Death threats against government officials are a major topic this week. One particularly interesting article, titled Feds Investigate Death Threats to IRS Employees After Health Bill Approval, states:
While these threats are being investigated, experts doubt there is much that law enforcement can do to predict if any of these (internet) commenters actually plan on taking action. The only thing certain is that the online community of anti-government extremists is growing, and it is increasingly being viewed by law enforcement as a threat. "I've never seen anything like this before," said MacNab. “The health care bill could very well be the tipping point.”
If MacNab thinks people are pissed about the health care bill, just wait till the fast food addicts realize they are going to be targeted like smokers have been targeted for the last 2 decades or so, including attempts to tax fast food brands out of business under the so-called sin tax. Time Magazine is already saying: Study finds that sin taxes promote healthier food choices. And The Village Voice blogger, Rebecca Marx (I wonder if that’s a given last name or a chosen pen name?), has compared this new fight against Ronald McDonald to the previous battle against the Camel brand cigarette mascot, Joe Camel:
Corporate Accountability International, the corporate watchdog group who brought down penis-faced Joe Camel, has now set their sights on a less phallic but equally pervasive target: Ronald McDonald. The group is planning to release a report tomorrow calling for the clown's retirement as the fast food chain's mascot, and running an accompanying campaign on its website to track Ronald's presence across the country.
Summoning recent statistics about childhood obesity, CAI is blaming the 50-year-old clown for getting kids hooked on junk food; the group's senior organizer, Deborah Lapidus, told CNN that he's "a deep-fried Joe Camel for 21st century." -- Corporate Watchdog Group Says Ronald McDonald Is Bad for Children and Other Living Things
All this coincides with the BREAKING NEWS today that a study from Scripps Research Institute in Juniper, Florida juxtaposes junk food addictive with addiction to heroin, cocaine, crack, etc. I’m not kidding. Look here for over 100 topical articles. Even rats show signs of addiction, according to the CBSNEWS.com report: Rats Starve Rather Than Eat Healthy Food.
Do you think I’m crazy for making these connections? Perhaps being a tad eccentric or hyperbolic? Well, here is evidence of a growing anger in connection with fast food:
Fast Food Makes Us Impatient, Study Suggests
New sin taxes anger consumers, ignore issues
McDonald's Customer Crawls Through Drive-Thru for Fish Sandwich ... and slaps employee for order taking too long.
And, best of all, THIS guy! - The Fast-Food Freakout of Cheeseburger Josh (NSFW!)
Mark my blog: Ronald McDonald will be investigated if anything happens to Obama...
Oh, and Jesus is being connected to the initial growth of portion-size: Did Jesus over feed the 5000?
