By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives February 22, 2013
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“Today the White House credited Michelle Obama's three-year-old “Let's Move” initiative with halting and even reversing a thirty year trend of increasing childhood obesity, a trend that has led to what the Centers for Disease Control has called an epidemic. A press release from the Office of the First Lady announced details of a "two day nationwide tour" at the end of the month to celebrate the third anniversary of the program that promotes exercise and healthy eating habits to young people. The press release also included a short history of the program (emphasis added): (Weeklystandard.com, Feb. 21, 2013). “Mrs. Obama launched Let’s Move! on February 9, 2010 to unite the country around our kids’ health and create real support for families to live healthier lives. Since then parents, business leaders, educators, elected officials, military leaders, chefs, physicians, athletes, childcare providers, community and faith leaders and kids themselves have stepped up to improve the health of our nation’s children. “Thanks to these efforts, families now have access to more information to make healthier decisions for their children. Young people now have more opportunities for physical activity in their communities. Food in schools has been dramatically improved. More Americans now have access to healthy, affordable food closer to home. And the national childhood obesity rate has leveled off, and even declined in some cities and states.”Nothing in the press release indicating that the food she tried to foist on school kids was causing so much wastage that the Department of Agriculture had to consider shelving it. Nada about the fact it was millions of mothers who got the kids eating again by simply packing their lunches the way they always did. Indeed, the press release does not include any data to bolster any of Obama’s claims. After a pre-tour appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, scheduled to air on Feb. 22, Obama's whistle-stop tour will consist of stops in Clinton, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; and Springfield, Missouri. Three and a half years is a long time to sustain the guaranteed booing of mothers who continue to stand firm in the battle of providing their school children nourishing, made-at-home lunches rather than ones that come by government edict. Meanwhile, the flies keep buzzing around Barack and Michelle Obama.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.