Most of you really seem to have absolutely zero knowledge or real time understanding that the exact same "WW2-FINANCIER" money-power that has used your fear of non-Americans through all of the Muslim terror they deliberately create using your billion dollar per-week tax hit for CIA under Bush-senior & the Republicans turn your country into something nobody in their right mind in the world really trusts anymore…

You all seem totally oblivious to the thought that 35+ years ago these men thought ahead & built themselves an Obama to step-in & give you the feel-goods WITHOUT you ever coming close to really learning what really got you feeling bad in the first place… Beware… Those in power got there because they ruthlessly planned ahead & they're doing it right now too… Thonk of "OSAMA & AL-QUEADA" & all you've really got is an Australian lookalike man called "VANSTONE" who'se been under CIA control from day one & was merely only replacing the uncooperative Saudi-born original whom CIA quietly assassinated under Whitehouse orders in the 80's…

Obama is destined to be used to ensure you all continue to feel better while knowing nothing about it… You could read more about all of what you're NOT being told at the "Jaqques Le-Tripper" blogsite or at the "supanova-survivor" site at Spaces-Live… & Meanwhile these two fat ladies can both just quietly go-on remaining as fat as they want to be in the best country in the world… (sic) Excuse my sarcasm… One of your government's unacknowledged 'CIA BLACK-OPS' that they say was protecting you from terror has killed some of my children & I'm felling rather negative because if none of you have the heart & soul to ever courageously tell the truth then I-perceive you'll keep-on allowing them to do it & I'm already a walking deadman as I-have no intention of ever shutting-up until I-have 'JUSTICE' or I'm dead… Those ladies are rather fat aren't they… Not starving like Africa & you won't hear this story on NPR either…

NPR meant us to feel sorry for them and they thought the picture would do that, but they misjudged.

"Republicans would never spend one dime of taxes to help people." Maybe you havent seen how much domestic spending has increased in this administration. One reason being the Medicare bill.

As far as the weight goes, I didnt feel the need to comment on it. It was clear.

Or could it be that Ohio is losing jobs?

And Ben,….you are mistaken about NPR….as many "liberal media" shouters are.

If it is true that NPR included the photo you posted, then there is no question in my mind that the story was meant to ridicule, not embrace, welfare and social services. Domestic programs are primarily the work of Democrats, as you say. Republicans would never spend one dime of taxes to help people…..they prefer big business.

So the NPR picture and story of the two fatties' experiences in an economic downturn were specifically chosen to "prove" that Democratic programs are ignorant giveaways to those who don't deserve it.

Can't anyone understand that?

As I stated on Naugblog, subsidized housing should never exist in places where public transportation does not exist. It creates a scenario where the chances of actually becoming employed is reduced.

Further, for many years now we've known that poverty equals a higher chance of obesity, it's been discussed, studied and we all know what the cause is for most:

"Energy-dense foods rich in starch, sugar, or fat are the cheapest option for the consumer. As long as the healthier lean meats, fish, and fresh produce remain more expensive, obesity will continue to be a problem for the working poor"

There are solutions beyond even what I suggested such as a mandatory dietary class, there are community gardens that could create fresh seasonal produce that could be encouraged, but it's easier to just blame people.

I wonder what the NPR goal was, by including the photo of the two women they had to realize what was going to be said. That the women would face snarky comments and ridicule, and yes they are responsible for their own weight, however it's clear that many believe that they don't have an alternative. They do.