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It's on the 20th, the day of the Great American Meatout...very cool.
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7...2493--,00.html
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7...2493--,00.html
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It's on the 20th, the day of the Great American Meatout...very cool.
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7...2493--,00.html
It's on the 20th, the day of the Great American Meatout...very cool.
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7...2493--,00.html
*Sigh* My fellow Michiganders absolutely despise Gov. Granholm - I'm not sure why, I think she has her moments (case in point!) - but they'll rebel against any position she takes. OMG the whining that went on after she signed into law a smoking ban in restaurants and workplaces... you guys should have heard it... whine whine whine, that's all anyone ever does in this state, LOL.
Michigan is one of the of the unhealthiest states in the entire nation, and we LOVE our Midwestern meaty garbage. This is not going to go over well. Hee hee, I can't wait...
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Sometimes I forget how conservative Michigan can be since I live in Ann Arbor. We practically have our own bible belt. 
But good for Granholm.
But good for Granholm.
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*Sigh* My fellow Michiganders absolutely despise Gov. Granholm - I'm not sure why, I think she has her moments (case in point!) - but they'll rebel against any position she takes. OMG the whining that went on after she signed into law a smoking ban in restaurants and workplaces... you guys should have heard it... whine whine whine, that's all anyone ever does in this state, LOL.
Michigan is one of the of the unhealthiest states in the entire nation, and we LOVE our Midwestern meaty garbage. This is not going to go over well. Hee hee, I can't wait...
*Sigh* My fellow Michiganders absolutely despise Gov. Granholm - I'm not sure why, I think she has her moments (case in point!) - but they'll rebel against any position she takes. OMG the whining that went on after she signed into law a smoking ban in restaurants and workplaces... you guys should have heard it... whine whine whine, that's all anyone ever does in this state, LOL.
Michigan is one of the of the unhealthiest states in the entire nation, and we LOVE our Midwestern meaty garbage. This is not going to go over well. Hee hee, I can't wait...
Lol. I'm a former Michigan resident and a smoker. I thought one of the best things about living there was that I was able to smoke in restaurants and not have to stand out in the cold to smoke after my meals. Yeah unlimited decaf Denny's coffee + cigarettes = not healthy. Also in my city, all the non meat centric restaurants and places that offered healthy food options that would open up would close like 4 months later due to lack of business
It will be interesting to hear how people react towards this.
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Not very well at all, according to this article.
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The governor has signed another proclamation also declaring Saturday as Michigan Agriculture Day, praising Michigan's agriculture industry, and asking people to include in their diets a healthy measure of meat products made in Michigan.
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Sometimes I forget how conservative Michigan can be since I live in Ann Arbor. We practically have our own bible belt.
Sometimes I forget how conservative Michigan can be since I live in Ann Arbor. We practically have our own bible belt.
For real, when I go to Ann Arbor I feel like I'm in another country. It's not even fair. Ann Arbor's an intelligent, happy, sunshiny paradise (well, aside from some of the student bars you guys have, I have a rage stroke whenever I'm within 50 yards of Scorekeepers, lol).
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Is the meatout day still happening? Sounds like she was taking a beating from Agriculture industry and the republicans.
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"What?," exclaimed State Senator Ron Jelinek, "The governor is encouraging people not to eat Michigan meats?"
"Excuse me, governor, this is like telling people not to buy Fords or Chevys that are made in Michigan," added Jelinek.
"Excuse me, governor, this is like telling people not to buy Fords or Chevys that are made in Michigan," added Jelinek.
Plus, reducing heart disease will hurt Michigan's biomedical research industry. Why does our governor hate Michigan?!
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Plus, reducing heart disease will hurt Michigan's biomedical research industry. Why does our governor hate Michigan?!
Plus, reducing heart disease will hurt Michigan's biomedical research industry. Why does our governor hate Michigan?!
Ol' Jenny hates everything except for unions and raising taxes, haven't you heard?
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And she says the need is urgent to fund the Pure Michigan tourism campaign as television ad schedules fill up. She says April is already gone and May, when people are making summer travel plans, is slipping away.
Those Pure Michigan ads are a riot. They play them all the time here, and I think they also play them in Chicago and NE Ohio, too. They have the music from The Cider House Rules and Tim Allen does the voiceover. They're super cheesy.
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For real, when I go to Ann Arbor I feel like I'm in another country. It's not even fair. Ann Arbor's an intelligent, happy, sunshiny paradise (well, aside from some of the student bars you guys have, I have a rage stroke whenever I'm within 50 yards of Scorekeepers, lol).
For real, when I go to Ann Arbor I feel like I'm in another country. It's not even fair. Ann Arbor's an intelligent, happy, sunshiny paradise (well, aside from some of the student bars you guys have, I have a rage stroke whenever I'm within 50 yards of Scorekeepers, lol).
I lived in Michigan for 6 years and visited Ann Arbor once. It really was like a whole other world! Unfortunately I visited right before I moved out of the state. Had I known of it's awesomeness within the 6 yrs I lived there I totally would've moved there.
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I lived in Michigan for 6 years and visited Ann Arbor once. It really was like a whole other world! Unfortunately I visited right before I moved out of the state. Had I known of it's awesomeness within the 6 yrs I lived there I totally would've moved there.
I lived in Michigan for 6 years and visited Ann Arbor once. It really was like a whole other world! Unfortunately I visited right before I moved out of the state. Had I known of it's awesomeness within the 6 yrs I lived there I totally would've moved there.
I wanted to move there, but I couldn't justify the hour commute to work
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<<catches up and is compelled to use this smiley yet again: 
When will people learn that meat is not the only source of protein? And geezus petes, now the Guv is somehow unsupportive of her state because she suggested vegetarianism for one damn day? Oi.
When will people learn that meat is not the only source of protein? And geezus petes, now the Guv is somehow unsupportive of her state because she suggested vegetarianism for one damn day? Oi.
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The whole thing was weird. You'd think she asked people to slaughter their first born children. 
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No doubt. Being an election year makes the crazies even crazier, me thinks.
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Plus, reducing heart disease will hurt Michigan's biomedical research industry. Why does our governor hate Michigan?!
Plus, reducing heart disease will hurt Michigan's biomedical research industry. Why does our governor hate Michigan?!
LOL ... actually, maybe that's not funny. Sometimes I think politicians and CEO's really think like that. Why doesn't the American Cancer Society tell people to stop eating meat? Maybe because it's run by the same people that profit off of "managing" cancer instead of preventing it.
Not to change the subject, but thought I'd share this: http://www.preventcancer.com/losing/...iest_links.htm
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I'm not a fan of the American Cancer Society. The China Study did that for me.
And I feel like this is weirdly obvious somehow, about all the criticism towards Granholm. Don't people stop to think "hey, she's getting all this backlash for caring more about our health than our agricultural profits. That's a good thing!" I guess not... It's just that the ag companies aren't even pretending that it's not about money. I think that's so bold, and really shows how evil they are.
And I feel like this is weirdly obvious somehow, about all the criticism towards Granholm. Don't people stop to think "hey, she's getting all this backlash for caring more about our health than our agricultural profits. That's a good thing!" I guess not... It's just that the ag companies aren't even pretending that it's not about money. I think that's so bold, and really shows how evil they are.
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