Lawrence O'Donnell Angry Over Comic Strip, Defends Michelle Obama!! (Blog, Video)

The right-wing has outdone themselves with their senseless attacks on first lady Michelle Obama and her "Let's Move" campaign....

The right-wing has outdone themselves with their senseless attacks on first lady Michelle Obama and her "Let's Move" campaign. And that's no easy feat.


Last year, the first lady announced the kickoff of her initiative, which is designed to end childhood obesity in a generation. "A recent study put the health care cost of obesity-related diseases at $147 billion a year," the first lady said. "This epidemic also impacts the nation's security, as obesity is now one of the most common disqualifiers for military service."


Watch the video to hear O'Donnell speak out about the cartoon:

He calls them the 'Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan of cartoons'!

Mrs. Obama's campaign is serious business, given the increase in strokes among the young, even children, and the higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and other conditions that comes with an unhealthy lifestyle. About 32 percent of children and teens are obese or overweight. That's 25 million young people.


The first lady makes a number of recommendations, including asking the federal government to look at rules governing the marketing of unhealthy foods to kids on TV, and urging the entertainment and technology industries to find approaches to encourage physical activity. She is encouraging mothers to breastfeed their babies, which lowers children's chances of becoming overweight. And a task force has made a number of other suggestions at the request of the White House, including local governments creating incentives to attract supermarkets and grocery stores to underserved communities; increasing the number of parks and playgrounds; restaurants changing their portion sizes and children's menus, and the federal government creating incentives to produce healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains.


A year after the unveiling, there is every indication that Obama's campaign is a success in terms of greater awareness of the problem. She has traveled throughout the country encouraging schools to make healthier school lunches. And Wal-Mart -- which accounts for 15 percent of the U.S. grocery industry -- has agreed to lower the sodium, sugar and fat content in the food it sells. Few people are as well-positioned as Michelle Obama to make a change, and she is working it -- as one of the administration's most effective and popular political assets.


No one can really object with a straight face to encouraging healthier lifestyles. Yet, somehow, the right-wing has managed to do so...


We have GOT to do better, America!