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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 1:38:43 PM
From: mph	8 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793964

Maybe Michelle should have her BMI taken on national television. :-) She would have to diet and exercise for several months before she would pass. Have no doubt about that.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 1:40:57 PM
From: aladin	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Some consider that we need to shame kids more: See this Video on fighting obesity

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 1:44:13 PM
From: MrLucky	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

1000% correct! This is all about her. When she shows us her long standing pursuit of childhood obesity (she was a very highly salaried employee in a large Chicago hospital)then I will believe she is serious. Meanwhile, it is a token issue she can use to demonstrate a "Save the Children" stance when she runs for office in Illinois. Like clinton's goal was to be the first female president, obama's goal is to be the first black female president. I have no problem with those who seek to achieve. I have a problem with those who are phoney about it. She and clinton are a pair to draw to in this regard.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 1:44:17 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

Putting children on pubic display is unconscionable. Regardless of whatever programs schools have they should be administered with dignity toward students. * * *

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 1:46:22 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

the obama girls are eating disorders waiting to happen...he called malia out as 'chubby' and now michelles is putting them on a 'diet' dailymail.co.uk that's really horrible about determining BMI in front of the class...we used to have to go to the nurses office once a year where we had our height and weight checked...i don't have a problem with a school speaking to the parents, for example if the school nurse determined a potential health issue...but to embarrass kids about their weight is unconscionable

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (409957)	2/10/2011 4:41:19 PM
From: Katelew	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Are you sure about your connection to Michelle Obama? I had four children go through the public schools, and I well recall when the youngest came home with her BMI result. I had never heard of BMI...ha...and kept asking her how such a measurement could be taken that easily. It was in conjuction with something the governmnet had put out, a push of some kind to get kids into fitness workouts. The school was scheduling periodic tests of fitness, and it was a big deal to all the kids at her school. To help out, my husband built a chin-up bar in the backyard....a metal apparatus set in concrete. I thought it was a dreadful eyesore at the time, but since have found it works wonderfully to support pole beans or cucumbers each summer. :) Imagine being the overweight kid in the class that gets his/her BMI determined in front of 25 other kids. Maybe the teacher was sensitive to this and put the result on paper for only the child to see. Maybe you're also not realizing that obese children are targets of ridicule in schools from their classmates....classmates who don't care whether endocrine problems are at play and what someone's relative BMI is. They only know what they see. Like I've said previously, I can't find one thing wrong with what this first lady has chosen as her platform and how she is trying to raise public awareness. I don't see any reason whatsoever for her to hold back because of some politically correct notion of sensitivity about calling obese people obese. My tax dollars are being wasted to help people deal with dietary caused illnesses.....obesity, diabetes, and coronary heart disease to name a few. So I'm glad she's advocating on my behalf.