Doctor tells President Obama to eat “healthy diet”! That was the shocking news to come out of the president’s first medical check-up since he moved into the Oval Office. Except that it wasn’t. Instead, the noise machine got excited by the next line from the presidential physician, urging “moderation in alcohol intake”. So does that mean the president of the United States is fond of a drink, wink wink? Not at all – let’s read the actual report and put it in context: ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
Cigarettes and alcohol and Obama
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Sidestep ‘em if you got ‘em
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Some tobacco companies have pulled a fast one on the federal government by re-labeling their products and avoiding a punitive tax placed on roll-your-own tobacco products. ... read more >>
Some tobacco companies have pulled a fast one on the federal government by re-labeling their products and avoiding a punitive tax placed on roll-your-own tobacco products. ... read more >>
$18-A-Pack Cigarettes? Bring ‘Em On
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Kings of Leon’s set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival earlier this month was stunning, but standing in the audience, I was most struck by the guy periodically scampering across the stage whose job seemed to be “cigarette man.” ... read more >>
Kings of Leon’s set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival earlier this month was stunning, but standing in the audience, I was most struck by the guy periodically scampering across the stage whose job seemed to be “cigarette man.” ... read more >>
Healthy habits may cut price of insurance
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Workers who quit smoking, lose weight, and eat right could have their health insurance premiums cut by as much as half, possibly saving them thousands of dollars per year, under a measure inserted with little notice this week into the Senate healthcare overhaul bill. ... read more >>
Workers who quit smoking, lose weight, and eat right could have their health insurance premiums cut by as much as half, possibly saving them thousands of dollars per year, under a measure inserted with little notice this week into the Senate healthcare overhaul bill. ... read more >>
MORFORD: A troubling lack of pure evil / Where to find a refreshing dose of vileness in the Age of Obama?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Remember the good old days? When the air was thick like curdled paste and the days were long like sad, lonely sighs and evil — sweet, dependable evil — was like some sort of predatory perfume salesgirl and we were all trapped in the same apocalyptic department store? ... read more >>
Remember the good old days? When the air was thick like curdled paste and the days were long like sad, lonely sighs and evil — sweet, dependable evil — was like some sort of predatory perfume salesgirl and we were all trapped in the same apocalyptic department store? ... read more >>
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