As I was watching the Super Bowl last week I was struck by one of the Pepsi Max commercials. It was the one where a woman continually was taking food from her husband because it is what we consider "junk food." Towards the end of the commercial the man is sitting on a park bench drinking a Pepsi Max when his wife comes by. The man gets a horrified look on his face until he notices that his wife is also drinking a Pepsi Max. Things are fine until the man notices a jogger and the wife trows the can of soda at him. He ducks and the can hits the jogger in the head knocking her out.
The commercial was only mildly amusing because the wife reminded me of our First Lady, Michelle Obama, heretofore referred to lovingly (sort of) as Auntie M. It reminded me of how Auntie M is on her healthy eating campaign and trying to get her hubby and the rest of us to go along. This ad would have made more sense if it showed folks jogging or exercising another way and having a cold Pepsi Max after they were finished. This way was nothing more than a homage to Auntie M.
Now, Auntie M needs her cause, just like every First Lady. Nancy Reagan had her anti drug message, Laura Bush had literacy, Hillary Clinton had self promotion and now Auntie M has childhood obesity. Okay, let's help the kids stay a bit leaner, get them off the couch and outside a bit more, but leave us grown ups alone. If she let Barry be then maybe the rest of us could catch a break. Probably not, he's not stupid enough to say anything against his wife, at least I don't think he is. Well, I hope not anyways.
What it all comes down to is choice. I want to able to decide what I eat and how much. I don't need the liberal media or the government telling me what to do. Or at the least trying to make me feel guilty if I decide to eat a cheeseburger like the poor fellow in the commercial.
Now that Obamacare has been declared unconstitutional by the Federal Courts maybe Auntie M will start to lay off a bit. I realize that it's only a pipe dream, but a guy can still dream.
So after all that, I think I will head out to one of the many local burger joints and get me a double bacon cheeseburger and salute Auntie M and Pepsico while I eat.
The commercial was only mildly amusing because the wife reminded me of our First Lady, Michelle Obama, heretofore referred to lovingly (sort of) as Auntie M. It reminded me of how Auntie M is on her healthy eating campaign and trying to get her hubby and the rest of us to go along. This ad would have made more sense if it showed folks jogging or exercising another way and having a cold Pepsi Max after they were finished. This way was nothing more than a homage to Auntie M.
Now, Auntie M needs her cause, just like every First Lady. Nancy Reagan had her anti drug message, Laura Bush had literacy, Hillary Clinton had self promotion and now Auntie M has childhood obesity. Okay, let's help the kids stay a bit leaner, get them off the couch and outside a bit more, but leave us grown ups alone. If she let Barry be then maybe the rest of us could catch a break. Probably not, he's not stupid enough to say anything against his wife, at least I don't think he is. Well, I hope not anyways.
What it all comes down to is choice. I want to able to decide what I eat and how much. I don't need the liberal media or the government telling me what to do. Or at the least trying to make me feel guilty if I decide to eat a cheeseburger like the poor fellow in the commercial.
Now that Obamacare has been declared unconstitutional by the Federal Courts maybe Auntie M will start to lay off a bit. I realize that it's only a pipe dream, but a guy can still dream.
So after all that, I think I will head out to one of the many local burger joints and get me a double bacon cheeseburger and salute Auntie M and Pepsico while I eat.
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