Recently Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, has been attacked and concern-trolled over his weight; more specifically, that he has the utter gall to fat it around in the political arena. Even though Christie has said multiple times he’s not interested in running for president in the 2012 elections, it appears that trying to [...]
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Chris Christie’s Too Fat to be President! – Roundup
Posted by bigliberty on September 30, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/09/30/chris-christies-too-fat-to-be-president-roundup/
Harvest the Fatties as Horse Meat, and Other Gems of the Moral Panic
Today I saw one of the most inflammatory articles about the ‘obesity epidemic’ that I’ve seen in a while. It is an article that talks about how the ‘overweight and obese’ are more numerous than the hungry, planet-wide. What’s truly alarming is that the International Federation for the Red Cross, a well-known humanitarian group, is [...]
Posted by bigliberty on September 23, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/09/23/harvest-the-fatties-as-horse-meat-and-other-gems-of-the-moral-panic/
Say It: Obesity = Obese People
For a long time bloggers and commenters in the Fatosphere have observed that when most anti-obesity crusaders talk about ‘obesity,’ they’re really talking about ‘obese people.’ There is no such thing as obesity in a vacuum, there are just people who are obese being looked at on a population-wide scale. And the definition of obese [...]
Posted by bigliberty on September 8, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/09/08/say-it-obesity-obese-people/
More on the irrational obesity crusade
I saw a great piece out of Cato not too long ago that I’ve been meaning to link. It also references an upcoming book by the authors Patrick Basham and John Luik: Diet Nation, Exposing the Obesity Crusade. How the War on Obesity Went Pear-Shaped One gem in particular, which should get you to want [...]
Posted by bigliberty on March 15, 2011
http://biglibertyblog.com/2011/03/15/more-on-the-irrational-obesity-crusade/
On the 1% increase of obese and overweight in the US
If you haven’t yet seen the article from Reuters: More than 70 million US adults obese, US agency says And here’s a link to the actual CDC report Hey look, the obesity level in the US is remaining steady! Oh wait, the article didn’t say that? The carefully timed flood of press releases on a [...]
Posted by bigliberty on August 4, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/08/04/on-the-1-increase-of-obese-and-overweight-in-the-us/
BMI of Every US Citizen to be Tracked
Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS New federal regulations issued this week stipulate that the electronic health records–that all Americans are supposed to have by 2014 under the terms of the stimulus law that President Barack Obama signed last year–must record not only the traditional measures [...]
Posted by bigliberty on July 15, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/07/15/bmi-of-every-us-citizen-to-be-tracked/
First Lady Releases Child Obesity Recommendations
…largely blames mothers for child’s obesity. cue shock and surprise Link to the AP article Some particular gems (note throughout these that the child omgbesity is referred to, without challenge, as “the problem”): Mrs. Obama has said she wants to help solve the problem in a generation so babies born today will come of age [...]
Posted by bigliberty on May 11, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/05/11/first-lady-releases-child-obesity-recommendations/
Predictions: American Health Care and Fat People
Now that the ‘reform’ of Healthcare, i.e., delivering 1/6th of the American economy into the hands of government, has passed the House and been signed by the President, I want to make a prediction or two. These predictions are nothing new for this blog, and if you’re interested in my more general thoughts of the [...]
Posted by bigliberty on March 24, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/03/24/prediction-american-health-care-and-fat-people/
Eugenics Rears Its Ugly Head, Again
When you deliver your body to the State, expect the State to start: Making you do things Preventing you from doing things In other words, if you hand your body over to someone else, that someone else will claim the right to control it. Today I was rudely reminded that eugenics, one of the nasty [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 22, 2010
http://biglibertyblog.com/2010/01/22/eugenics-rears-its-ugly-head-again/
When Other People Pay For It, They Can Claim the Right to Control It
I’ve said this several times before, but it bears repeating: when other people can make a reasonable argument that they are paying for the choices you make about your body (even if those choices are only perceived choices), then they can claim the right to have a say in your choices. Take the furor over [...]
Posted by bigliberty on November 19, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/11/19/when-other-people-pay-for-it-they-can-claim-the-right-to-control-it/
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