"In an editorial the Wall Street Journal criticizes Sarah Palin for criticizing Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign. The point seems to be that such talk from the Ms. Bully Pulpit is innocuous or benign. The writer makes an analogy with Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign.
Now if Michelle Obama were just a Chicago-based community activist who was organizing a nation-wide propaganda campaign to urge people to eat healthily I would have no objection."
Interesting thoughts. Does Ms. Obama speak for herself or her government when she speaks? If she is good enough to meet heads of states without her husband, can she not represent her government in other things. If the president can be held responsible for what he says as being government beliefs, then her words would be as well.
Yes she has the right to free speech, we all do. But free speech gets lost when you are an official government person. It can not go both way.
When the government steps in and tries to educate us, we must remember that other than public schools, that is not their job.
Yes I think obesity is a problem in America. A simple trip to a Wal-mart on any weekend will show you that. But when the government steps in and tries to use its bully pulpit, then maybe we should talk back.
