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Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 1:41 am
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/miche...-outraged/
It's been said that conservatives would stop breathing air if Michelle Obama said that oxygen is good, now they're outraged because she suggested that people should drink more water.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 3:13 am
(September 28, 2013 at 1:41 am)Doubting Thomas Wrote: It's been said that conservatives would stop breathing air if Michelle Obama said that oxygen is good
It would be such a benefit to this country if this happened.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 11:50 am
Okay, I looked at the article, trying to see if there's any real justification for this, but, seriously, what the fuck? Do they want us to only drink Brawndo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbxq0IDqD04
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Uhm ... many people don't know this, but the drink 7 glasses a day is a myth. Everybody needs different amounts of water. Just drink when you're thirsty is the way to go, drinking too much doesn't get you healthier, you just go to the washroom more. If I'm not mistaken that is the scientific consensus now. Because our body does regulate water levels, drinking more water will require your body get rid of it otherwise it'd cause electrolytes imbalance, that doesn't happen, you just go to the washroom.
If she said drink more water instead of soft drinks/energy drinks/beer/whatever, then yea she'd be right, but unless people are suffering from dehydration, drinking is just that, no magic powers.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:09 pm
I wish the republicans were smart enough to simply point out her scientific inaccuracy (we don't need that much water) and leave it at that.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:12 pm
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(September 28, 2013 at 12:00 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: If she said drink more water instead of soft drinks/energy drinks/beer/whatever, then yea she'd be right, but unless people are suffering from dehydration, drinking is just that, no magic powers.
Well, here's the words she used.
Quote:“I’ve come to realize that if we were going to take just one step to make ourselves and our families healthier, probably the single best thing we could do is to simply drink more water. It’s as simple as that. Drink just one more glass of water a day and you can make a real difference for your health, for your energy and the way that you feel.”
Yeah, there's no mention of 7 glasses a day (I heard it was meant to be eight), but it would have been better if she said "drink more water instead of soft drinks/whatever." But still, it's not like these people who are going apeshit over this are making the same point you made.
(September 28, 2013 at 12:09 pm)Psykhronic Wrote: I wish the republicans were smart enough to simply point out her scientific inaccuracy (we don't need that much water) and leave it at that.
Hell, it's not even that. It's just that Michelle Obama said it. I doubt it would have even been that controversial if, say, Laura Bush or even Ann Romney had said it. I'll bet they'd go into a tizzy if they said the sky was blue. And they wouldn't even bother to acknowledge the different shades during dusk and dawn.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:18 pm
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Their behavior is simply childish.
I dont think that more could be said.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:20 pm
She talks a lot about increasing water consumption - we know water is the best drink for us, but simply drinking an extra glass of water has no clear scientific benefits. If she talked solely of drinking water instead of other crap, she'd be good.
That being said, it's not a huge deal and the Republicans are dickheads.
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RE: Michelle Obama says to drink water - conservatives get outraged
September 28, 2013 at 12:30 pm
+1 for the Idiocracy reference, Rev.
As I look at Boehner and his little cult of morons it seems to me that we are nearly there.
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