Don't get cable TV? Then to hell with you! From the Washington Post
story on Bush's budget cut backs:
Health and Human Services programs would face significant cuts. ... Despite the national rise in child obesity, the White House wants to eliminate a $59 million media campaign to encourage children ages 9 to 13 to be more physically active, judging it redundant given similar drives by Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.
If you pay for cable TV, then presumably you are informed about child obesity. If you don't pay for cable TV, then Bush says you should - no matter how dire your financial situation is.
posted by Quiddity at 2/12/2005 06:25:00 AM
Dare I say that said $59 million could be put to better use by funding additional physical education programs in public schools? I'm old enough to remember the JFK-era 'chicken fat' PE programs in elementary schools, and it did increase the physical activity of those kids involved.
