Health

Michelle Obama’s Health Eating Initiative Praised by…Chris Christie!

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who says he’s struggled with a weight problem most of his life, he thinks first lady Michelle Obama is doing well to speak in favor of healthy eating and exercise.

Her national initiative targeting childhood obesity has drawn criticism from some conservatives who see the effort as the government trying to exert more control over people’s lives.

Christie tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he doesn’t have a problem with the initiative and calls the criticism “unnecessary.” The Republican government does say that the government shouldn‘t be deciding what people can and can’t eat.

Christie says that encouraging kids to eat better is “a really good goal.”

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  • KL
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:15pm

    I agree with walkwithme1966 on this one. AND STOP calling Christie a rino just because he thinks that having a choice of healthy food for kids is ok. Good grief people!

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    • Alky
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:39pm

      Uhmmm… he’s also anti-gun, pro global warming and pro Obamacare. Be careful who you want for Prez.

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    • Jimtt500
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:28pm

      There exists a growing list of words and deeds that cast him in anything but a conservative light:

      * His budget passed only after three conservative Republicans were bullied into voting for it and the savings achieved in the budget were done at the expense of new taxes, new fees, federal Stimulus funds and accounting gimmicks; the 2% property tax cap will actually cause taxes to skyrocket; he has yet to propose the “across the board” tax cuts he promised as a candidate; the budget actually INCREASES state expenditures by 6% and the number of staff in the Governor’s office making $100,000 per year increases by ten;
      * His confrontation with the unions is pure Kabuki theater with nothing accomplished but acrimony; he has yet to lay off a single state employee and his proposed 2011 state worker reduction plan is little more than window dressing;
      * He has populated his cabinet with notorious liberals while firing the only true conservative – after slandering him;
      * He has endorsed notorious RINO candidates in the 2010 mid-term election while avoiding (with one notable exception) contact with conservative candidates;
      * He supports a multi-state Cap & Trade scheme known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and is so committed to Cap & Trade that he used funds raised from RGGI’s carbon auctions to help balance the budget; he has directed that state funds be appropriated to subsidize “green” technology ventures such as off-shore windmills;
      * He has refused to join other state attorneys-general in a joint lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare while accepting federal funds for the implementation of a similar program on a statewide level;
      * He is on record saying that he does not believe illegal aliens are here illegally; he has indicated that he supports amnesty for illegals; he generally favors strict gun control and he supports construction of the Ground Zero Mosque even as he condemns those who oppose it.

      http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro

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    • mill
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 11:27am

      Jimtt500
      THANKS…

      Seems we are so desperate to find someone to represent conservatives…we take anyone..

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    • mill
      Posted on February 28, 2011 at 12:01pm

      >Jimtt500

      AGREE!!

      We are so desperate for a leader other than Obama…we are trying to make the same mistake we made with him!!!

      Christie needs to be looked at much closer ! We need to take a step back from his “words”….lets see his actions…

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  • Rightsofman
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:13pm

    With all of the IMPORTANT crap going on the FOTUS‘ food preferences don’t rise to the level of commentary. Fogedaboutit!

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  • Rightsofman
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:09pm

    With all the crap going on the FOTUS‘ food choices don’t amount to anything worth comment.

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  • freedom10
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:09pm

    Christie would never get our vote down here in Texas. Rubio / West would be a much better ticket.

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  • OH, I Get It!
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:08pm

    Eating healthy doesn’t make you live longer…it just seems longer.

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  • Govtnitwit
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:07pm

    My copy of the Constitution must be defective because there is no mention of food, children and first ladies.

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    • HippoNips
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:05pm

      Great Chris Christie can now only eat what Michelle Obama wants him too.

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    • psst
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:26pm

      Hipponips said.
      Great Chris Christie can now only eat what Michelle Obama wants him too.

      Take THAT gov.
      What Hipponips said.
      Mebbe you can slim down whilst Mrs.Soetoro’s arse gets bigger and bigger.
      Sotero‘s wife ain’t gonna give up her BBQ fat ribs.
      The Gov”s arms can get slimmed down and toned whilst his arse gets bigger and bigger when he follows Mrs Soetoro’s diet.

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  • dirtypolitics
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:06pm

    Pandering to the Liberals, Democrats, Socialists and Communists by complimenting the first lady doesn’t result in any love and votes from them. The only time they will love you is you bend to their wishes and agenda.

    Ask John McCain.

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  • eflow504
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:02pm

    ok Chris Christie you are now out as my number 1 for president.. why do they have republicans who need to be love by obama his wife and the left? grow some down there!! i mean come on you are showing people you are weak. the woman could care less about anyone. she and her husband are do as i say not as i do. this ****** me off so much when there are republicans who are to scared to stand up to a fight. Chris Christie if you need to be loved you are in the wrong party!

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  • dirtypolitics
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:01pm

    The more compliment you give to these Liberals the more tools you are giving them to win the 2012 Presidential election. I guess Christie and Huckabee doesn’t know anything about marketing.

    Wise up people. Have you heard any liberal, Democrats, Socialist, Communists, Community Organizers, Soros, Van Jones etc. say something good about any conservatives lately? Everything they do and say since the start of the year is to make Obama look good and the Conservatives (Tea Party, Governors, Representatives, Senators and commentators) look bad.

    Their only objective right now is to have Obama re-elected in 2012 to complete their socialist agenda.

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  • dirtypolitics
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:55pm

    There is nothing wrong with advising children what is healthy and unhealthy food….but eating unhealthy food while lecturing what is healthy is the height of hypocrisy.

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  • MiCurmudgeon
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:54pm

    That whole part of the interview was a complete waste of time and breath. Bob Scheiffer degrade what journalist integrity he had.

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  • eddw2112
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:53pm

    as long as its not on super bowl sunday…hypocrites!

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  • emertz8413
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:53pm

    Having had a daughter who was anorexic, I can tell you focusing on weight only, is not a good thing. A well balanced diet, (which that school menu was not!) and activity is what needs to be stressed. We keep our focus on weight and we’ll end up with a generation of kids with eating disorders!

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  • TumbleBumble
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:47pm

    There is nothing wrong with pointing kids in the right direction. It’s a whole other thing when you want to use force.

    Nancy Reagan told kids to Just Say NO. Barbara Bush promoted reading and Laura Bush was all about education. Neither one of these women went any farther than encouraging youth to choose the healthier paths.

    Michelle Obama is wanting something else entirely. Gov. Christie gets that.

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  • Kisha
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:47pm

    He’s just supporting this to deflect his own weight problem.

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    • TumbleBumble
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:54pm

      That crossed my mind. In the same way Huckabee had positive words for it as well.

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  • markamerica
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:45pm

    It’s okay. Barack Obama rather than Michelle, is going to cure the childhood obesity problem:

    By the time he’s finished collapsing the economy, most of them will be starving.

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  • Kisha
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:43pm

    Agree and agree! Like he said, it’s not the governments job to make people eat certain foods. She can promote it all day long while she’s eating a cheeseburger, any day of the week! And she DOES! lol

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    • Kisha
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:52pm

      To clarify… I agree that kids should eat more healthy foods (not processed or high carb, sugar, high fructose foods) I agree that encouraging kids to eat well… is a good thing.

      What I don’t support is government telling my child to eat anything!! My daughter is 3 years old. Until this madness is over with the teachers unions, government enforcing eating, indoctrination of liberal teachings, and not educating our children on facts… She’ll remain home in home schooling or private schooling of my own choosing! Up until you take away that right from me as a mother!

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:41pm

    Every first lady does the “children” thing. Nancy had drugs, Laura had reading, Michelle has fat. Tipper would have censored music lyrics. Hillary had… what did Hillary have?

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    • Hoosier Daddy
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:46pm

      Vince Foster…for a while anyway.

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:48pm

      Nice!!!

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    • TumbleBumble
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:49pm

      I couldn’t recall that, either. All I could think of was HillaryCare.

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    • ilovetheusa1
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:52pm

      yes, but each lady but the POSFLOTUS practiced what they preached.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:08pm

      Hey Hoosier

      That was a Cannon shot below the belt Almost peed my Depends

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    • Dale
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:48pm

      Bill, on a very LONG and LOOSE leash.

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    • psst
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:03pm

      @ Hoosier Daddy
      You know of which you speaketh for sure.
      Not many are aware of this fact.

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    • OhSuzieQ
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:22pm

      Thank you Ulyssesp! You’re so right..Nothing more.
      Kisha posted,
      He’s just supporting this to deflect his own weight problem.

      I agree…really, what kid wants to be fat?

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  • Hoosier Daddy
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:40pm

    How about encouraging kids not to shoot up drugs and screw like rabbits. No, that would be judgmental.

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    • leftiesaredangerous
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:50pm

      Wow, great point!

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    • psst
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:51pm

      What, tell them not to screw and breed like rabbits.?
      Are you trying to deplete the marxists voter base?
      Or maybe are you trying to save the taxpayers from paying for all these rabbits.

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  • Highland
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:39pm

    >>>>encouraging kids to eat better is “a really good goal.”

    Yeah, but has anyone seen Mooshell’s recommended school menu? It’s all vegetables and carbs, no protein. Really, Sasquatch, do you think children want to eat jicama? Jicama?!?!?

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    • Kisha
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:46pm

      No protein or healthy fats? The human brain in order to work and develop (in kids) properly needs fats to function!!!

      I got a hand out from my doctors office that told me to take my 2 year old off whole milk, and switch to non fat. I was appalled. And I haven’t taken my daughter off of fats because she is growing, and development needs all sources of nutrition. Ugh, like I said… Government has NO place in this debate!

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    • An Exceptional America
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:10pm

      @HIGHLAND
      Really, Sasquatch, do you think children want to eat jicama? Jicama?!?!?
      —-

      I guess she thinks kids will love to eat what they cannot even pronounce properly.
      She can encourage all she wants, that is fine. But she is taking this way to far….

      I did not see the interview, but it seems that Christie sees it this way as well by what I read above. A good idea to promote, but not to force it.

      Was he asked this question on this liberal show? If so, doesn’t this seem semi-loaded? I mean asking a heavy set guy, and a conservative, about a healthy eating question. It seems they would really have wanted him to disagree so they could confront him about it in their typical liberal way. Not sure, just a thought…

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    • tifosa
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:32pm

      By “school menu” do you mean the salad bar initiative? it’s a SALAD BAR-an option with…you guessed it VEGGIES!

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  • Jimbo96
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:39pm

    As someone who has battled the weight problem all his life, I have to agree with Gov. Christie. The only thing that I have to say is that the “survival” genetics of being able to store fat is not a bad thing. It’s a survival adaption from when there were interruptions in the food supply. Those who were able to store a large amount of fat survived, those who couldn’t died when there was a time of famine. The fact that some people think that someone is “overweight” is prejudice pure and simple, the same as a racists prejudice for someone who doesn’t have their skin color. Christie is a survivor in a time when there aren’t famines is all, and that has nothing to do with the logic of his positions and ability to look at a situation and determine the best way to deal with it. He is someone who I would vote for over the “good looking and politically correct Marxist/progressive idiot”

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:38pm

    I guess he also realizes the obamas are apparently starving their daughters to death while mom just grows and grows and grows…. *sigh*

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  • ProgressiveLiberalMarine
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:35pm

    I guess he realizes, unlike a lot of people, that “Initiative” and “Law” are two different things.

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  • NO HARNESS ON MY BACK
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:32pm

    Speaking about it is one thing. making it a public policy is something todaly different. Its called nannyism

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:31pm

    Encourage kids to eat better is indeed one thing; demanding the Fed’s tell people what to eat and what not to eat, is communism and dictatorship at it’s finest.

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    • Sinista Mace
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:38pm

      So, what do you think of Chris Christie now?

      I’m 100% Ron Paulish.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:46pm

      Does anyone else notice a trend ?
      Obamas are desperate for validation from Republicans and their bu22-lickers in media are doing it for them.
      First it was about his religion.
      Then about his place of birth.
      Then her food policing .
      The pattern is the same . Its a lefty bringing up the issue while a repub is on air discussing a totally different topic. And the libloons follow it up later with :
      ” See, even a Republican like xyz agrees with Obamas , take that right-wing nuts ”
      Just like ******** have been defending Obama with :
      ” Bush did it too, what about that ”
      .

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    • Rob
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:49pm

      Yeah, Obama is all about FORCING her views on us… I am sad Christie agrees with it.

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    • pscully17
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:49pm

      maybe Christie should Join the army? I here they have a great 6-8 week basic training program, which would be perfect for him, and he could come out of there a Lean MEAN FIGHTING MACHINE!!! but for now, i guess we’ll just keep calling him OX. ( stripes reference LOL)

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:54pm

      Another RINO .. Jeb Bush was had an event on Marco Island, FL this week .. pushing “Civility” .. if he means the left fine .. but this is a PROGRESSIVE word for Censorship.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:54pm

      Eating healthy is a choice…forcing people to eat healthy is Wrong with a captial “W”!

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    • Laus Deo
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 1:59pm

      Another instance where I totally disagree with Gov. Christie… I do not need an institution or policy to guide me or my family in the ways of healthy eating. Besides that, guiding us in the ‘proper direction’ is only the beginning of it. As far as I’m concerned, michelle can go fly a kite.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:07pm

      I thought he handled it quite well. He’s light on his feet, so to speak.

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:08pm

      @Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      “the Fed’s tell people what to eat and what not to eat, is communism and dictatorship at it’s finest.”
      __________________
      But it’s the only way the two Obamas know how to do it…remember…We Serve Them…They Don’t Serve Us!

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    • SPOT_OF_TEA
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:09pm

      Why does out side find stupid things to praise this administration about as the country goes down the tiolet….I just dont understand.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:10pm

      Exactly!

      I liked Pres. Kennedy’s 50-mile hike program. The Red Cross decided that some should swim it. I did the swim program (50 years ago, when I was working as a lifeguard). It was 20 years before I could do anything that made a muscle sore, and I tried!

      It takes 45 minutes to swim a mile (without stopping).

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    • bestartist
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:10pm

      suggesting and encouraging better habits is wonderful and might even make an impression on a person if the person making the suggestions seemed to walk the talk.
      In the case of Michelle Obama nearly every time we see her she is sitting down to high fat high caloric foods…most recently the Obama’s Super Bowl menu and the plate of ribs in Vail on the skiing trip she took her daughters on.
      This becomes annoying, a bit of “ do as I say not as I do”.
      If I ever saw her sitting down to a piece of fish/chicken and steamed vegetables/ salad while surrounded by others chowing down on bratwurst and cheese fries, she might have a little credibility….this seems to be the obvious point.
      It’s like when she worked at the soupline in 500.00 sneakers and had other people do all the work in her “organic garden”
      It all feels like BS

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    • freedom10
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:14pm

      All you Christie fans, he is as progressive as they come. Right there with McCain.

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    • SPOT_OF_TEA
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:16pm

      I meant our side….and Huckabee says we need to keep the citizens thin so they can fught in wars……get your own ass in shape you fat donkey and fight them yourself.

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    • exdem
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Screw Michelle . Despite all the media hype about her well toned creamy arms and athletic build– she’s fat. The nutritional concerns are just a cover for more nanny state socialism.
      I dont know if it passed yet but in San Fran they are making it law that you have to be18 to have a circumcision. How do you like the government making personal decissions about your childs life and your choices as a parent?
      Christie is looking less attractive as a candidate to me.

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    • Futureorthopod2013
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:35pm

      “Another instance where I totally disagree with Gov. Christie… I do not need an institution or policy to guide me or my family in the ways of healthy eating. Besides that, guiding us in the ‘proper direction’ is only the beginning of it. As far as I’m concerned, michelle can go fly a kite.”

      LOL…Lausdeo ignorantly posted this. Michelle Obama is NOT trying to implement policy on what you will be allowed to feed your kids. Once again, some conservative idiot on TV/radio deliberately misrepresents her intentions in order to cause chaos and anger his/her political base.

      In direct response to Lausdeo: That’s fine. But if you and your family is fat and you do not care then please do us all a favor and do NOT purchase health insurance or go to the emergency room if you cannot afford coverage. Pay completely out of pocket and take full responsibility for your actions!!

      No one else should have to bear the burden of your dogmatic ways.

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    • Dale
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:35pm

      freedom10;

      I like what Christie is doing. I don’t know much about him, except what I get from the news. Those reports are primarily positive (in that in is working for a smaller, more efficient government). There are those proposing Romney, the Hukster, Huntsman, and others; and I know they are RINOs. Why do you say Christie is. I’m not challenging you, I would really like to know.

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:36pm

      MICHELLE oh well
      wants to feed our kids rabbit food
      MICHELLE oh well

      MICHELLE oh well
      SONT LES MOTS QUI VONT
      TRES BIEN ENSEMBLE
      Is French for I hate rabbit food

      No fritos no sodas no cucakes
      that all sounds so gay
      I just want to say
      the only words I know
      Fok rabbit food
      Michelle oh well

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:37pm

      I wish they would stop putting so much Salt if foods.
      My Cardiologist told me to only buy food on the outside loop of the Grocery store.
      Vegetables, Fish, Lean Meat, Dairy. ect.
      Because everything in the inner shelf’s are full of Salt.
      If i want Soup i always have to make it myself.
      It would be nice to open a can of something when i get busy or lazy

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    • Sinista Mace
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:41pm

      Ron Paul, no compromise.

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    • Dale
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:44pm

      Futureorthopod2013;

      I agree. Don’t forget that these RECOMMENDATIONS are coming from the highest administration levels (I remember HiliryCare). Then realize that we, for the most part, have State schools – who decides what school kids eat at school lunch – not the parents – you have to send a lunch to do that. I realize that Christie and the Hukster have weight problems (formerly known as issues), and want to help others, but I question their, not their motives, but their means.

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    • Venom
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:45pm

      Whatever happened to self control and parental supervision…

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    • HappyStretchedThin
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:46pm

      I love my dietitian. He told me the best and most important thing to ever remember about responsible eating.
      There is no such thing as an unhealthy food.
      Only an unhealthy diet
      I don‘t see anything wrong with Christie’s stance, because he’s careful to distinguish between encouragement and government force. Insofar as Michelle is promoting healthy eating, she may be a poor example at times, but she’s got the right impulse. Insofar as she is advocating for a government “nudge” I’m staunchly opposed.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 2:49pm

      @ LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Is there a Trader Joe store around where you live ?
      Thats the place to go to get low-salt and chemical-free food items. I ‘ve tried almost everything they carry under their brand and never had a complaint. Yet

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:00pm

      man, some of you people need to step away for a little bit and get some perspective. All he is saying is encouraging kids to eat healthy is fine. Using gob loads of federal money to force kids to eat healthy is NOT okay.

      I don’t like Christie that much, sorta neutral on him. But come on, coming from a fat man he surely realizes what eating bad does to a person.

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    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:01pm

      @cheezwhiz……thanks, I’ll look into it “Trader Joe”

      LOL … geee…. where I live i have to travel 50 miles just to go to Wal-Mart

      GAS PRICES GERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:04pm

      I agree it’s good to encourage healthy eating habits. My problem with the initiative is that they don’t practice what they preach. It‘s like having a smoker tell you that you shouldn’t smoke. Either lead by example, or keep quiet. I also wasn‘t crazy about her saying we can’t leave it up to the parents.

      http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the get hypocrisy moving video

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    • jzs
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:04pm

      The bill in question does not “force” kids to eat healthy foods. Seriously, are you guys simply uniformed or do you not have a grasp on the meaning of the word “force.” Kids aren’t “forced” to eat school food. They can take their own lunch. You can send your kid to school with a pound of lard and a dozen donuts EVERY SINGLE DAY if you want. You just put the junk food in one of the brown paper lunch bags and pat yourself on the back for being a proud American.

      The bill says that the schools will provide healthier foods and less junk food (and free water). What I hear you saying is that you want the government to provide junk food so that you, the parent, don’t have to take responsibility for your kids diet.

      Two things: you can still send your kid to school with any kind of crap you want them to eat. Send them with 10 candy bars and two cokes. Your choice, not the governments. And second, please get your dictionary out and look up the word “force.”

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    • Wilma
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:06pm

      Christie specifically said he agreed with the First Lady encouraging better eating habits. However, he did not want the government telling us what to eat. Get the facts.

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:11pm

      @jzs – I guess you missed it when she said we can’t leave it up the parents. That’s the real issue with the whole thing. And there are schools now where you are not allowed to send candy bars or cokes.

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:16pm

      Maybe when Michelle‘s ass doesn’t look like 50 pounds of chewed bubblegum, I MIGHT listen to what she recommends. I won’t, however, be dictated to.

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:20pm

      @HAPYY

      I disagree with your dietician

      Turkey bacon is from the seventh ring of hell

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    • jzs
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:20pm

      cnsrvtvj – I’m calling your bluff. Send me a link or some proof of your assertion.

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    • Rob
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:21pm

      My enemy had better be my friend’s enemy too… or, he is no longer a friend.

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    • calebgs83
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:27pm

      This is ridiculous…why would I listen to two fat people about dieting.

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    • ForeignWatcher
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:35pm

      BTW, again rather disgusting ad hominem attacks here. Who cares what Michelle Obama eats? Although i also disagree here, she is not fat or anything. But even if she were, why is that your buisiness?

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    • HappyStretchedThin
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:48pm

      @Cnsrvtvj > Jzs misses a lot, by choice and malliteracy. But props to you for posting evidence in case others follow his line of thinking
      @Dash > Oh yeah. You’re right. My bad. Reminds me of a certain Forest Gump character, though…
      Anyway, like I was sayin’, turkey bacon is the fruit of the seventh ring of hell. It is used to torture the souls of the lost in a variety of ways, each more demoralizing than the next. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, turkey bacon-kabobs, turkey bacon creole, turkey bacon gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple turkey bacon, lemon turkey bacon, coconut turkey bacon, pepper turkey bacon, turkey bacon soup, turkey bacon stew, turkey bacon salad, turkey bacon and potatoes, turkey bacon burger, turkey bacon sandwich. That- that’s about it.

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    • HappyStretchedThin
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 3:58pm

      @ForeignWatcher > It’s not ad hominem, silly, it’s ad logorum (somebody correct my ablative declension here?). SHE is the one SAYING how to eat, so it‘s not an attack on HER to point out that her actions don’t match her prescriptions. I think she is a fine, upstanding, but misguided lady who should not hypocritically promote good eating habits.

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:02pm

      Happy

      Thats funny

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:06pm

      Foriegnwatcher

      let me guess

      your French right?

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    • miermj
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:06pm

      This post is a whole 5 sentences, did you all miss the 4th?

      “The Republican government does say that the government shouldn‘t be deciding what people can and can’t eat.”

      If anyone watched the interview, he clearly said that it‘s great to inform kids while they’re young to eat right. He also went on to say how he has battled with his weight for years. He also said the government has no right to decide what people can & can’t eat.

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    • Jimtt500
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:18pm

      Governor Palin has been encouraging healthy eating long before Mrs Obama took it upon herself to involve the government in telling parents how to raise their kids. During her state of the state address in 2009 Governor Palin said this:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMPPx7-Rwxk&feature=player_embedded

      Both Governor Palin and Michelle Obama believe in the cause of fighting obesity.

      Governor Palin believes in educating parents and children on how to take care of themselves, but ultimately leave that up to the parents, while Mrs Obama believes government needs to do it for them.

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    • Jimtt500
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:23pm

      Christie‘s been exposed and anyone with half a brain can figure out he’s a RINO

      The same tough talk Chistie uses on budget matters will be the same tough talk he uses against conservatives on issues like gun control, illegal immigration or even ObamaCare. He is not the He is

      He is not the conservative so many people think he is.

      More here:
      http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro

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    • Laus Deo
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:46pm

      Guess what, Future? Absolutely nothing. Game over.

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    • Xyz22
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 4:50pm

      Futureorthopod2013– you said “ But if you and your family is fat and you do not care then please do us all a favor and do NOT purchase health insurance”

      Sorry, but that ship has sailed.

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    • GreatAmericanBeckFan
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:01pm

      Chris Christie= RINO, Ron Paul=1% of national vote, Chris Christie for gun control, Chris Christie soft on immigration. Neither should even be considered with how important next election is in 2012.

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:19pm

      Nobody at all is dictating anything, that would not be acceptable behavior and would not be ethical.

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:32pm

      You dance with the one who brung ya.

      If state and local school systems had the courage to refuse Federal money, then they could feed kids carrot sticks and tofu, or double cheeseburgers with bacon and curly fries, every damn day, and Michelle obama wouldn’t have a damn thing to say about it.

      Except what she’s saying now, that it’s not a good idea to eat cheeseburgers with bacon and curly fries every day.

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    • jzs
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:53pm

      Try again cnsrvtvj, that is a state law in the very conservative State of Texas. What does that have to do with Michelle Obama and the The Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010? And I think you failed to read your own link, which says that:

      According to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s website, “The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (TPSNP) explicitly states that it does not restrict what foods or beverages parents may provide for their own children’s consumption.”

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    • thesource
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 5:53pm

      It isn’t demanding just more healthy choices. We have a health problem in our kids today if you havn’t noticed. School lunches are pathetic, really pathetic.

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    • proudpatriot77
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 6:11pm

      Until the two fatties Michelle and Chris lose some weight of their own, they should keep their mouths shut.

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    • BecksTheMan
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 7:05pm

      Sorry Gov. Christie with what the Obama‘s are doing to our country and representing everyone’s but the U.S.A.’s interest abroad, I do not think you will find too many people interested in anything praising the Obama’s right now.

      I am sure there are many things that Hitler could have been praised for during his reign also, like the Volkswagen, Autobahn and his initiatives with liquefying coal to make gasoline, but if you were a Jew in Germany during his reign I do not think that would be appreciated.

      With all hell breaking out everywhere can’t you find something else of greater importance to make statements on?

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    • jzs
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 8:43pm

      SNOWLEOPARD {advertisement} you‘re the leader of this thread so I’m calling you out and challenging you. Please provide a source for your claim that there is a Federal law that prohibits Americans from sending their kids to school with whatever they want them to eat. If you can’t then being a man or woman of God, and a humble servant of Christ, you‘ll admit you’re wrong and stop posting this inflammatory nonsense on the internet.

      As they say in the South, put up or shut up.

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    • ozz
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:51pm

      Like I said before RINO ALERT!!!

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    • calijohn
      Posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:59pm

      showtime – nice try.
      red cross gave a completion certificate if you swam 50 miles in 4 MONTHS.
      context is important.
      just like michelle obama’s recommendations are taken as a “this is what i do all the time” deal.
      she has said many times that moderation is the key in anything.
      but the fact she is a democrat – and black – “colors” your vitriol.

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