi held a 3 day boycott of restaurants in honor of house bill no. 282? I'm pretty sure the restaurant industry would scream and beg for mercy. Why 3 days, you ask? Because who could stand to go longer than that without eating out? What if everyone with a BMI of 30 or higher in Mississippi held a 3 day boycott of restaurants in honor of house bill no. 282?

I’m pretty sure the restaurant industry would scream and beg for mercy.

Why 3 days, you ask? Because who could stand to go longer than that without eating out?

]]> By: Sarahbear http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8471 Sarahbear Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:49:01 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8471 I can't even believe that someone suggested redirecting this bill to children... Hey, let's just raise an entirely new generation of diet conscious, body-loathing fat phobes! YEAH! Not to mention that restricting a child's diet is dangerous. They NEED fat, and they NEED carbs. They need this stuff to grow and develop! What is WRONG with people?? Can you imagine if that actually passed? 18 years old in the US wouldn't just mean, "I get to join the army, call 1-800 numbers, buy cigarettes, and vote now!" "Eating out" would be added to the list. "I'm 18! I can order a hamburger!" Absolute BULLSHIT... I can’t even believe that someone suggested redirecting this bill to children… Hey, let’s just raise an entirely new generation of diet conscious, body-loathing fat phobes! YEAH! Not to mention that restricting a child’s diet is dangerous. They NEED fat, and they NEED carbs. They need this stuff to grow and develop! What is WRONG with people??

Can you imagine if that actually passed? 18 years old in the US wouldn’t just mean, “I get to join the army, call 1-800 numbers, buy cigarettes, and vote now!” “Eating out” would be added to the list. “I’m 18! I can order a hamburger!”

Absolute BULLSHIT…

]]> By: Elastic Waist http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8469 Elastic Waist Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:24:46 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8469 We've got a round table discussion of this very bill on today's Daily Special: http://www.elasticwaist.com/elastic_waist/2008/02/the-daily-spe-1.html We’ve got a round table discussion of this very bill on today’s Daily Special:

http://www.elasticwaist.com/elastic_waist/2008/02/the-daily-spe-1.html

]]> By: Micki http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8470 Micki Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:09:01 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8470 I sent an email to Susan Speed, the executive director of the Mississippi Tourist Association. Dear Ms. Speed: I am writing to you about the bill currently in the Mississippi legislature that would ban "obese" people from restaurants in Mississippi. If your organization is truly interested in promoting tourism in Mississippi, you and your colleagues need to oppose this law. My father was born and raised in Gunnison, Mississippi. Yet if this bill passed I could not visit his hometown and eat in a restaurant there because I am 5'7", 205 pounds and am considered "obese" by the BMI standard. In fact, over two thirds of Americans would be classified as "overweight" or "obese." This story has made Mississippi an object of ridicule and is detrimental to your state's image. Why would anyone want to visit Mississippi if they can't eat a meal without harassment? Again I urge you to oppose this ill-advised law. Thank you. Sincerely Micki Chevalier I sent an email to Susan Speed, the executive director of the Mississippi Tourist Association.

Dear Ms. Speed:

I am writing to you about the bill currently in the Mississippi legislature that would ban “obese” people from restaurants in Mississippi. If your organization is truly interested in promoting tourism in Mississippi, you and your colleagues need to oppose this law.

My father was born and raised in Gunnison, Mississippi. Yet if this bill passed I could not visit his hometown and eat in a restaurant there because I am 5’7″, 205 pounds and am considered “obese” by the BMI standard. In fact, over two thirds of Americans would be classified as “overweight” or “obese.”

This story has made Mississippi an object of ridicule and is detrimental to your state’s image. Why would anyone want to visit Mississippi if they can’t eat a meal without harassment?

Again I urge you to oppose this ill-advised law. Thank you.

Sincerely

Micki Chevalier

]]> By: Bellesouth http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8468 Bellesouth Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:38:58 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8468 Ginger - I re-read the story and it does seem that your assessment is correct. It looks that he doesn't want it passed - just to toss around a ridiculous idea. Ginger – I re-read the story and it does seem that your assessment is correct.

It looks that he doesn’t want it passed – just to toss around a ridiculous idea.

]]> By: Fat Girl http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/02/04/good-foods-bad-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8467 Fat Girl Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:13:18 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=339#comment-8467 Yeah, you know.. I think a better bill would be one trying to get a law passed to require restaurants to have their nutrition information readily available where you don't have to ASK for it or go to their freaking website. Let people make the choice! They think they'd be doing this HUGE favor not letting people eat out "for their own good" but really a much better favor would be providing me with enough information to KNOW if what I'm eating is something I wanna eat or not. Yeah, you know.. I think a better bill would be one trying to get a law passed to require restaurants to have their nutrition information readily available where you don’t have to ASK for it or go to their freaking website.

Let people make the choice! They think they’d be doing this HUGE favor not letting people eat out “for their own good” but really a much better favor would be providing me with enough information to KNOW if what I’m eating is something I wanna eat or not.

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