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So, let me get this straight-- RFK Jr is going to FORCE Republicans to eat healthy food??? (Original Post) LymphocyteLover Nov 16 OP
For some reason emojis not working XanaDUer2 Nov 16 #1
Yeah, just saw that. Maybe I overdid them! LymphocyteLover Nov 16 #2
Yeah, that was a lot. Nt XanaDUer2 Nov 16 #10
oxymoron bdamomma Nov 16 #3
Fluoride BOSSHOG Nov 16 #14
Mmmm, roadkill. But what are the vultures going to eat? Walleye Nov 16 #4
I will be surprised if they put that fooking kook in charge of H.H.S. BootinUp Nov 16 #5
I'm not that good dweller Nov 16 #6
Maybe we should reach across the aisle bucolic_frolic Nov 16 #7
And they will gladly pay us Tuesday. Pinback Nov 16 #11
Time to look up the quotes kerouac2 Nov 16 #8
Heard a montage of the right wing bitching about that very thing Fullduplexxx Nov 16 #20
I remember Michelle Obama just making the suggestion Blue_Tires Nov 16 #9
it wasn't the message, it was the messenger, don't forget, she's a black female. Meadowoak Nov 16 #12
And they complained about Michelle Obama? synni Nov 16 #13
Road kill and brain worms for all Republicans. Emile Nov 16 #15
LOL!!! The RFK jr diet! LymphocyteLover Nov 16 #18
Michelle Obama: You should have some veggies in school lunches Prairie Gates Nov 16 #16
BINGO! LymphocyteLover Nov 16 #17
Good Rebl2 Nov 16 #19
If he was serious about this... and what I would support. WarGamer Nov 16 #21
The problem is... everyone has a lobby. WarGamer Nov 16 #22
Remember Sarah Palin and her Big Gulp? keep_left Nov 16 #23
KALE OR JALE! (sic) Thunderbeast Nov 16 #24

BOSSHOG

(39,870 posts)
14. Fluoride
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:42 AM
Nov 16

Is a communist plot.

Read an interesting article this morning in a paper designed for old people. Fluoride is actually pretty awesome and is good for overall health. So of course those with conservative values would demonize it.

BootinUp

(49,035 posts)
5. I will be surprised if they put that fooking kook in charge of H.H.S.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:32 AM
Nov 16

They will pay a price in the future, if they do.

kerouac2

(682 posts)
8. Time to look up the quotes
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:33 AM
Nov 16

From the right when Michelle took on healthy eating for kids/schools

Hypocrisy in 3, 2, 1...

Fullduplexxx

(8,267 posts)
20. Heard a montage of the right wing bitching about that very thing
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 12:40 PM
Nov 16

I'm sure it will be a good idea now that the gop is pushing it

Prairie Gates

(3,063 posts)
16. Michelle Obama: You should have some veggies in school lunches
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:48 AM
Nov 16

GOP: Fascist! Elitist! Communist!

RFk Jr.: McDonald's is poison. Ban Doritos.

GOP: He's got a point. Remember when everyone was skinny in the 1950s? And they didn't even exercise!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

We are truly in clown world.

WarGamer

(15,424 posts)
21. If he was serious about this... and what I would support.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:17 PM
Nov 16

Force mfg of processed food to modify ingredients.

As one who occasionally eats frozen dinners, the most unhealthy thing in the store...

I watch the ingredients.

I'll see a 760 calorie dinner with 1850mg of Sodium and 25g of saturated fat.

I'd be 100% in favor of a maximum ratio of Sodium to weight of the product...

And requiring ALL saturated fats be replaced with unsaturated fats like Safflower Oil or Canola, Flaxseed, etc...

We can't change the way all people eat... but we can certainly ban the dangerous food ingredients... like the EU does.

WarGamer

(15,424 posts)
22. The problem is... everyone has a lobby.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:19 PM
Nov 16

Run PSA's on TV showing how avocado oil can be used to replace butter when cooking and the Dairy Farmer lobbyists will go ballistic...

And Big Agra has politicians in their pocket, too...

This is why the change that RFKjr is seeking will be VERY difficult.

keep_left

(2,425 posts)
23. Remember Sarah Palin and her Big Gulp?
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:46 PM
Nov 16

IIRC, Palin was was ridiculing Michelle Obama's children's health initiative at the time: healthier school lunches, old-school victory gardens, etc. Not to worry, though--all RFK Jr has to do is make some more wisecracks about Trump's diet (he already has)--and as Trump says, "you're fired!!".

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