Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

The First Lady Won'T Like This

The First Lady Won’t Like This

By Elton Camp

Mrs. Obama, childhood obesity is trying to combat
Because she knows kids won’t live as long if too fat

You might think that advertisers would take the hint
A report from Yale University says this how it went

Kids and teens are seeing far more soda ads than before
With blacks and Hispanics especially seeing many more

Children are sold stuff that’s high sugar, low nutrition
Which will significantly add to their too-fat condition

Most experts are convinced that children who are obese
Will develop health problems and their working cease

Without incomes, that means that taxes they can’t pay
Which then drives up healthcare costs yet another way

The American Academy of Pediatrics had this to say
Highly caffeinated drinks aren’t right for kids, no way

The American Beverage Association says this is wrong
They are singled out, when to many blame does belong

Children don’t have experience ads to truly analyze
Obesity will grow no matter how hard Obama tries

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John Smith November 1, 2011 at 7:12 AM Good point, but still, I'd rather live in this land of the fat than in some other land of the starved. Elton Camp November 1, 2011 at 10:16 AM Hey John, Thanks for reading and commenting. I'd sure hate to live where starvation is a strong possibility as is true in some spots. The main point I meant to make is how greedy big business is, even to the point of peddling their most unhealthy wares directly to children who are more easily influenced than adults. Elton