According to this transcript of the Democratic debate last December, Obama's Hope Machine doesn't extend it's wondrous works to fat people. Speaking on the need for controlling the costs of a proposed national health insurance plan, Obama says "Well, just to emphasize how important prevention and cost savings can be in the Medicare system, it's estimated if we went back to the obesity rates that existed in 1980, that would save the Medicare system a trillion dollars."Yes, it's all fat people's fault. Obama may not see a red America or a blue America, but he certainly sees a fat America, and he doesn't like the looks of it. Senator Clinton isn't much better, hating on fatties here, in her health care proposal. John McCain doesn't want to use the government to de-huskify America, but that's more because he doesn't want government health care programs to help anybody -- hardly a better option.
When I hear the kind of visceral hate spewed at heavy people, it seems no different to me than the hate thrown at gay people. Just as some parts of the population are grossed out by the idea of two dudes kissing, some people's skinny little stomachs are turned at the sight of someone who weighs more than 150 pounds. And, in both cases, there's no evidence that either fat people or gay people are ruining anything else for the rest of America. This article on Slate (obviously not by Will Saletan) highlights recent studies that contradict Obama's bogus theory that the big-boned are costing America more money than the skinny.
I'm glad I walked out of the Democratic caucus after Kucinich was eliminated from contention. None of these fatty-haters is worthy of my vote. After reading this, I will make my way down to Green Party headquarters as fast as my Segway can carry me.
The time has come to put an end to fat-based discrimination. The time is now to super-size the Bill of Rights. Unite, my chunky brothers, and let us cast down this skinny tyranny!
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