In a recent radio interview for a conservative talk show, Palin took a graceless shot at Michelle Obama's recent "Let's Move" campaign, an initiative to make kids active and healthy. Palin, deeply offended by this flagrant disregard for individual rights, attributes Obama's efforts as a result of her "different worldview." Well, this only makes sense as Obama cannot see Russia from her White House backyard, providing her a significantly different view of the world than Palin. In any case, Palin asserted, "Take her anti-obesity thing that she is on. She is on this kick, right. What she is telling us is she cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own children, for their own families in what we should eat."
Given that childhood obesity rates have tripled in the past three decades, a third of Americans born after 2000 will become diabetic, and children are less active today than ever before in history, do you believe that it is the government's place to be facilitating the development of healthier habits among children? Or are you on board with Palin and her (seemingly irrelevant) calls for individuality?
Frankly, I am very appalled by Palin's ostentatious and shallow attempts to attract media attention and urge her to either mellow down or move down to Brazil and contest an election as a clown.
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Sarah Palin has had a long enough time in the spotlight for a governor, and it is probably time for her to step down. In this case, I think both have good suggestions, but in the end I think Mrs. Obama's is a much better idea. For her to take an active role in preventing obesity is an excellent idea. Most children know who she is making it more effective. For obesity to be reduced, we must create positive role models for children, which is just what Mrs. Obama is doing. Especially, since in this case Mrs. Obama is not trying to pass any law or do anything past her jurisdiction. I think the media itself, also needs to tone down its focus on Palin. She is no longer even governor and she was not too successful in getting her favorites to win in the past election. Palin also has not had the opportunity to visit other countries like India or Spain, so her view is much more narrow. I feel Palin is a little jealous that she is not Vice-President or the head of the Senate.
I think Palin was senseleslly trying to find something to criticize, and her efforts have completely backfired. "What she is telling us is she cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own children, for their own families in what we should eat."
Well, given all the evidence, she's right- many Americans can't seem to be trusted to make healthy decisions for themselves and their families! If Palin wants to have any kind of influence in this country, she has no hope if she denies a truth about two-thirds of the people in it.
I agree with Jonathan, that the media needs to step away from Sarah Palin. While media scrutiny of politicians is necessary, the attention she has been getting is more fitting for a television star than a politician. And that is clearly what she is becoming. With a new show on Discovery Channel and her daughter's success on ABC's Dancing With the Starts, the Palin family is becoming one that ought to live in Hollywood. Which I find disappointing.
While I may disagree with her on many points, including her opposition to Michelle Obama's cause, I believe that she actually is capable of accomplishing worthwhile things in politics. I think that she has been swept up in the media coverage and that has thoroughly confused her. I would like to see the media back away from Palin, or at least present a whole view of her, and let her and her family continue their lives in peace. If she decides to remain in politics, then the media ought to continue coverage of her as a politician, not a celebrity. Until the day that the media coverage about Sarah Palin revolves around her ideas, not her gaffes, she will be unable to accomplish anything since gaffes are clearly an aspect of her personality that cannot be squashed. I'd like to see the media and the American public give her a chance to make a difference while using her family values, which actually have quite a bit of merit. After all, parents will inevitably be more effective at changing their child's diet than Michelle Obama.
Is there anything that she can't do that embarrasses or jeopardizes her image? If you guys think about it, whenever you hear Sarah Palin's name on the media or internet, it usually affiliates with something humorous and/or negative. This is another example that hurts Palin's reputation and it's not gonna get any better. Like Sarah said, she just finds excuses to criticize something that she doesn't even know what she's talking about.
I think Sarah Palin is just hurting herself every time she tries to get attention! Seriously, the things she says are making her lose any credibility she's ever had, in my opinion. She has every right to share her opinions on issues such as this "Let's Move" campaign, but she should really take the time to think about what she's saying in order to build her credibility up. Now, I'm most certainly not a Sarah Palin fan, but I just think it's sad that she hopes people to take her seriously when she just went on Glenn Beck's radio show and mistakenly pronounced North Korea our allies. I just think that mostly everything she does seems to hurt her, and when she does say something like this, where she is just sharing her opinion without any grammatical or political mistake, nobody takes her seriously. She should stop seeking media attention because more often than not, something seems to go wrong!
-Alice Bebbington
I certainly believe that it is the government's duty to ensure that children get out and play and eat healthier. As you can see, parents are not making the best decisions for their kids. A variety of reasons can be the cause... perhaps the parents are too busy to cook healthier food, or they would just rather pay the cheap prices of a happy meal which makes their kids happy and the parents' wallets happy. San Francisco is taking steps in the right direction by banning toys in happy meals which will make kid less likely to want them-I should know from experience. =)
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