Code Neon Blue!

There’s a great YouTube video at this site

http://www.pcrm.org/childhoodobesity/

which parodies the Larry Craig bathroom scandal. It’s funny/sadly true on several levels.

Their point:

“It may surprise you to learn that the federal government buys up millions of dollars worth of bacon, burgers, and fatty meat and dairy products and dumps them in our schools and food assistance programs. This practice persists, in part, because companies making these unhealthy products give millions of dollars to members of Congress through political action committees. Until these practices end, stopping childhood obesity will remain a difficult challenge.”

Being from ranching country, and not averse to a nice bit of beef now and then, I should say I’m not against the regular folks in the cattle industry. What I’m against is giving huge handouts to giant agri-businesses that use their wealth and power to buy up and take over the small farms that the government subsidies were designed to help.