Posted on 02/09/2010 7:18:43 AM PST by maggief
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Oval Office
9:16 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I am so proud of the work that the First Lady, along with the Cabinet Secretaries behind me, have done in trying to tackle one of the most urgent health issues that we face in this country, and that is the increase of childhood obesity.
And because of the outstanding planning that they've done, they are going to be rolling out a terrific plan of action that involves the private sector as well as government agencies coordinating much more effectively a lot of public information out there to help parents make good decisions about allowing their children to be active and eating healthier.
And what the executive order I'm going to be signing today does is to create a 90-day plan that allows optimal coordination as we move forward, in addition to the coordination that we're doing with private sector companies and not-for-profits and other organizations out there that are interested in this issue.
So we think that this has enormous promise in improving the health of our children, in giving support to parents to make the kinds of healthy choices that oftentimes are very difficult in this kind of environment. And so I just want to say how proud I am of the First Lady for her outstanding work and I will now sign this order.
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I wonder why she insists on buying her cardigans two sizes too small? I like mine to be a little too big, actually.
When we close public schools.
I think Mechelle has been dieting.
Me too.
Recently I saw a large sign in a grocery chain’s dairy case warning that whole milk will no longer be a WIC eligible item.
I laughed my butt off. Why not disqualify welfare recipient’s access to Twinkies, donuts, Ding-Dong’s and Ho-Ho’s? But no, let’s impact the dairy industry and make little direct impact on the obesity problem.
If we’re going to food police, be real police fercryinoutloud. Qualify under welfare payment only staples, eliminate all processed foods, all sweets except direct sources (sugar, cane syrup etc) all soft drinks.
Then listen to the public tit suckers scream.
LOL. I’m serious, however. I’ve thought so the last couple of times I’ve seen her. SOTU and in the WH greeting photos during Christmas where she’s wearing the expensive coat and boots and again today in the photos.
“He looks like a little boy playing pretend at an adults desk.”
Spanx... and lots of photshopped photos.
LOL, the pen is right next to the book. I think he was looking down at a hidden teleprompter....
‘Nuff said.
She’s just big-boned. Oh, and she’s prettier than Michell at that.
***He looks like a little boy playing pretend at an adults desk.***
bingo.
nanetteclaret (post 51) said it. I just repeated it. Figured I didn’t need to add anything - just needed to be said again!
thanks for the clarification. :o)
Yes. The black ones were already killed before birth. They can’t let the other ones get away.
"I ain't 'fraid o' no fries..."
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