Thursday, July 03, 2003

No, we're a tobacco company...really!: Who'd a-thunk Altria would be doing this sort of backpedalling over its food products? I mean, Phillip Morris changed its name so people wouldn't associate the stock with tobacco (at least not at first glance) and now they're getting sued over their (Kraft) Oreos. Heaven forbid people use their power of free will to not buy fatty food, or at least fatty food exclusively. I'm really worried about our species. We simply cannot protect ourselves...from ourselves. Staple our stomachs, wire our mouths, do anything, anything, but make us control our impulses. You don't want a washboard stomach? Fine. But there's no reason to have your stomach hang to your knees. I know obesity isn't simply about impulse control, and that a wacky thyroid gland or one's genes will play a part, but on the whole, it's about making the hard decision, which if politics teaches us anything, is the last decision we'll make.

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