Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Sun 08-03-2008 12:49AM
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Just my two cents here, but I think the government tells me what I can and can't do plenty often enough already. I certainly don't want them to tell me what I can and can't eat. I'll eat whatever the hell I want--which I do all the time. And on a side note, I'm far from overweight... I'm on the cross country and track teams (5'10", 125 lbs.). If people want to be big fatasses, that's their business. Yeah, I'm rather ashamed of how such a high percentage of Americans are overweight... but I definitely don't think the government should do much about it other than perhaps some education about healthy foods and lifestyles. The decision to eat healthy, exercise, etc. is a choice that should be made by each individual.
Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Mon 08-04-2008 2:06PM
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Tom Green wrote:
Just my two cents here, but I think the government tells me what I can and can't do plenty often enough already. I certainly don't want them to tell me what I can and can't eat. I'll eat whatever the hell I want--which I do all the time. And on a side note, I'm far from overweight... I'm on the cross country and track teams (5'10", 125 lbs.). If people want to be big fatasses, that's their business. Yeah, I'm rather ashamed of how such a high percentage of Americans are overweight... but I definitely don't think the government should do much about it other than perhaps some education about healthy foods and lifestyles. The decision to eat healthy, exercise, etc. is a choice that should be made by each individual.
Yes, but I also shouldn't have to pay for their quadruple bypass heart surgery, chronic cholesterol medication, and disability social security checks.
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Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Mon 08-04-2008 3:45PM
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the naked prophet wrote:
Tom Green wrote:
Just my two cents here, but I think the government tells me what I can and can't do plenty often enough already. I certainly don't want them to tell me what I can and can't eat. I'll eat whatever the hell I want--which I do all the time. And on a side note, I'm far from overweight... I'm on the cross country and track teams (5'10", 125 lbs.). If people want to be big fatasses, that's their business. Yeah, I'm rather ashamed of how such a high percentage of Americans are overweight... but I definitely don't think the government should do much about it other than perhaps some education about healthy foods and lifestyles. The decision to eat healthy, exercise, etc. is a choice that should be made by each individual.
Yes, but I also shouldn't have to pay for their quadruple bypass heart surgery, chronic cholesterol medication, and disability social security checks.
Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Tue 08-05-2008 9:32AM
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Tom Green wrote:
the naked prophet wrote:
Tom Green wrote:
Just my two cents here, but I think the government tells me what I can and can't do plenty often enough already. I certainly don't want them to tell me what I can and can't eat. I'll eat whatever the hell I want--which I do all the time. And on a side note, I'm far from overweight... I'm on the cross country and track teams (5'10", 125 lbs.). If people want to be big fatasses, that's their business. Yeah, I'm rather ashamed of how such a high percentage of Americans are overweight... but I definitely don't think the government should do much about it other than perhaps some education about healthy foods and lifestyles. The decision to eat healthy, exercise, etc. is a choice that should be made by each individual.
Yes, but I also shouldn't have to pay for their quadruple bypass heart surgery, chronic cholesterol medication, and disability social security checks.
Good point.. and I agree.
I think I should add this - when the government pays for all the health care (of course, we are paying for it, the government merely takes the money at gunpoint from us), they also have the ability to restrict unhealthy activities. After all, when you pay for your own healthcare, you can eat whatever you want because it doesn't hurt anybody else. But when you eating a double cheeseburger with an extra-bigass-fries costs me money for your healthcare... I don't think you're going to be eating any more cheeseburgers.
And that's sad because I like cheeseburgers.
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Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Mon 09-15-2008 2:50PM
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Cochise wrote:
This is reason number 4396 why I hate politics. This "town-hall" shindig is set up to where no one but fans of Obama can go, so honestly no questions that could even potentiall test Obama will ever be asked. It will turn into a typical event where everyone is ass-kissing Obama, and every middle-age lady is getting off at the fact that Barack Obama is in their town. But yet Obama is made to look like a good guy, and a friend of the working class simply because he made a couple stops in Rural Missouri.
While I'm still on my soapbox let me say that I HATE politicians, and everything to do with them and politics, so I am not just Obama bashing here. I'll say the same thing if for some reason McCain comes to Rolla. They are all fake hypocritical liars, and all they really care about is the amount of money in their own checkbook. They really couldn't give a rat's ass about you are me.
Post subject: Re: Obama, McCaskill visiting ROLLA this Wednesday
Posted: Mon 09-15-2008 3:48PM
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Destri,
I know you don't come to the forums too often, so I can understand the dead threads being bumped, but let's let them remain that way unless you actually have something to add.
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