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GunSmoke9 · 56-60, M
Amazing job doing what?
bijouxbroussard · F
@GunSmoke9: I don't know if you're stupid, racist, or both to not even be willing to give her any credit at all.
1. Brought needed attention to the childhood obesity epidemic: Yes, childhood obesity is a worldwide problem that has been growing since the 1980s and won't be solved by one person and in just two Presidential terms. However, Michelle Obama brought a lot more attention to the epidemic and got the ball rolling with a number of important initiatives such as starting Let's Move! in 2010 and serving as the honorary chair for the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). These initiatives have brought together major players from the private and public sectors, academia, medicine and other areas to work together to address childhood obesity. As they say, the first (and often biggest) step in dealing with a problem is recognizing it, and the FLOTUS helped America take that step.
2. Increased access to healthier foods: Eating healthier and trying to maintain a healthy weight is a lot easier if you live in the produce aisle of a supermarket and can afford to buy what's around you. But many people don't and can't. You are where you eat. When you are surrounded by candy, soda and processed foods, guess what...that is what you will eat. If you are surrounded by sauces, you will be saucy. When you can't afford to buy healthier foods, you will buy unhealthy foods. Therefore, the FLOTUS, PHA and Let's Move! worked with companies to improve access to healthier foods such as with Walmart to lower the price of fruits and vegetables and improve the nutritional content of their food; Darden (which owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster) to make kids' menus healthier; and Walmart and Walgreens to expand into food deserts (neighborhoods that lack healthy food sources). PHA, along with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, got 16 of the largest food manufacturers to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their food products by 2015, a goal that they achieved three years ahead of schedule.
3. Improved food labeling: Don't you want to know what's in your food? The FLOTUS helped usher in the first major changes in the Nutrition Facts in over 20 years, such as finally including "added sugars" on the label, and worked with the American Beverage Association to make calorie labels clearer on drinks.
4. Redesigned school lunch programs: Did you see what kids were eating in cafeterias before Michelle Obama reached the White House in 2008? French fries, potato chips, soda? Ketchup as a vegetable? The FLOTUS was appalled and championed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, as the USDA indicates the first major changes in school meals in 15 years, to prompt schools to serve healthier foods and reduce the costs of lunches for low-income children, and Chefs Move to School to have chefs teach healthier cooking and eating to cafeteria staff and kids.
5. Promoted physical activity: The other major contributor to childhood obesity is lack of physical activity. And just like diet, kids' surroundings dictate how much they move. Therefore, the FLOTUS and her teams sought to change the surroundings for many kids. For example, as part of the Let's Move! Initiative, the U.S. Tennis Association built or refurbished 10,000 youth-sized tennis courts, held programs to encourage kids to play tennis and traied many more coaches to help kids learn tennis. Here's the FLOTUS at the 2016 Project Play Summit organized by the Aspen Institute:
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnSXzchOHPA]
6. Helped Veterans: Patriotism is not just saying thank you to soldiers, chanting slogans or waving the flag. Many veterans face tough battles when they return from service, such as dealing with health problems, unemployment and homelessness. Along with Dr. Jill Biden, the FLOTUS launched Joining Forces to provide support and resources for veterans and their families.
7. Demonstrated how to handle unwarranted criticism: Have any other President and First Lady combination faced more irrelevant criticism and attacks than the Obamas? How many past Presidents have had their birthplaces questioned? How many Presidents and First Ladies have faced so many comments about their appearance, such as the "ape in heels" comment from Beverly Whaling, a mayor in West Virginia? The racist reactions to the Obamas were just sad and wasted so much time, effort and energy. But both Obamas handled such challenges with poise, remaining calm while not backing down.
8. Advocated for girls' and women's health, education and rights: It is very telling that there is still a need for something called the Let Girls Learn initiative, launched by President Barack Obama and the FLOTUS along with the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as well the U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The initiative aims to reduce the barriers girls around the world face to getting quality education.
9. Advanced equal rights and equal opportunities: Just by being in office, the Obamas helped get people more used to seeing people who look "different" in leadership positions. Everyone has stereotypes of what leaders should look like, and unfortunately the past, television, movies, advertising and other media and entertainment have conditioned those stereotypes. Such stereotypes then hamper those who do not fall within those stereotypes (e.g., if you are a woman or Black or Asian or disabled or gay or a nerd, etc.) As this last Presidential election demonstrated, America is very, very far from being post-racial and post-gender. But hopefully, the Obamas' presence and their appointing more diverse staffs will help more people realize that leadership is about what's inside and not outside.
10. Lack of major scandal: As veteran journalist Tom Brokaw, Paul Blumenthal for the Huffington Post and others have indicated, the Obamas' term was the first since the 1970s that didn't have a major scandal.
1. Brought needed attention to the childhood obesity epidemic: Yes, childhood obesity is a worldwide problem that has been growing since the 1980s and won't be solved by one person and in just two Presidential terms. However, Michelle Obama brought a lot more attention to the epidemic and got the ball rolling with a number of important initiatives such as starting Let's Move! in 2010 and serving as the honorary chair for the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). These initiatives have brought together major players from the private and public sectors, academia, medicine and other areas to work together to address childhood obesity. As they say, the first (and often biggest) step in dealing with a problem is recognizing it, and the FLOTUS helped America take that step.
2. Increased access to healthier foods: Eating healthier and trying to maintain a healthy weight is a lot easier if you live in the produce aisle of a supermarket and can afford to buy what's around you. But many people don't and can't. You are where you eat. When you are surrounded by candy, soda and processed foods, guess what...that is what you will eat. If you are surrounded by sauces, you will be saucy. When you can't afford to buy healthier foods, you will buy unhealthy foods. Therefore, the FLOTUS, PHA and Let's Move! worked with companies to improve access to healthier foods such as with Walmart to lower the price of fruits and vegetables and improve the nutritional content of their food; Darden (which owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster) to make kids' menus healthier; and Walmart and Walgreens to expand into food deserts (neighborhoods that lack healthy food sources). PHA, along with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, got 16 of the largest food manufacturers to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their food products by 2015, a goal that they achieved three years ahead of schedule.
3. Improved food labeling: Don't you want to know what's in your food? The FLOTUS helped usher in the first major changes in the Nutrition Facts in over 20 years, such as finally including "added sugars" on the label, and worked with the American Beverage Association to make calorie labels clearer on drinks.
4. Redesigned school lunch programs: Did you see what kids were eating in cafeterias before Michelle Obama reached the White House in 2008? French fries, potato chips, soda? Ketchup as a vegetable? The FLOTUS was appalled and championed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, as the USDA indicates the first major changes in school meals in 15 years, to prompt schools to serve healthier foods and reduce the costs of lunches for low-income children, and Chefs Move to School to have chefs teach healthier cooking and eating to cafeteria staff and kids.
5. Promoted physical activity: The other major contributor to childhood obesity is lack of physical activity. And just like diet, kids' surroundings dictate how much they move. Therefore, the FLOTUS and her teams sought to change the surroundings for many kids. For example, as part of the Let's Move! Initiative, the U.S. Tennis Association built or refurbished 10,000 youth-sized tennis courts, held programs to encourage kids to play tennis and traied many more coaches to help kids learn tennis. Here's the FLOTUS at the 2016 Project Play Summit organized by the Aspen Institute:
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnSXzchOHPA]
6. Helped Veterans: Patriotism is not just saying thank you to soldiers, chanting slogans or waving the flag. Many veterans face tough battles when they return from service, such as dealing with health problems, unemployment and homelessness. Along with Dr. Jill Biden, the FLOTUS launched Joining Forces to provide support and resources for veterans and their families.
7. Demonstrated how to handle unwarranted criticism: Have any other President and First Lady combination faced more irrelevant criticism and attacks than the Obamas? How many past Presidents have had their birthplaces questioned? How many Presidents and First Ladies have faced so many comments about their appearance, such as the "ape in heels" comment from Beverly Whaling, a mayor in West Virginia? The racist reactions to the Obamas were just sad and wasted so much time, effort and energy. But both Obamas handled such challenges with poise, remaining calm while not backing down.
8. Advocated for girls' and women's health, education and rights: It is very telling that there is still a need for something called the Let Girls Learn initiative, launched by President Barack Obama and the FLOTUS along with the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as well the U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The initiative aims to reduce the barriers girls around the world face to getting quality education.
9. Advanced equal rights and equal opportunities: Just by being in office, the Obamas helped get people more used to seeing people who look "different" in leadership positions. Everyone has stereotypes of what leaders should look like, and unfortunately the past, television, movies, advertising and other media and entertainment have conditioned those stereotypes. Such stereotypes then hamper those who do not fall within those stereotypes (e.g., if you are a woman or Black or Asian or disabled or gay or a nerd, etc.) As this last Presidential election demonstrated, America is very, very far from being post-racial and post-gender. But hopefully, the Obamas' presence and their appointing more diverse staffs will help more people realize that leadership is about what's inside and not outside.
10. Lack of major scandal: As veteran journalist Tom Brokaw, Paul Blumenthal for the Huffington Post and others have indicated, the Obamas' term was the first since the 1970s that didn't have a major scandal.
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Allelse · 36-40, M
Hahahaha! I think she should then we can watch all the nutters lose their shit.
amvanquish · 51-55, M
No she has a family and charities to take care of. Politics is a waste of her time.
GunSmoke9 · 56-60, M
No. We don't need another far left anti-American radical in the Whitehouse.
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
no
PaulMcCartney · 26-30, F
Why not?
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
@PaulMcCartney: We Don't need any more Dynasties
PaulMcCartney · 26-30, F