They both said: "Let them eat cake!" Somewhere in the Constitution, Sarah Palin has found the "God-given" right to be obese. Michelle Obama's initiative to improve children's health by encouraging better diets and sufficient exercise is mocked by Sarah Palin as just another intrusion by government into the daily lives of our citizens, and this effort apparently is especially abhorrent by depriving children of their just desserts.
Although Ms. Palin claims to read "all" of the newspapers, she apparently missed the one (or many) that reported that one out of three children are obese increasing the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other illnesses. Rejecting the threat of being forced to follow "some politician's wife's priorities," she triumphantly visited a school in Pennsylvania holding cookies high in an act of brave defiance by a Grizzly Mom against Big Brother. No government was going to tell her children what they could and could not eat (forgetting entirely that a recommendation from the first lady is not necessarily a presidential executive order).
But she does speak the truth in one respect. This is groundbreaking. No other president's wife has ever dared to engage in this socialist activity of suggesting to America's citizens that they should take or refrain from some particular action. According to Half/Governor Palin such suggestions violate the word of God and our rights under the Constitution. Michelle Obama is clearly the first and only, that is, of course, if one ignores, Laura Bush for encouraging reading and literacy; Hillary Clinton for encouraging mammography to prevent breast cancer; Lady Bird Johnson for encouraging protection and beautification of the environment; and Nancy Reagan for urging the fight against drug and alcohol abuse among young people; and Pat Nixon who encouraged the performance of volunteer services to benefit others. Even as far back as Dolly Madison, who was urging aid to orphan children.
So yes, ultimately we each have a God-given right (or from some other recognized source) to let our children be fat, fail to read, become sick, take drugs and drink alcohol, ignore the plight of others and destroy the environment. But to my mind, there is something wonderful (and in the holiday spirit) when first ladies, who have no formal duty, undertake a cause and use their platform to advance and advocate practices that will benefit our children and the country. Sarah Palin and others like her may see a socialist plot under every such initiative while others may see the pursuit of worthy goals and respect for Constitutional rights.
The moral: Don't let them eat cake if it is going to make them fat, even if that advice comes from a first lady of the opposition party. If Sarah Palin had taken Laura Bush's literacy advice, this column probably would not have been necessary.
Happy Holidays.
Paradigm Shift: The Palin Matrix
What is The Palin Matrix? You could define it in many different ways, all of which boil down to a madness that has infected the political lives of many Americans. You cannot see it or hear it or feel it with your hands, but you can certainly see its brainwashing effects on cable news, hear it discussed infinitely on talk radio, and feel it as you walk among the masses from the other side. America cannot heal its economic divide until we stop fighting The Second Civil War. The specific problem is that the other side has become so vehemently rabid that we cannot ignore the bully and hope he will just go away. We must defend the compassionate America we all know and love before it ceases to exist.
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Great piece. Consider that Sarah Palin knows she has two forces she is joining in her defense of cookies: the addicts who eat them by the bagful and the corporations that make profits from our corporal excesses.
To be fair, I don't recall Sarah even saying "let them eat cake.'
Why don’t all those complaining that Marie Antoinette didn’t actually say “let them eat cake” just bugger off?!?!
I remember watching her speech in PA where she took cookies to school, but don't recall her saying that, but maybe she did. Did she say it on her show when she made s'mores? That I'm not sure of because I wouldn't give her show the time of day.
I'm certain though, with what I've heard come out of Palin's mouth since 2008, that had she actually said "Let them eat cake" she too thought, just like the judge, it was an actual quote from Marie Antoinette. You cannot convince me that she actually knew where that quote came from. If an educated, federal judge (ret) got the origination of an 18th century quote wrong you can be assured Palin would have gotten it wrong as well. Meaning? When/if Palin said it she most certainly thought she was being clever and quoting a Queen.
Why don’t all those complaining that Marie Antoinette didn’t actually say “let them eat cake” just sod off?!?!
I remember watching her speech in PA where she took cookies to school, but don't recall her saying that, but maybe she did. Did she say it on her show when she made s'mores? That I'm not sure of because I wouldn't give her show the time of day.
I'm certain though, with what I've heard come out of Palin's mouth since 2008, that had she actually said "Let them eat cake" she too thought, just like the judge, it was an actual quote from Marie Antoinette. You cannot convince me that she actually knew where that quote came from. If an educated, federal judge (ret) got the origination of an 18th century quote wrong you can be assured Palin would have gotten it wrong as well. Meaning? When/if Palin said it she most certainly thought she was being clever and quoting a Queen.
That would be called "socialization" if "it took a village" to raise a child. Since that is too socialist, we have libertarians running amok, feeding their children the capitalist's dream of mcburgers, high-fructose fruit-free "juice", and oil-based dairy-free cheese and whipped topping.
Let the kids learn about proper nutrition, if only in their American History class.
What is unhealthy is eating a ton of calories and getting little exercise.
But a person has that choice too. Freedom does not always occur the way we wish it too.
Sometimes the President chooses a snow cone, and sometimes a kid chooses a snickers bar.
Few people who are sane approve of Sarah Palin but I daresay there is sufficient material available to ridicule the former governor, without us having to resort to stretching historical facts, or logic.
I thought you were certainly having good fun, and it did, indeed, make me laugh!
Marie Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake" or any variation thereof. The quote came from Rousseau. Marie Antoinette was 11 years old at the time. And Sarah Palin has never advocated for obesity. She's only advocated for parents, not government, to do the job they're supposed to do.
But other than that, could we please just stop reporting anything that Palin does? it just feeds into her plan that any exposure is good exposure
But that is NOT Sarah !
She says running keeps her sane ! I find that very funny!
Sarah Palin, exercises, eats healthy and isn’t afraid to expose the athletic side of her.
Sarah is a fitness fanatic. She runs and runs, and runs for miles. This runs in the family, taking into account her parents were track coaches. "Running was a family affair," the governor explains. "I didn't have much choice. Thankfully, I've never tired of it."
Running 7 to 10 miles each day is what keeps her sane. "Conventional running is my sanity." She’s got five children so running didn’t seem to be enough. Sarah Palin started going to aerobic classes while pregnant with her fifth child. Summer or winter, running is always in the to-do list. If the weather is impossible, she goes to the gym, runs on the treadmill or she goes snowmobiles with her family. Looking presentable when running is also important. “I always wear sunglasses. My kids tell me to put them on so I don't freak people out when they see me with a goofy hairdo and no makeup."
Her diet includes moose, caribou, seafood & fruit. She, most of the times, skips breakfast. I know it's the most important meal of the day but I still haven't bought into it.