It turns out that trying to save America from a chronic disease epidemic is a crime in Washington, DC. At least it is if your name is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and you have left the Democratic Party and become a Trump supporter.
During his confirmation hearings to become the Health and Human Services Secretary and in charge of MAHA (Make America Healthy Again), the Democrats went after Kennedy full-force, including “independent” elderly Bernie Sanders yelling and shaking his finger over Kennedy supporting baby onesies that said they weren’t vaccinated. Oh, the horror!
During the hearings, Kennedy promised Americans that he wouldn’t be coming for their cheeseburgers and Twinkies saying, “If you like a McDonald’s cheeseburger and a Diet Coke, which my boss loves, you should be able to get them,” Kennedy told Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), giving a nod to Donald Trump’s well- documented love affair with fast food. Kennedy also said that American should be able to eat Hostess Twinkies too – but that we should know the impacts on our family and our health.
How very un-Washington of him – wanting to give people information and let them make their own choices. No wonder the Democrats want him gone. That and they want to be able to force vaccines on everyone again if they find it necessary.
With 35.4% of Michigan adults tipping into obesity territory according to America’s Health Rankings, the Great Lakes State isn’t exactly a poster child for lettuce-wrapped meals. But the people have spoken – loudly – by supporting the state’s 500+ McDonald’s locations. And Kennedy doesn’t want to take that away from anyone even though a McDonald’s cheeseburger clocks in at a whopping 300 calories and a Twinkie lands at 280.
A Diet Coke, naturally, has zero calories but plenty of eyebrow-raising effects, according to health experts who say artificial sweeteners might actually increase weight gain and Type 2 diabetes risk.
But hey, what you eat is your decision, which is apparently an alien concept to the folks throwing a fit over RFK Jr. He just wants things studied and he wants the science and information put out there for the public to see so that they can make educated decisions.
And so what if people are dying and the government is spending zillions of dollars on health care because of their bad food choices? Dems don’t care about fixing things like that. They just care about making Kennedy look foolish.
Why is everyone really so mad at RFK Jr.? Let’s cut to the chase. Kennedy could have been the darling of the left – an environmental lawyer, a lifelong Democrat, a member of the Kennedy dynasty. But then he committed the ultimate sin: he endorsed Trump. And that’s what the contentious hearings are all about – and that’s what his family’s vileness is all about. His own cousin, Caroline Kennedy, called him a “predator” and “unqualified.” His grandson, Jack Schlossberg, ranted that RFK Jr. is “for sale” and demanded the entire Kennedy clan denounce him.
So, while the Democrats are busy losing their minds over RFK Jr. daring to promote health without a government mandate, the rest of America can take comfort in knowing that their right to enjoy a greasy cheeseburger and a cream-filled Twinkie remains intact – at least until the next round of Democratic- controlled nanny-state rules kick in.
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