Obama: Let’s eat less so that we can lead by example on climate change
posted at 6:47 pm on May 19, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A winning campaign slogan if ever there was one: You’re going on a diet.
Pitching his message to Oregon’s environmentally-conscious voters, Obama called on the United States to “lead by example” on global warming, and develop new technologies at home which could be exported to developing countries.
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.
“That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen,” he added.
Silky tried a much milder version of this idea last summer and had to reverse course within 48 hours. Let’s see if the Messiah holds fast or if this too goes the way of the bare, noble, dissenting jacket lapel. The science is on his side, people. Exit question: For all the criticism the left levels at hubristic conservatives for overestimating American power, does this tool really think China’s going to deny itself luxuries that are now available thanks to its new wealth in a show of admiration for moronic Americans dieting to save the polar bears or sweltering in apartments with the A/C off to reduce emissions? Al Gore may think that, but Gore doesn’t actually have to lead, thank god.
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I got my sweater in my closet
tomas on May 19, 2008 at 6:50 PM
All together now…………..YES WE CAN!
ThePrez on May 19, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Ok, you first a-hole.
NTWR on May 19, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Oh, now he’s gone and done it. Telling the fattest nation on earth to eat less. Hillary will take personal offense to this, not to mention the Goracla, praise be upon his lard butt.
DrW on May 19, 2008 at 6:52 PM
SUVs? Obama only traded in his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300 Hemi V-8 for an SUV hybrid when his hypocrisy was exposed. Before that he drove around in a GMC Envoy.
He still gets transported in an SUV.
amerpundit on May 19, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Since I can’t have children (who won’t be eating) do I get “Eating Credits?” /sarc off
Seriously, you never know with “climate change” (a.k.a. “weather) chumps what you can and cannot get “credit” for so I thought I would check. /ok, sarc off, again
Branch Rickey on May 19, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Michelle Obama several weeks ago:
“Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed.”
Michelle Obama now:
“Barack Obama will require you to workout. He is going to demand that you shed your extra pounds. That you put down your remotes. That you come out of your isolation, that you move off your coaches. That you push yourselves to be better athletes. And that you engage in cardiovascular exercise for 30 min at least 5 days a week. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, inactive, and out of shape.”
Spirit of 1776 on May 19, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Jimmy Carter only wanted us to wear sweaters. This poor Obama fellow and his wife are a full throated Marxist, and he isn’t afraid to tell you about it.
Michelle Obama, 2008
tarpon on May 19, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Partner, do you really think I care? And, only cause I’d like to know more about you, Sen. Obama, which countries should I care about cause caring about ‘em all is just too much even for a JFK lib like me.
Shivas Irons on May 19, 2008 at 6:54 PM
So the Obama’s have sold their big house and cars and moved into an apartment near light rail…
SPCOlympics on May 19, 2008 at 6:55 PM
argh. typo; coaches = couches
Spirit of 1776 on May 19, 2008 at 6:55 PM
72 degrees; hubby likes it at 68 degrees, “Messiahbama” so tough ta-tas! I follow hubby before I follow you around you small-minded toad.
Branch Rickey on May 19, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Frak off, Obama. Besides, our house is only at 72 half the year - 68 in the winter. You mess with my thermostat, it’s personal bub.
the goddess anna on May 19, 2008 at 6:56 PM
From the many, according to their abilities, to the few, according to their needs.
DrW on May 19, 2008 at 6:56 PM
“We’re going to have to take some things away from you for the common good.”
See, he DOES agree with Hillary!
rockmom on May 19, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Isn’t that, by definition, the amount that we are supposed to eat? Isn’t hunger defined by the want to eat, and don’t we eat until we are no longer hungry, hence, ending our want for eating? Am I supposed to eat until I am just less hungry?
I guess, until we are officially a nanny state, I’ll eat more than I want just to be safe.
jimmy the notable on May 19, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Please will Sen Obama meet with the leaders of other countries and find out exactly what temp we should set our thermostats to and exactly how much to eat? Pretty please?
bnelson44 on May 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM
The Toyota Prius gets much better mileage than Obama’s Ford Escape hybrid, but it seems that the Messiah is more concerned about looking for the union label than saving the planet.
rw on May 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM
And maybe he should condemn his friend Nancy for demanding a large jet capable of a non-stop flight to SanFran. She gets around Washington in a Chevy Tahoe.
amerpundit on May 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM
I wonder if this is how the Great Leap Forward started, you know, with Mao just saying in idle converstion “Wouldn’t it be a good idea if everyone… ….for the good of the Nation?”
SPCOlympics on May 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM
How about we just purchase carbon credits- for every $1 spent, Obama’s wife shuts her fat mouth for 60 seconds.
Chuck Schick on May 19, 2008 at 6:58 PM
why is there a Native American on the intro picture?
Kaptain Amerika on May 19, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Does Michael Moore know about this?
liberrocky on May 19, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Now this is becoming personal.
I warn you Hussein boy, if you don’t take it back I’m gonna shove an egg roll up your ass.
Nobody will ever tell me to eat less or to eat more.
I love my Chinese Buffet. I go for a third, a fourth and sometimes a seventh.
Come you asshole to Florida, live here in Hell and try to cope with a 100 degrees in the shade and then tell me not to keep my home on 72 degrees at all times.
I have it of 60 F now.
Come and stop me and I’ll kick your ass.
Nobody will mess with my personal choices and freedom.
Indy Conservative on May 19, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Community Organizer says:
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.
mred on May 19, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Nice picture ! was B.Hussein a member of the Village People ?? Was the the motorcycle cop ??
redrock on May 19, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Fifty years from now global warming will be looked at as the greatest swindle to ever occur.
dawgyear on May 19, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Lefty eco-hypocricy knows no bounds. Gov. “Sleepy” Ted Kulongoski of my state of Oregon, must top them all, though. (Remember, this is the guy McCain was showering praise on a few days ago) The guvnuh had his personal driver drive his official SUV from Salem to Medford (260 miles or so) while he FLEW in a private jet down there. That way his official SUV would be available to him while in Medfore, but without our dear guvnuh actually having to travel in it like some kind of commoner.
innominatus on May 19, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Seeing the capital flowing into stocks like FSLR, providing leadership in the conversion from oil to alternative energy can be important in the technology foot race we are in with China. Crude prices have quadrupled since 9/11, with most of the money going to countries we don’t trust.
Obama is pandering to the environmentalists, but McCain should also push alternatives to oil consumption from a wealth creation and geopolitical standpoint.
dedalus on May 19, 2008 at 7:04 PM
By which time it will have been re-branded as a movement by conservatives. Aided by some Evangelicals and McCain & co.
Spirit of 1776 on May 19, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Reminds me of the Indian (from India) writer that said she had always wanted to visit America, because of its uniqueness. When asked what was so unique, she replied “I have always wanted to visit a country where the poor people were fat”.
right2bright on May 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM
And I don’t give a rat’s ass what other Turd World countries think about how I live. What the hell? I don’t tell them how to live.
I don’t have to please anybody.
Screw it!
I’ll do what I want, where I want, whenever I want.
Sensitivity and political correctness my ass!
Indy Conservative on May 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Kaptain Amerika on May 19, 2008 at 6:59 PM
I think it is an homage to the famous “Indian weeps at sight of litter and pollution” TV ad that ran every five minutes back in the ’70s
innominatus on May 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Didn’t some person named Goldberg (Jack? Monah?) write a book about some of the thinking behind this?
Hmm….
SteveMG on May 19, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Has anybody done an energy audit on the mansion that Tony Rezko bought Boybama? I’m betting there are no solar panels on the roof ala Algore.
JAW on May 19, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Deja vu Carter’s solution to high energy prices: Wear sweaters and WIN buttons.
Boring.
petefrt on May 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Oil imports drop first time since 1977 — gee, what happened that year, Oh yeah the Alaska Pipeline came online!
DKK
LifeTrek on May 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I know what to do. Let the Obamites calculate what foods we need and give it to us FREE ! But we could no longer purchase food ourselves. There could be charts that tell Obamites what to give us each day. If you are, say, a male 6 foot tall and weight 185, you are granted 2500 calories a day. If you are 6 foot and 250 you would get 2000 because you are fat and need to loose wait. If you are female you would get the initial 2500 but to compensate for this sexist society you get to pick what the calories consist of, such as sirloin steak and caviar. Males are only issued bread and cabbage, except if you are an Asian male you are issued rice and fortune cookies. Black males of Barry’s ancestory would get only an extra 250 calories (instead of the extra 500 black calories) cause his momma was white. If she was black he would get the full extra 500. This would cut green house gases in half don’t you think ?
JonRoss on May 19, 2008 at 7:13 PM
So a civilization that has created a system that can feed itself and export food for profit and charity as well is supposed to do with less because someone across the globe can’t get their act together and grow enough food? When I first heard this yesterday I took it to mean that we should feel guilty about our success.
Mark1971 on May 19, 2008 at 7:13 PM
The fact that this braindead POS is even anywhere near the Presidency of this nation is a disgrace.
It almost makes you ashamed to see how low a leadership class our fellow citizens seem to think is acceptable.
TexasJew on May 19, 2008 at 7:13 PM
Break out your sweaters, it’s CARTER TIME!
Socratease on May 19, 2008 at 7:14 PM
What an inspiring and HOPEful message: Tomorrow Will Be Worse Than Today, So You’d Better Get Used To It! Sounds like something you’d hear from that idiot peanut farmer who used to be President.
By the way, exactly which countries have to approve of what kind of car I drive? If it’s the French, I’d say that they better get the Germans, the Poles, and the Italians to come with them when they try to take my car keys.
Cicero43 on May 19, 2008 at 7:16 PM
So does he mean eat less in general, or just less arugula?
Jimmy Carter 2.0 indeed.
ReubenJCogburn on May 19, 2008 at 7:17 PM
I have a garden. I drive a small car. I supplement my heat with wood heat. If that ain’t good enough for the world, everyone will just have to kiss my okie ass.
Terrye on May 19, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Just because Obama, doesn’t eat pork product, doesn’t mean I don’t want my pork rinds. Wait, hold that thought.. I want Polar Bear and Blue Whale rinds with caribou and seal oil dipping mix!
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:18 PM
And don’t forget working out, we can all clock in to government health facilities where we will peddle bikes that power the world for a pre-set time.
Biking duration will depend on health risks calculated by the government health agency. Google will have all our health records available to streamline the calculations. Implanted RFIDs will track how much time we spend exercising.
If we stick to the government mandated health program we get to have frozen yogurt rations and things like dermatology or reconstructive surgery!
This is the Obammunist CHANGE that will save the world!!!11!~!
*faints*
NTWR on May 19, 2008 at 7:18 PM
I’m trying to wrap my head around this:
Conservatives are evil because they are attempting to intrude in private lives (abortion, drug laws, etc)
Liberals are good, because they are attempting to intrude in private lives (smoking bans, trans-fat bans, forcing people to give up SUVs, gov’t control of thermostats, etc).
Nugai on May 19, 2008 at 7:20 PM
I particularly like the part where third world thugs get to decide how much Americans will eat for dinner. Will there be a world police force to make sure we go hungry? Will they follow around Alec Baldwin to see that he’s as hungry when he lands somewhere as he was when he took off in his private jet? Just how is this going to work anyway?
Fred 2 on May 19, 2008 at 7:21 PM
No Country for Fat Men
SlimyBill on May 19, 2008 at 7:22 PM
I need a transfatty tripple stacked, triple slice of cheeses cheese burger, with chili and topped with a delicious assortment of bacon with a egg for prosperity!
Cost should be 25.00 and you daily intake of calories!
What do you all say?
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:23 PM
Between this and his ridiculous Iran waffling, there is no question in my mind that Barack Obama would be one of the worst Presidents this country has ever seen. The damage he will do with the Dems in the House and Senate will take years upon years to overturn.
WisCon on May 19, 2008 at 7:24 PM
When McCain is president, we’ll tell the rest of the world how much they can eat. Also, they’ll only be allowed to drive Fiats. That way they’ll be enough oil for our Yukons and Suburbans.
Cicero43 on May 19, 2008 at 7:25 PM
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK”
Si se puede, dude
sloopy on May 19, 2008 at 7:25 PM
This man is not a socialist, he’s an out and out Soviet-style communist.
MCPO Airdale on May 19, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Have Teddy Kennedy and Al Gore signed on to that? The last time I saw pictures of them it did not exactly appear so.
MB4 on May 19, 2008 at 7:27 PM
SUV? Why waste time with that gas saver when I can turn the key on my 1968 Chevy Chevelle SS? Lead by example? How about the example that working hard and earning a good living lets me eat and live how I want. Man this guy is nuts.
fanderbiles on May 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM
Well, then, I demand Michelle Obama resign from the hospital she “works” at since that hospital has the audacity to keep people alive and by doing so contributes to global warming!
SouthernGent on May 19, 2008 at 7:29 PM
How does this benefit Michelle Obama’s children?
lorien1973 on May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Have to disagree with you there, dedalus.
Branch Rickey on May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Those were Ford, not Carter. In those days, it was thought that one gaffe a year was a lot for a politician. These days, things appear to have sped up.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m not sure that I can keep up with Obama’s gaffe-a-day pace.
CK MacLeod on May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Sounds kinda like what I had for dinner, from the sack I picked up at the drive thru on the way home tonight. However I am guessing the “party faithful” will still be allowed to get their fill of wine and arugula.
JonRoss on May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Since when did we need the worlds permission to do anything? I couldn’t care less if it’s “OK” with them or not. Oh, and as a southerner, I keep my t-stat at 75 year round.
Guardian on May 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM
He’s going to take the food from my cold, dead hands.
Never mess with a pregnant woman.
ScoopPC11 on May 19, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Well, if things don’t go well for the ailing Senator from Mass I am claiming his share here and now.
JonRoss on May 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Sounds cool, Barry. I was thinking of going on an all arugula diet anyways.
malan89 on May 19, 2008 at 7:32 PM
First off it is ANWR (no war here in Alaska). Obama has never been up here either (hmm that 57 states thing is funny.. I wonder what number I am in), and he isn’t pandering to enviromentalists… he is pandering to the Californication of Oregon who for what ever reason love him. But Oregon is a pretty “heavy” State to live in outside of portland and salem.
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Now you are talking!
Branch Rickey on May 19, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Look people, you we need radical changes in order to save the planet.
I vote that we disallow anyone to travel while campaigning for office. Politicians must issue press releases from their offices.
I vote that we disallow music concerts. Musicians must distribute their music via iTunes.
Anyone else have any good ideas?
blink on May 19, 2008 at 7:34 PM
I just confirmed that Teddy Kennedy has not signed on.
P.S. I can not be held responsible for any mental trauma incurred by anyone who chooses to click on link.
MB4 on May 19, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Socialist always want to slice the pie smaller rather than just make the pie bigger. Communist/socialist ideology has killed far more people in modern history than anything else, it’s pure evil, yet the Clinton’s, Obama’s and Democrats generally are proud to preach it. Very dangerous.
Maxx on May 19, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Please excuse my incorrect spelling even if you did know to what I was referring.
Branch Rickey on May 19, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Hail, Brussels! I can’t wait. There has to be a new Federal department to monitor portion size in restaurants. To prevent grocery store scales from weighing more of any given product than your licensed quota. And to finally dictate an end end end to Swanson! Hungry Man! TV Dinners!
eeyore on May 19, 2008 at 7:35 PM
You may want to reconsider.
MB4 on May 19, 2008 at 7:36 PM
So which country minds us eating?
freevillage on May 19, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Anything in Africa… because we are the EVIL WESTERN EMPIRE.. who gives them food!
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:37 PM
He should support ANWAR drilling (and nuclear). It isn’t an either/or. Also, Bush should sell off a small percentage of the Strategic Reserve. At some point though alternative fuels become viable and the dollars flowing over to the Saudi’s can to into revenues for American companies. If the Chinese figure it out first, we loose.
dedalus on May 19, 2008 at 7:37 PM
RACIST!
SouthernGent on May 19, 2008 at 7:38 PM
I’m sure the UN will find it.
Or pass a resolution.
Isn’t it odd? For the left (and some not on the left), the US doesn’t have the moral standing to criticize other countries but, boy, other countries can sure as hell criticize us.
And we better listen.
SteveMG on May 19, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Yeah, I think you are right MB4. I just got carried away in the conversation here. I still have my stomach lining, my liver is in excellent shape, low body fat ratio (not really). I’ll suggest that Teddy’s share be passed on to Pelosi instead. She deserves it.
JonRoss on May 19, 2008 at 7:41 PM
:O
How sooooo? Am I LYING!?!?
Oh hell hold on, I gotta get the caribou/musk ox burger out of my teeth. Anyone got dental floss?
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:42 PM
I’m sure it’s the UN
will find it.Fixed.
eeyore on May 19, 2008 at 7:42 PM
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/05/are_32000_scientists_enough_to.html
how long will the American people keep their blinders on ?
ps. sorry i cant make the link smaller.
palefaced on May 19, 2008 at 7:43 PM
No, no, no, the Obamassiah is going to multiply seven loaves & fishes, in order to feed the meek who will inherit what is left of the earth after he submits to Chavez, Castro, and Achmadimmajob.
Please sir, can I have some more…?
I don’t know what scares me more - Obama or the minions who are drinking his kool-aid? I just wish it was more like the original recipe!
singlemalt_18 on May 19, 2008 at 7:43 PM
I’m just curious where the hell his line came from. It’s true that Americans are laughed at in some parts of the world for being fat and such. SUVs are mostly stupid in my opinion, and some people make a joke out of that, too. “You’re so cool. You’re driving a bus.” However, I haven’t really ever heard anybody actually complain about either topic.
freevillage on May 19, 2008 at 7:43 PM
As I have stated before… it is ANWR, not ANWAR. Unless you have seen this war on the northern slope of Alaska.. I would love to see it. When Polar Bears Collide is my favorite.
Stategic Reserve? LMFAO Which one are you refering too? NPRA? ANWR? Lower or Upper Beaufort Sea? The lower 49 States and their various BLM and Dept of Interior holding of strategic holdings?
China gets a good source of its “Oil” from other places… not America. Look it up.
And where is it that Saudi’s share their oil and gas profits and fortunes with America? Show me something. :)
As for Oil.. sweetie… stop, please. I think you are confizzled.
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Hey stop making fun of my “Big Bus”!
upinak on May 19, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Mmm, that pizza I just ate in the comfort of my 68-degree apartment hit the spot. Ah, I love America.
Senator, (to quote Don Rickles from the movie Dirty Work)…”Why don’t you get a horse and go live in the mountains someplace and don’t bother anybody?”
CP on May 19, 2008 at 7:53 PM
So much for the God given right to Life, Liberty, the pursuit of Happiness.
AZCON on May 19, 2008 at 7:54 PM
China buys its oil on the global market. My point was that a lot of venture capital is flowing into solar and other alternative technologies. It is important for American companies to establish the dominant market position in alternative fuels since we want to eventually divert dollars from the Saudis to the providers of solar and other technologies.
dedalus on May 19, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Do you think BO will give these up?
Oldnuke on May 19, 2008 at 7:56 PM
As soon as the (democrat) Party has perfected their telescreen technology, Obama can lead us all in our Morning Jerks.
(I know, I k now, everyone and their mother is making 1984 references about Obama. But they’re all true.)
VolMagic on May 19, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Oh, go finish your waffle, Barack. That big, diner waffle dripping in gooey syrup. And then, tell the rest of us not to eat.
JetBoy on May 19, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Okay, females can have abortions on demand.
No state interference.
Other than that, is there any aspect of our lives that liberals think government shouldn’t be involved with?
Anything?
SteveMG on May 19, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Somebody, please tell both Michelle and Baraka they will have to pry my cold dead hands off my French Silk pie…. Nevermind, what they’d have to do to get my cheeseburger!
We’ve not faced the likes of these two idiots since “Jimmah PutOnASweater and turn down the thermostat” CarterMarx. They are not only getting on my nerves but giving me a headache. Dang, I thought I’d never vote for McMaverick. Funny, he’s starting to make sense.
24K lady on May 19, 2008 at 8:02 PM
If Barry is elected I will be drinking more.
Bingo. Barry and Michelle really do think that every bite we eat means less for someone else, somewhere on the planet. That’s what they learned at the Ivy League propaganda factories they attended.
But fine, I’ll play along. Every morsel I eat means less for Osama Bin laden.
Buy Danish on May 19, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Does that mean no more arugula?
joeyb1955 on May 19, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Lets see; control what we drive, control how much we eat, and control the temperature in our homes.
Did I read that correctly? ummm maybe
controlDICTATE is a better word.allrsn on May 19, 2008 at 8:11 PM
There’s an unconfirmed report that he stole all the alcohol our of the medical cabinets and drank it. So I think he’s doing better.
Maxx on May 19, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Well now, this ain’t gonna go over too well with the brothers in the hood. Have you seen some of them lately?
Andy in Agoura Hills on May 19, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Thanks Obama, but I already can’t do any of that because of the @#$%^& economy, #$%^head. I wish he’d just come right out and say, “let them eat cake.” I know he’s thinking it.
RightOFLeft on May 19, 2008 at 8:14 PM
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