Posted on 07/15/2013 9:27:00 AM PDT by Madhattan
(CNSNews.com) - First Lady Michelle Obama is promoting walking to school as part of her anti-obesity campaign. In remarks to mayors gathered at the White House last week, the first lady singled out Knox County, Tenn., which – inspired by Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign -- has created a bike-share program and something called a “walking school bus.” “I've heard more and more of this kind of walking school bus happening all over the country -- so that kids can get exercise on the way to school, kind of like we did when we were growing up," she said.
A "walking school bus" is a group of children who walk to school with adult chaperones.
"You remember the miles of walking you did with a sweet potato in your pocket?" Mrs. Obama asked a laughing audience. "We all heard that story. My mother repeated it just yesterday. And that’s what Let’s Move! is all about," she said. "That’s what we're really trying to do here.
how does this unelected buffalo scat hav ANY power - especially over something that the federal govt should have nothing to with?
Thanks Madhattan.
Yeah, good idea, let’s start this in Chicago, Illinois.
It’s not about health and never will be. Bullet point number 3 fits.
Regionalism - The Blueprint for Your Serfdom...excerpt from the United Nations’ Agenda 21 document concerning transportation planning:
Actually, that sorta makes sense for this thread! 2008 and 2012.
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