Your Government BMI Index
60Kathleen Sebeluis
Where the hell has common sense gone ?
This week I just transferred to another branch of the company I work for. It Is about the same distance drive time wise but now I start at 8 AM instead of 6 AM like I used to. I still wake up at like quarter of 5 AM as that is my habit. Also I like to get up early anyway as there is peace and quiet around here , and I don't get nagged ! That in and of itself is enough motivation to get me movin in my usual dour mood ! But I love the peace of the early morning. It Is kinda a spiritual and zen moment for me.
Also this has afforded me the luxury of jumpin onto the Internet and among other things hang out at my favorite site Hubpages as there are no vagrancy laws here to my knowledge and I have ample time to leave multiple witty comments on fellow hubbers work and at the forums. And per usual the majority of them are completely ignored ! Also I peruse a multiple of aggregate news sites like Digg , Drudge Report , stumbleupon and many others. And just for the lighter side and for a few good chuckles I regularly read the Huffington Post as well. Now in the morning I am slammin down a pot of coffee and looking at all the breaking news as I marvel at all the latest stupidity on display. And ever since I got a computer four years ago I am rarely disappointed ! Well folks today as I was cruisin around looking at the latest news I happened upon an article that was talking about the fact that now the electronic health records that you and I will be having will also Include an obesity Index included per the stimulus that our community organizer in chief signed into law last year. These records will not only contain the usual height and weight records that go on your medical records but also your BMI or for us layfolk , your body mass index. Your body mass index factors in your dimensions as to ascertain your level of obesity. Yup folks thats right ! Now thanks to our big brother style of Government that intrudes on our lives more by the day , as far as I can tell the Government will now be monitoring how fat you are getting !
I guess this is another fine aspect of that new healthcare bill that everybody who does not love Alinsky hates ! I mean come on man , it is none of their f****n business ! I figure this is gonna be a factor in that Donald Berwick dude to deny you coverage because you are such a fat slob. Of course they will take your money though because per Berwick " Healthcare is about redistribution ! " Hey he said it not me. Now this little nugget was developed by Kathleen Sebelius our Health and Human services Secretary and some guy named Dr. David Blumenthal . Some doctor who is probably some czar that these guys put in while no one is looking. You know like everything else this administration does while we are sleeping ! And you know what ? Sebelius just bugs the crap out of me too. I remember she was having a press conference giving Instructions on how to cover up when we cough and sneeze. How about the audacity of this Bimbo ! I wish I could have a hay fever attack in her presence just to freak her out ! The press conference was during that swine flu deal. You know that flu last year that was gonna kill all of us ? And then they made all those vaccines that went bad and lost millions of dollars on that one too ! Great work guys ! This is a collective bunch of knuckleheads ! What else can you call em ?
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Now moving forward I will grant Michelle Obama this one , childhood obesity is a definite problem. And I got some input on that as I do not remember as a kid seeing this many big kids. But I will just give you one of my proposals for now. Quit coddling Junior get his butt out of the front of the XBOX or Playstation and throw his butt outside where maybe by the most remote of chances there might be other kids out there he can interact with. These kids have way to many electronic devices ! So I do not think the food is the problem, I think the electronics are ! Thats my contribution on childhood obesity !
Folks this is just getting ridiculous ! How much Government do you want in your life ? Are you so weak that you feel we need this kind of dependency ? I don't think you do ! I mean in the state of New York you can't even have salt on your fries if you want ! ( By the way do they still have french fries in New York ? ) Out here in Northern Cal land of the clueless liberals they are making buying a Happy Meal a felony ! I mean if God forbid I ever go to San Francisco am I gonna have the Swat Team on me if I decide to drop by Arbys ? This crap is getting completely out of freakin control !
To the Government and that Bimbo Sebelius heres my thoughts on this. I don't want you taking my measurements ! That is my Doctors and my business ! I don't want you telling me what to eat either ! If I wanna die from a coronary eating a meat lovers pizza , guess what ? That is my business ! But you know what ? I eat alot of food that is grown on trees and in the ground too ! And you know why ? Because I have a commodity you lack ,common sense ! Now I know that I had read somewhere that Japan has a program similar to this. That kinda blows my mind because I rarely if ever see an obese Japanese person. And I like Japanese people too. The Sushi Bar by the house here is great ! My only gripe with em is I wish they would not kill so many dolphins and Whales.
But back to my point. Government quit intruding further into my life ! Instead of worrying about my body mass Index , how about creating some jobs for people and protecting our borders ? Oh but that would be racist of me to say that ! And maybe we should give some IQ test to this administration , for Ivy leaguers they are really stupid !
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Honestly outdoorsguy I do not know what it will take for the libs to realize this administration is not on their side. We gotta get them away from their bong ! November cannot get here soon enough !
Tony, did you know that the Obama chef has been appointed to senior policy advisor......wonder what he's been adding to their meals?
Yea jibberish I heard about that one too. I can only guess that he will be providing us with a Government sanctioned cookbook with all kinds of delicious earth friendly recipes ! I can hardly wait ! :)
Tony,
With the government taking over health care and now they are the fat and salt police I see the outcome being food rationing of heathy food only for everyone as determined by bureaucrats.
We'll get a food card just like an insurance card as the government sees fit.
I am so disgusted with this group in Washington that I could choke on my breakfast. Enough is enough. What's next , cameras in everyone's home so they can watch and critique us 24/7. I saw a movie like that many,many years ago. I think it was called the Forbin Project and I never got over the creepiness of it.
Tom the sad thing is I do not think you are that far off base with that theory. This is just crazy ! And it seems to be getting crazier by the day.
Hi BPop !In "1984 " they had cameras installed in the houses at the beginning of the book. I will have to look for that movie you mentioned now. Thank you both Tom and BPop for stopping by !
This is the Best Hub Ever! You are so right when you are enraged, Tony! Parents need to take back control! Schools get blamed for the food served in the cafeteria rather than realizing it is the choices their students make that determine what they eat! So, the parent gives them $5 and they buy snacks with it. Some of the students then turn around and sell the snacks to classmates above cost. The food service in the schools is independentaly run. They have a contract. They need to make money. Therefore, they have to resort to selling what the students actually want to eat! If they eliminate the ice cream, the kids aren't going to pick up a plate of spinach in its place! Know what I mean?
It is early childhood that people need to monitor their child's habits. They need to educate their kids in healt matters and habits. The schools are not their parents! By the time they are 5, their habits are being formed!
It seems once you get the governmnent in your life, you can't get them out.
If you child is obese, will this be considerered neglect and will the social service come and take your child away?
Will the children be scared of the government because if they get over weight, the government will take them away from their parents?
They are trodding on very dangerous grounds here.
And a few years ago egss were te bad guys. How wrong have they gotten these things. Now salt, fat, but carbohydrates are okay.
Keep on hubbing!
Tony, as I read this I am wolfing down a chocolate donut. Perhaps I better draw the shades so no one will see me. This is such crap. Now, I can totally understand the point that people who are perpetually on gvernment programs will end up costing the tax payers money by being obese and/or unhealthy. However, for those of us who pay our own medical bills and choose not to ride the coattails of the tax payers, then like you said, if we want to make unhealthy choices, it's OUR choice. This is absolutely frightening to me, and it amazes me that it doesn't frighten more people. Like I have said a million times, you let them control this one seemingly little thing, and before you know it, we will all be told what to do, when to do it, how to do it, where to do it, while eating our government cheese and living in government housing. I know I am preaching to the choir here as you and your readers already get it, but ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend Tony!
Becky... it doesnt matter whether they are on welfare or not. If you let the Government get a foot in the door dictating to those on Gov assistance, then eventually they will try to do it every one else. Its either liberty and freedom for all of us or we all hang.
now then how much you folks want to bet the Insurance lobby is pushing this idea. just like mandatory seat belt laws. if this is made law, policies will be rewritten and rates will rise.
This would be a very funny hub, tony, if it weren't for the fact that what you are writing about is true. Little by little, the federal government is taking over our lives and making decisions for us. Most if not all of them are not in our best interests.
Our slogan should be Remember in November!
Oh dear...I agree with Dr. bj, Tony...
@ Seakay - First and foremost thank you for the kind words about the hub. I do not blame schools for the food as much as I blame them for the cirriculum. Which is a combination of revised history that damns America and a complete lack of reading and writing skills. I find it no coincidence that as schools basically outlawed school prayer, teach political correctness and are trying to outlaw the pledge of allegiance that we are getting the results we get these days. And the days of the stay at home Mom are long over and for the most part kids with two parents at home.And I just think that kids are not getting enough exercise as well as so much crap even in the store bought food they eat. But to get back to my point it is not the Governments responsibility or authority to tell us how to raise our kids. This is far beyond the Intention of Government. And quite frankly they are telling us we are too stupid to live our lives by our own free will so they will set down the mandates for us. Screw em !
@ eovery - I am not sure of what the next step is for the tyrants in charge now. What I do feel is that Government at all levels Federal , State and local have just gotten far too intrusive. The best thing we can do is vote them all out ! I pray for November to get here !
@ sunflowerbucky - My dear friend I share your concern. I do not even recognize the country of my birth anymore, quite frankly it reminds me of the horrible world illustrated in that movie " V for Vendetta ". I think myself people are so scared these days they just to choose to submit ! I feel like flying out to the Big Apple and giving everybody salt at their tables !
@ outdoorsguy - I totally agree with your point of view !We all damn well know when draconian laws are written someone is benefitting and we get the shaft !
@ drbj - I did intend to give this hub a satiracal vein even though we are dealing with such serious and quite frankly pathetic subject matter ! The left got the people they wanted in office , I hope they are happy. No one else is. But this problem has been going on for awhile ! But people are too busy paying attention to Mel Gibsons lunacy because that is more Important. We are so vapid in this society !
@ Msorenson , so good to see you around it has been far too long. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU DROP IN ! :)
Tony, This is another good hub that about the invasive nature of our government which seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. Our BMI or any other personal item is none of their business. Are the high BMI's going to be denied heath care when they get to the rationing stage? They want to shut down web sites on the internet that has disagreeable information concerning their agenda. They are driving me crazy with this attitude that they can have their noses in every part of our lives.
This sounds like the FICO credit score. A measurement of your potential risk for repaying a debt or credit worthiness. The BMI may be a score for your potential of groaking or lifesyle worthiness. This administration is totally out of control. Will the BMI be used in part to adjust your premiums? A good BMI lower costs probability, higher, more risk involved higher premiums? I don't know but we the people always get the short end of the stick. As a cost management indicator I can understand the concept, as an American I will now establish a government indicator for competency or GIC. the lower the indicator the quicker we vote them out, the higher we will let you stick around for a while. Right now that indicator is in negative territory so time to go. Great hub Tony, really enjoyed it.
Hi Pamela. I for one believe you are right on point about this being a reason for the healthcare rationing that we will be seeing in the near future.And I am very aware that the Government is also trying to take complete control of the Internet as well. This erosion of personal freedoms has been going on long before Obama , the only difference now is they are not even trying to hide it.Always good to have you drop by.
Hi ehern ! I hope you are doing well. And I for one believe that rationing is well on it's way in the very near future. And like you I am ready to vote all the bum's in DC out !We need some officials who are on the side of the people ! Maybe Palin is right about those death panels !
Cover your mouth when you cough, then wash your hands. It always made sense to me. Cough into your sleeve, then carry the germs around all day, spreading them everywhere. Didn't make sense to me. The doctor knows our height and weight, why isn't that enough? Michelle must weigh a lot and she wants everyone to know it's muscle, not fat. That's the only thing I can figure out.
Well Tony it just goes to show that there is no place the government does not fear to tread. Soon there will be reports on what the proper size and consistency ones poop should be and there will be a meter sent to you by your friends in the IRS you will have to install..
Of course they could do something useful like decide that the healthiest folks have Nookie every other night in a monogamous heterosexual relationship, those that comply get an extra satisfaction deduction on their returns.. that could finally settle the age old question of twice a night, twice a week or twice a month eh??
No matter how you roll it somebody will get screwed!
sheila it amazes me that Sebelius actually thinks people are to stupid to know how to cover their mouths and noses when they cough or sneeze. Is this woman for real ?
To me it says that this woman believes that we are too stupid to take care of ourselves and that she needs to instruct us on how to. And that is this administrations opinion of us as well !
Hmrjmr good to see you around. I think you may not be as far off base with your theory as you might think you are.
I mean they are forcing themselves into every aspect of our lives daily. And the IRS is Americas KGB so why would they limit their intrusion now ? I see culling of the population as a possibility. Of course before the Government does that they need to drain our wallets first ! Good to see you Hmrjmr !
Well what you say is right, kids to spend to much time in front of TV playing games. But I also believe that that is part of the parents fault too. It seems to me that parents today don't want to be with their children, they send them to daycare, to school, to camps, set them in front of the TV, the Xbox, the computer, just as long as they don't bother the parents. It's a shame really, if parents would just provide more direction for their children I don't think we'd have such a problem with childhood obesity.
I agree John T. lever their little fat butts off the couch and lock them outside for a few hours of play every day.
Good day to you John T.From my observations of life in the modern world there are a couple of tings that seem to be scarce in the family home anymore. The first is the two parent home seems to be more of an anomaly now then the single parent home. With a 50% divorce rate in this country , go figure ! Second the actively engaged parent also seems to be becoming more rare. Of course that is until your school district wants to tach first graders about the birds and the bees , and then fortunately parents seem to come to the front. Thank you for sharing your thoughts !
outdoorsguy there is no doubt that todays kids need more time away from the electronics and more time outside with other kids learning how to socially interact. After all isn't that what life is about ?
Have to say when I saw the title to this hub my first thought, interpretation, word association, whatever.....was yeah the Government's Bowel Movement Index..... :)
Humor aside, enjoyed the hub, and I really remain perplexed that Michelle Obama has the audacity to talk about weight, she looks like she could lose a few herself.......not that overweight kids isn't a very real problem, it is actually.
To me it reflects what happens when suddenly another facet of human conversation and observation is curtailed by notions of political correctness, or an intense movement to change one behavior leads to an extreme in another.
For a long time now it has been just not PC to address plain old 'fat', saying you are too fat, need to lose some lbs, partly started I think due to the fear of anorexia and criticism that might lead to it.....now we have obesity higher than ever before in our kids.
KFlippin first and foremost happy to have you drop by. And second I really do not have much of a problem with Michelle , aside from the race baiting she did when she spoke to the NAACP. What I do have a problem with is the fact that it seems like every 24 hours the Government seems to micromanage more of our personal lives by increments. And PC hopefully will be thrown out the window pretty soon. People are beginning to see through the BS that is PC. And most people do not want to deliberately hurt people that I am aware of. Thank you so much for coming by ! And I love your avatar !
Amen Brother! As always you are right on target. I agree about fat kids too. Remember when you could hear kids playing OUTSIDE all the time after school? EXERCISE. As far as your article goes, I agree with you. The audacity of these folks is without compare. Nanny state indeed.
How ya doin James ? This to me represents the aspect of Government that bugs me the most , the constant overeaching and micromanaging of the citizens lives that seems to be happening more and more daily. Now I also have to factor in the fact that we have so many chemicals in our food now that I am sure this is part of the problem with obesity. But you are right, you no longer see kids playing anymore and no physical activity generally will lead to obesity. James always a pleasure to have you drop by.
outdoorsguy 22 months ago
I wonder then Americans will finally draw the line. and say no more. I guess the Liberals will wake up the day, they have no more privacy and no more freedoms.
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