Surgeon General: Childhood obesity endangers future work force

The potbelly is calling the kettle black.

Childhood obesity is more than a public health issue, says U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin. It’s endangering the country’s future work force.

Benjamin was in Nashville today drawing attention to the problem of childhood obesity. Of Tennessee kids ages 10 to 17, 36.5 percent are overweight or obese, and Tennessee ranks 48th in the general health of its children.

“If kids are having high blood pressure or heart disease when they’re 19 or 20 years old, you’re not going to have a work force out there,” Benjamin said. “All the studies that show kids perform better when they exercise ... That’s the work force you want.”

So why does this Sow-rgeon General have her job?

Clearly obesity did not endanger her undeserved place in the work force.

Because the moron-in-chief is learning disabled.