We have some breaking news to report!
Yesterday afternoon, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt welcomed world-renowned brain worm survivor and anti-vax conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who, thanks to his name and wealth, is sadly the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services – to the State Capitol to announced that Oklahoma was, at one point in time, apparently healthy!
Grab a beer and onion burger and check out the details via The Oklahoman:
Oklahoma will no longer recommend fluoride in local water systems as part of Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's new "Make Oklahoma Healthy Again" initiative, a move that received immediate pushback from physicians.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Stitt in announcing the details of the new campaign at a news conference on Thursday, June 26.
Stitt signed an executive order at the event that requires the Oklahoma State Department of Health to immediately stop promoting or endorsing fluoridation as a way to prevent childhood tooth decay until new recommendations from a Stitt-created panel can be developed…
Yep, MOHA for life, MOFOs! We’re going to “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” by… encouraging tooth decay. Good times, huh?
Obviously, removing fluoride from water may seem like a controversial plan that panders to the Mel Gibson from Conspiracy Theory types out there, but remember – you can’t chew a chicken-fried steak if you don’t have any teeth!
In addition to sending more families on a trip to the Dental Depot, Stitt and RFK also announced they’re going to micromanage what foods people on government assistance can eat:
Stitt also ordered state agencies to eliminate artificial food coloring in government-funded food programs, including summer meal programs and meals served at state correctional facilities.
Kennedy said during the news conference that the federal government should not be paying for Americans to consume candy and sugary drinks.
"You're poisoning the American people," he said. "Now, American children are having an obesity crisis."
Although I think telling people what they can and can't buy with the money you give them is a bit Orwellian, I don’t have a big problem with this… but only if we implement a similar policy for businesses and corporations that receive public assistance.
Sorry, but if your business received government subsidies, tax incentives, or job credits, then you can't let your employees buy a cold pop in the breakroom. You need to spend that government money responsibly, right?
In case it’s not obvious, I’m not a big fan of this whole campaign.
First of all, like most of Stitt’s attempts at marketing and branding, the name royally sucks:
LOL. They really want us to call this thing MOHA? That doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue – or look cool on a big red hat – does it? Hell, it sounds more like the Cherokee word for motherf’er than a real-life public health initiative!
Also, outside of when Oklahoma was submerged under an inland sea, when has our state ever been healthy? Have these brain worm morons not seen the state meal or smoked at a restaurant? Poor health is one of the few things we’re actually known for!
But then again, I’m not sure any of that matters.
As I mentioned, this was more of a publicity stunt that gave Stitt an opportunity to spread misinformation and preach to the chemtrails-are-killing-us choir than a real-life initiative that will see any results.
It makes you wonder if he has more of these stunts in the works.
For example, next week, I could see him bringing out the WWE education secretary lady to announce they’re going to make Oklahoma kids smarter… by removing math from textbooks.
I' not sure physicians will push back on that one, but maybe teachers will.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
