Fat America

 I just read the Dirk Johnson article , " People are snacking everywhere.. "
( New York Times,July 30 ).
    Fat Americans getting still fatter. What do I see on the bus
while I peruse this article? A plump young lady - who if slimmer could
be prettier - sucking on a green tootsie pop! Nerves? Real hunger ? Oppressed
by sexism ?
    Indeed everywhere I turn at the bus station, I observe the frightfully
fat. Do they even care ? Just declare that FAT IS BEAUTIFUL and forget about
self-restraint.
     With all due respect to our philanthropist, Mr. Feinstein, most of
the worthy poor are FAT ! The union leaders are forever demanding a
greater share of the pie. But working Americans have more than a fair
share of the pie. Just look at them !
    There is an epidemic of obesity in the United States. If all those
fat Americans were forced to work harder for less pay ( for munchies ),
then the country would begin to shape up again.
       I suspect that the grossly fat lost interest in sex about 50
pounds ago.Obesity should be grounds for divorce. Let's legalize
no-fat divorces !
      Oddly enough, the upper middle class person is rarely fat. Here
he or she wisely avoids conspicuous consumption.
       What a horrible life style it is that is centered on junk TV
and junk food. We idolize the athletes with great bodies but treat our
own bodies as disdainfully as we would treat broken down garbage trucks.
     And not even death will end our self-indulgence. According to
the Gallop polls, most Americans believe in Pie-in-the sky !
      I hope the next President is lean and mean- just to set a good
example.