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On January 23, 2014 Subway publicly joined “The Partnership for America”, a feel good organization dedicated to meddling with children's food. Michelle is its Honorary Chairman. That organization is the public sector facet of the White House's “Let's Move” organization, created without legitimacy to allow Michelle Obama to use the apparatus of the Executive Branch to meddle in children's food.

Subway thought it had quite a publicity coup of moral high ground when it joined this group of meddlers. Michelle Obama did some hokey appearances and Subway sent out a press release trumpeting its moral superiority. It can be found here; http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/about_us/PR_Docs/PHA.pdf

Unfortunately for Subway, real people were outraged and hammered the company on its social media sites. Subway immediately retrenched stating for those who e-mailed them; “We are not promoting or aligning with any politician as part of this healthier eating initiative. We are teaming up with a non-partisan, not for profit organization that promotes building awareness to help fight childhood obesity. This is not about politics.” And it buried but did not cease its involvement with “The Partnership for America”.

Subway bought into Michelle Obama’s liberal fantasy (and our nightmare). Its customers punished the company for its hubris. So now it is laying low. And you will not see any blatant Wookie displays. But the involvement remains.

That is why Subway will never get one more penny out of my pocketbook.