A Word (Or Three) On Hillary Clinton

And now a word, actually three words, on Hillary Clinton: Can’t Stand Her. I’d vote for Hillary Duff before I’d vote for Hillary Clinton. Now, why would I say something like that about my very own New York State Senator? Well, for one, I, like many other women, would have had much more respect for her if she had kicked that philandering liar, Bill, to the curb. We’re supposed to believe that staying with Bill was a political decision she made on his behalf? Please…the decision to “stand by her man” was only meant to preserve her own political career.

 Ms. Rodam Clinton is a political, social and moral phony. Just recently, when she addressed a group of African-Americans in a Selma, Alabama church, Hillary suddenly adopted a pronounced Southern accent. This was clearly a desperate ploy to attempt to connect with her audience. Does she think the African-American community is so ignorant that they can’t see an opportunistic white woman talking down to them?

We are suddenly expected to believe Ms. Clinton (is it Rodam Clinton or just Clinton or does it just depend upon what mood Hillary is in or what audience she’s speaking to?) has turned away from her college days as an ultra-liberal to a now more moderate political view?

At one point, in the ’90’s, Hillary made the ridiculous statement that she “could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas”, but instead she pursued her political and career goals. Oh no she di-int! Them’s fightin’ words missy. Want to lose the women’s vote much? And writing her autobiography, “Living History”, was a thinly veiled attempt to prevent damage control when the questions hit the proverbial fan. This way she doesn’t have to answer any questions, she can just tell us all to go read the book.

So, let’s recap: Hillary has a phony marriage, phony political views, a phony accent and a misguided view of women (although I’m pretty sure she is one). I, for one, don’t want a flaky fake in the position of making major political decisions in the midst of a global war on terrorism. Bill…quick…get me my book so I know what decision I’m supposed to make now and get off that intern!

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Mosh Pit Injuries At The Fair…

I recently went to the highly publicized “Projekt Revolution Tour” at the New York State Fair. To be quite honest, I wasn’t the least bit interested in any of the bands besides Linkin’ Park and waited most of the day for them to go on. During the wait we were entertained by other popular bands, two of which were “My Chemical Romance” and “Taking Back Sunday”. Not my thing, but they both put on a pretty specular show. From where I sat I had an excellent view of the stage and of an extremely active mosh pit. For those who don’t know what a mosh pit is, it’s an area created within the crowd where concert goers can dance aggressively. This dancing includes shoving, slamming and even head butting. I don’t understand it, but it’s apparently popular with some of the kids. The height of the moshing occured during the “My Chemical Romance” performance.

First off, the standing room only section was so overcrowded, I wondered how long it would take for the audience to start dropping like flies in the extreme heat and blazing sun. Unfortunately, I was correct and several people had to be administered medical attention by area ambulance personnel. Then, to make matters worse, the fair director had sectioned off an area solely for the purpose of moshing, which created more crowding in the rest of the area. Eventually, approximately 15 people (depending on who’s telling the story – concert goers or the fair director) were injured, many with broken bones and concussions. The standing room only audience didn’t make matters any better by “crowd surfing” which means being tossed around above the crowd in order to get up as close to the stage as possible. This caused other people to be kicked in the face and head. Security’s only response was to take the surfers at the end of the crowd, deposit them off to the side and tell them to go back into the audience.

So this leads me to ask if mosh pits should be done away with completely? First of all, concert producers, bands and vendors make excellent profits from concert and various other sales. The cost for this particular concert ranged upwards of $60, an average price for concert tickets. Add to the fact that a hot dog and soda costs over $10.00 and the average souvenier t- shirt sells for $40 and we’re talking big bucks. For that kind of money I expect the environment to be safe and well organized. Allowing spectators to beat the hell out of each other, endangering themselves and those around them is totally irresponsible. If these kids were beating each other in the streets they’d be arrested. Why is it acceptable behavior because it’s at a concert?

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The Truth About The “100 Calorie Snack Pack”…

Americans spend over $23 billion dollars on weight loss products per year. So there’s no doubt the dieting industry is a booming business and everyone wants a piece of the pie. 100 calorie snack packs are a fairly recent marketing ploy manufactured by major food corporations. Companies are cashing in on the concept of marketing junk food in convenient little bags to the tune of a whopping $150 million.  Consumers are now being given the misleading impression that foods like Oreos, Ritz crackers, Chips Ahoy, Pringles and other snack food products are suddenly nutritious simply because they’ve downsized the packaging.

Selling these products in 100 calorie portions doesn’t make them any more nutritious. The fact is these snacks and others like them still contain the same “empty calories” as they always have. The manufacturers are simply saying  that we, as consumers, can’t control our eating habits so they’ll do it for us. In addition, although these products are labeled as having 0 grams of trans fat they still list hydrogenated oil, which is laden with trans fat, on the ingredient list. Companies are exploiting the fact that the FDA allows food manufacturers to list 0 grams of fat if the amounts of trans fat is less than 0.5 grams per serving. And studies show that smaller packaging means less staying power, eventually leading to more frequent eating.

So what’s a consumer to do? Nutritionists agree that the best snack foods are still the same as always. Fruits, vegetables, nuts and small containers of low fat or no fat yogurt are all excellent alternatives to empty calorie junk food.  They can easily be divided up and packaged into small portions and be taken to work or school. And when only ice cream or cake will satisfy a sweet tooth indulge yourself with small portions. Have a small piece of cake or one ice cream bar. And resign yourself to stop there. The key is to remember that it’s okay to reward yourself with a treat now and then as long as it’s done in moderation. 

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