SYMBOLISM OVER SUBSTANCE
Disney has joined the fight against the "obesity epidemic" by pledging to offer more healthy food choices at their parks. The First Lady lauded the move as something that is "really big" in the effort.
I'm not sure we can expect that the number of obese citizens will drop dramatically...because Disney is a place that, unless you live in Orlando, or southern California, you will probably visit only once in your life...not exactly enough time to make a life-change. Of course, it is advertised as a "magical" place...maybe there's something I don't know that could effect a magical weight loss.
Regardless, I don't think the phrase "really big" was a good choice of words...for a number of reasons!
GET YOURSELVES A NEW SPOKESPERSON
King5 news last night covered a protest against additional local regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries. They interviewed one of the protestors, a woman who emphatically described her need for medical marijuana. She said that the doctor had given her pills for her condition, but you don't know what is in them, and there's stuff in them that will kill you. She needed access to marijuana because you know what is in that (just marijuana!) and it's much safer.
Perhaps she had just taken a dose of her preferred prescription before saying this...but I'm pretty sure that the cause that she supports was not too happy with the display of her reasoning -- or lack thereof.
I don't think the cause would have appreciated the guffaws coming from the viewers as they considered the safety of acquiring pure marijuana from a grower/distributor as compared with medicines researched by drug companies, and prescribed by doctors, who are accountable for malpractice. Oh sure, I'd trust the marijuana guy over the doc every time...and that's why every neighborhood should have their own dispensary.
