Michelle Obama and school lunches

Can someone clarify for me where the First Lady has the power to define what school lunches should and should not be? Where is that power and authority define? Was she voted into that position? Was she vetted as a dietician/nutritionist? Where is here degree from and what is her degree in? How is it a person without any relevant experience and not properly vetted can have so much power over virtually ever school district nationwide and ultimately the children?

Can someone explain where she gets that authority? I'm being serious, I was involved in a discussion about this earlier tonight and I had no idea. I tried googling it, but nothing came up.

 

It is my understanding that she has no authority. However, she can suggest and considering the people in schools are overwhelmingly Dems, they follow the suggestions of the Messiah's main bitch.

 

Main bitch? Do you think brother Barack was able to keep his side bitches when he went to the White House? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

The brother has got a back door bish too.

 

Honestly, no. He does not seem to the type of have the moxie to have a side piece. He actually comes off as very unmanly to me.

 

The Thread of the Easily Annoyed....

 

Now tell me how the "Just Say No" slogan that was created and championed by Nancy Reagan was different.

 

In one respect, they are essentially the same...they were ignored. The difference is Michelle is trying to force choice by setting policy about substances that are legal, Nancy's campaign encouraged the individual to make a "better" choice concerning policies on illegal substances that already existed.

 

I think her and the USDA have only issued guidelines, not set actual policy. Am I wrong? I cant find any proof of policy setting on the googles.

 

Haven't some systems tried to implement the guidelines? In terms of USDA, sometimes guidelines are not easily distinguished from regulation. Sure you can reject the guideline...now about those funds you wanted from us to subsidize those lunches we tricked you into providing....

 

He means beside all that. No difference at all, except for most of it.

 

I still do not see where she has the power to dictate the diets of many kids.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...hool-lunch-due-michelle-obamas-stan/?page=all

 

Oh she has the power. The article spells that out well. However, she does not have the authority. That means she was able to do this with one of the strongest tools of all, influence. The USDA, who does have authority, has done exactly what she wanted.

Thanks for linking that article. I love unintended consequences stories.

 

She needs to do some situps or something before she starts mandating nutrition standards. Frumpy and dumpy...

 

I saw yesterday that VT. has banned brownies for school lunches. There was a quote from somebody " our kids like Kale ", yeah, right.

 

It manliness is measured by the amount of strange one gets, your recent post about you and your wife suggests that it takes one to know one.

 

I hear the lunchroom trashcans are full of nutritious food every day.
Who thinks a program to feed kids food they won't eat makes sense?

 

Any bets on an Obama/Whole Foods connection somewhere?