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From omnivore to vegan: The dietary education of Bill Clinton
CNN.com ^ | August 18, 2011 | By David S. Martin

Posted on 08/18/2011 8:57:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

By the time he reached the White House, Bill Clinton's appetite was legend. He loved hamburgers, steaks, chicken enchiladas, barbecue and french fries but wasn't too picky. At one campaign stop in New Hampshire, he reportedly bought a dozen doughnuts and was working his way through the box until an aide stopped him.

Former President Clinton now considers himself a vegan. He's dropped more than 20 pounds, and he says he's healthier than ever. His dramatic dietary transformation took almost two decades and came about only after a pair of heart procedures and some advice from a trusted doctor.

His dietary saga began in 1993, when first lady Hillary Clinton decided to inaugurate a new, healthier diet for her husband. In a meeting, she asked Dr. Dean Ornish to work with the White House chefs, who were accustomed to high fat, French cuisine.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billclinton; clinton; omnivore; vegan
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1 posted on 08/18/2011 8:57:19 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

From omnivore to vegan: The dietary education of Bill Clinton”

Why not? He made the transition from Predator to Victim!


2 posted on 08/18/2011 9:00:51 AM PDT by jessduntno (Obama shanks. America tanks.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gee, I wish I could afford someone to do all the legwork for me. I’m struggling with putting together menus that are low fat, cholesterol, sodium, and carbs. It’s tough.


3 posted on 08/18/2011 9:01:41 AM PDT by papasmurf (War is hell, but not the worst hell. Having a PRES__ENT comes close!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
By the time he reached the White House, Bill Clinton's appetite was legend. He loved hamburgers, steaks, chicken enchiladas, barbecue and french fries but wasn't too picky.

AND fat chicks.

"but wasn't to picky" = Not Hillary

4 posted on 08/18/2011 9:02:12 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Pagan vegans have a deep sense that they must atone in some way for the spiritual imbalance in their lives.

Veganism is a vain attempt to assuage guilt for past moral wrongs.


5 posted on 08/18/2011 9:02:55 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I don’t really care what this draft dodging rapist and sexual predator like to eat or doesn’t like to eat. He should be complaining about prison food right now instead of being a worn out slob that shows up every so often.


6 posted on 08/18/2011 9:04:27 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Former President Clinton now considers himself a vegan.”

Everybody knows those vegan chicks really put out...


7 posted on 08/18/2011 9:05:46 AM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Two points:

One, BJ looks like he’s morphing into Bruce Jenner

Two, Queen Hillary does not appear to have yet started on this program.


8 posted on 08/18/2011 9:07:55 AM PDT by Seeking the truth
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Former President Clinton now considers himself a vegan

Guess that all depends on what your definition of the word "meat" is...
9 posted on 08/18/2011 9:08:58 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Seeking the truth

‘Queen Hilary not on this program’ — you owe me a new keyboard!! hardihar


10 posted on 08/18/2011 9:09:24 AM PDT by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Fish tacos?


11 posted on 08/18/2011 9:11:12 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Suffice to say, Bill should be eating prison food.


12 posted on 08/18/2011 9:11:16 AM PDT by tumblindice
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To: papasmurf
"Gee, I wish I could afford someone to do all the legwork for me. I’m struggling with putting together menus that are low fat, cholesterol, sodium, and carbs. It’s tough."

You don't have to pay. Entire menus are found within a couple of seconds on the search engine of your choice. Try the library if you don't want to purchase one of the dozens of books that have been written on the subject.

13 posted on 08/18/2011 9:12:16 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I thought he was a strict vagitarian.


14 posted on 08/18/2011 9:14:26 AM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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To: Seeking the truth

Is Jenner a vegan? For somebody that looked so good when he won the decathalon he now looks like a frail, little old lady.


15 posted on 08/18/2011 9:14:34 AM PDT by bereanway
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To: jessduntno

Knowing Clinton, he’s probably just trolling for a side order of a vegan girlfriend, obtainable somewhere in his travels.


16 posted on 08/18/2011 9:16:31 AM PDT by supremedoctrine (No need for a tagline, but here it is anyway..........)
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AND fat chicks

LMFAO!!!....like Anderson Cooper !!!

17 posted on 08/18/2011 9:18:58 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
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To: fishtank

Some of the vegans I have known are very holier-than-thou. You get the feeling that they have some weird need to look down at people. If you look down on anyone who eats dairy or meat, you feel superior to almost everyone in the country.

I don’t think this is Clinton’s motive, however. He has a legit health issue.


18 posted on 08/18/2011 9:20:33 AM PDT by freespirited (Stupid people are ruining America. --Herman Cain)
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To: bereanway
Jenner is a star of this blog.

men who look like old lesbians

He destroyed his face with plastic surgery.

19 posted on 08/18/2011 9:22:11 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: bereanway

Bruce Jenner foolishly had a bunch of plastic surgery , all in the service of making him look more “youthful” because he wanted to continue being active in the media,esp. television. I heard him say this somewhere.
It was a sort of frightening thing to see how a very healthy good looking guy totally ruined himself, and made himself HARDER TO LOOK AT, NOT EASIER.


20 posted on 08/18/2011 9:23:12 AM PDT by supremedoctrine (No need for a tagline, but here it is anyway..........)
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