Fat People Under Attack - as Usual

Rush had this to say:

RUSH: You're walking down the street. You're in the mall. You see an obese person. Do you think, does it cross your mind that there ought to be counseling centers for those people? Does it? When you see a bunch of obese people, do you think that? Is it one of the first thoughts that you have? Maybe the second or third thought? "You know, we need counseling centers for these people. We need the federal government to have counseling centers so these people could be talked to about it."

Do you think that, or do you just thank God you're not and move on? Or do you feel a little sorry or do you wonder how it's possible? Whatever you think, do you think we need counseling centers? Well, from the LA Times: "In a move that could significantly expand insurance coverage of weight-loss treatments, a federal health advisory panel on Monday recommended that all obese adults receive intensive counseling in an effort to rein in a growing health crisis in America.

"The US Preventive Services Task Force urged doctors to identify patients with a body mass index of 30 or more," that's currently one third of us, "and either provide counseling themselves or refer the patient to a program designed to promote weight loss and improve health prospects. Under the current health care law, Medicare and most private insurers would be required to cover the entire cost of weight-loss services that meet or exceed the task force's standards." Now, I don't know about you, but the last thing I think of when I see obese people walking down the street is, "We need federal counseling centers!"

But these people are everywhere in the regime.

They are everywhere, people who think this way about pretty much every form of behavior that they find disagreeable, or that they find repugnant.