The posters went up last week, 14 in Union Station. On each of the large displays, a thought bubble rises up from a picture of a beautiful 8-year-old: "President Obama's daughters get healthy school lunches. Why don't I?" Full Story »
Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Washington Post
The writing’s good and the piece flows nicely, but the authors missed a potentially interesting and important wrinkle. Being based in DC, do they not already know that PCRM isn’t an organization of physicians? Indeed, the Physicians Committee isn’t even a committee. Some would even say that it isn’t responsible. First and foremost, PCRM is an advocacy group for animal rights and against the use of animals in research and education. Readers of this article should have been made aware of that fact. Indeed, the authors could have asked Dr. Barnard how it is that he can advocate for “healthy school lunches” at the same time that he advocates against supporting research aimed at advancing children’s health by such ... More »
Barnard’s advocacy of sound nutrition starts with the belief that it is morally wrong for human beings to use animals for food or for advancing medical knowledge and human health. While I don’t deny the nutritional merits of vegetarianism, I’m always irritated when journalists don’t inform readers of the philosophical beliefs that underlie Barnard's and PCRM's nutritional advocacies and public utterances. It's all about being credible.
To Frank Luntz, a Republican political consultant, the White House’s response to the posters is hardly shocking. “The children of the president are ... More »
Should the President's family always be off limits even in issues that affect other American families? Interesting question.
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