Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 funny stuff, you should take this on the road. rofl! On Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 12:35 PM, (AT) (DOT) com wrote: > Re: Bad Big Business & The forgetful Reagan > > It's all down to big business practices putting >> profit ahead of all other >> concerns, even genuinely bad health risks. It's >> this more than anything >> that has rendered us so universally obese and >> unhealthy, and incidentally >> it's also the marketing that keeps us complacent, >> even apathetic, about it. > Yes, but in the end it's our decision. I am adult > enough and intelligent enough to bypass all the > nonsense. And I'm all for business. That's what > keeps our economy flowing. It doesn't piss me off > when I see advertisements for products like meat. > Some of the commercials I find quite entertaining. > WHen I see an advertisement for a big mac at midnight, > does it make me want one? NO. But does it make a > thousand other people want one? YES. And it's their > decision and their fault they want one. The thing > that pisses me off most is finger pointing and blaming > everyone else for our vices. If I eat a greasy slice > of pizza, it's because I wanted to, not b/c Pizza Hut > made me. > Well, many schools >> now sell fast-food >> chain burgers at lunch. And ketchup, remember, >> counts as a vegetable -- >> the Reagan administration declared it so. > Oh and one thing about Reagan. He was the first > person to blame cows for methane production. Do you > remember that? He was being persecuted by the > liberals for pollution caused by factories, autos, > etc. What did he say? Cows cause more damage to the > ozone. He was laughed at by the media. Everyone > thought he was moron. Twenty years later, the > environmentalists have the bright idea to point > fingers at cows. But who thought of it first?? That > evil scum Republican, Reagan. Media is media. Always > has been completely absurd and always will be. > I watched a segment on FOX news the other night about > babies dying in their parent's bed. 64 a year die > that way. Did they mention how many die in their > cribs? Over 2,000. Just an example of how ludicrous > the news, the marketers, the advertisers, etc are. > Warmly, > Allison " Does God stay in Heaven because he's afraid of his creations? " --Robert Rodriguz, SPY KIDS II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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