Chiefly responsible for the ubiquitous school food Gestapo (Better not have a bake sale at your local school during the day!) Michelle Obama's double-standard of "...don't do as I do, but do as I say" has become legendary. Here's the most recent example:
Michelle Lets Governors Gorge on 2,000 Calorie Dinner
The White House Sunday epically failed to practice what its first lady preaches, serving the nation’s governors a more than 2,000 calorie dinner even as Michelle Obama traverses the country promoting health eating.
While Michelle lectures children to cut out the fat and eat their vegetables unadorned with caloric sauces, she served the governors – who are in Washington for their annual meeting – a feast that included adipose-marbled steak, vegetables slathered with dairy enhancements, and dessert.
The White House has proposed mandating meals for elementary school kids that include none of these items, or anything like them. Here, for example, is the Wednesday lunch from a proposal on the White House website.
Chef’s salad: (1 cup romaine, .5 oz low-fat mozzarella, 1.5 oz grilled chicken) with whole wheat breadHere’s what the governors got:
Soft pretzel (2.5 oz)
Corn, cooked (1/2 cup)
Baby carrots, raw (1/4 cup)
Banana
Skim chocolate milk (8 oz)
Low fat ranch dressing (1.5 oz)
Low fat italian dressing (1.5 oz)
Garden saladBased on conservative estimates of caloric totals for each of the items that found their way to the governors’ plates, and assuming consumption of a single glass of wine from the bottles that were placed on the tables, the total intake amounted to about 2,250 calories.
Bread and butter
Ribeye steak 12 oz
Creamed spinach
Crab mac and cheese
Pear tart with ice cream
White wine
This is not the first time our First Lady has shamed her "office." Nor will it be her last (16 vacations in the last 3 years? Really?) but whenever I find stuff like this, you'll see it here.The recommended intake for an adult male during AN ENTIRE DAY is about 2,500 calories. For women, it’s about 2,000 calories.
I hope the White House included a note on its invitation to the governors to fast until dinner.
Leadership has a great many components. Among the most important is the concept of setting the example.
Mrs. Obama obviously doesn't know any more about leadership than the president knows about the military. And that's a dangerous situation for social engineers to be in... for us.
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