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Tell Michelle Obama: "Stop Killing our Children!"

Author: Bill Schmalfeldt
Published: January 20, 2011 at 1:38 pm

First Lady Michelle Obama won't be happy until your children are healthy... or dead!

That's the message being conveyed by two of Washington, D.C.'s free conservative online "newspapers" today. According to "The Daily Caller" and "The Washington Examiner," the Governors Highway Safety Association blames Mrs. Obama's child exercise initiative for the rise in pedestrian traffic fatalities.

In the Daily Caller, writer Amanda Carry (and doesn't that sound like the kind of gag name Bart Simpson would call, asking bartender Moe to page? "Amanda Carry? Hey, I'm looking for Amanda Carry. Alla youse shut up until I find Amanda Carry!") makes this amazing leap.

(They've since updated their version of the story, but good old Talking Points Memo has the original version.)

Pedestrian deaths increased sharply during the first half of 2010, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). On Wednesday, the Executive Director of the GHSA accused the first lady's obesity program of causing the deaths by encouraging people to exercise.

THAT MONSTER!!! (Or would the correct term be monstress?)

First, Sarah Palin rightfully points out that "the first lady cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own children, for their own families in what we should eat." Now this! Why can't government go back to worrying about what we're doing in our bedrooms and leave our kid's lunch bags ALONE???

But, as I said, the Daily Caller has updated their story. The original headline read "Highway safety spokesperson blames pedestrian deaths on first lady's obesity campaign." Now there's a question mark at the end of the headline instead of the period. And it includes this quote from Governors Highway Safety Association Director Barbara Harsha.

“I was misquoted, said Harsha. “We in no way oppose Ms. Obama’s program.” She said she was trying to make a broader point about pedestrian awareness and safety. If Obama’s program is getting more people to walk, “they need to be aware of their surroundings and do so in a safe manner.”

(Well, that explains the question mark at the end of the headline. Harsha says, "I never said that!" and the headline says she did...maybe? And the question mark at the end of the headline is noticeably missing from the Caller's front page, where Mrs. Obama's murder of our children remains a declaration, not a interrogative.)

Moving on to the Washington Examiner, which is handed out for free to Metro riders in DC to give them something to read when the subway cars break down.

The Examiner's headline is a bit less inflammatory, and suggests that maybe it's Steve Jobs who is killing our kids.

Exercise, iPods could be causing pedestrian death.

But then, when you dig way, way down... into the first sentence of the first paragraph, you read...

First lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to get people to exercise outdoors might be a factor in an increase in the number of pedestrian deaths during the first half of last year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

The Examiner story clearly suggests the First Lady's “Let’s Move” campaign to eliminate childhood obesity, could be eliminating CHILDREN!

Now, join me in amazement at this bit of conservative journalism that takes a position, indicates that their position is supported by a spokesperson when, in fact, the spokesperson says nothing of the sort.

First, the Examiner makes the claim, "the 'get moving' movement, led by Obama’s 'Let’s Move' campaign to eliminate childhood obesity, could be to blame, Harsha told The Washington Examiner."

Don't bother searching for a direct quote of Ms. Harsha actually SAYING that. You won't find it. A bit deeper into the story, however...

“There’s an emphasis these days to getting fit, and I think people doing that are more exposed to risk [of getting hit by a vehicle],” said Harsha, who conceded to having no scientific evidence that the Let’s Move campaign has led to an increase in walkers and runners, or deaths.
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Article Author: Bill Schmalfeldt

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