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In reply to the discussion: Judge Blocks New York City\\\'s Limits on Big Sugary Drinks [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)26. If it saved ONE twelve year old from a lifetime of diabetes, it already worked.
Sometimes a gentle nudge is welcome.
And those older who no longer have grandparents left, sure wish I had even one of the four to tell me NO.
People put down nannies, but in reality, who wouldn't want that special relative who was able to break through?
Is there anyone that doesn't think how great it would be if Elvis had a nanny that cared and that he was still here today with one of the purist voices of all time?
Not wanting help is akin to not listening to a doctor or better yet, not going to a doctor
and just giving up and dying.
And putting down wellness is also putting down Michelle Obama, and John F. Kennedy.
Being that JFK fitness program was second to none for the early 1960s.
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Bloomberg won. It got the nation talking, and MacDonalds has stopped selling supersize months ago
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#13
If it saved ONE twelve year old from a lifetime of diabetes, it already worked.
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#26
In the end, he wins, 100%. Many places already aren't serving super size.
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#45
You miss the point entirely. Most people don't go to the effort, therefore outta sight, outta mind
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#52
"address my point about how the right of the individual should not trump the good of all"
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#48
The Constitution doesn't have all our rights - not listed reserved for the people or the states
askeptic
Mar 2013
#55
Your last paragraph is filled with so many false assumptions it invalidates your entire post.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2013
#59