Political Quotes

“While I am waiting for an additional speaker. I want to hold up this board. This is an example that the FDA gave to businesses on how they could easily--we see all kinds of signs like this. Sometimes it is the price at the end of the item, and, in this case, it would be the calories. So it talks about a slice of pizza. Now, I am feeling kind of chunky today, and I go into the pizza parlor, and it says that for cheese pizza, for th original, it is about 200 to 240 calories; for the thin and crispy, 150 to 190 calories; and for pan--now, we love our pan pizza, our deep-dish pizza in Chicago, but that is 260 to 300 calories. So I am thinking: Yeah, I want pizza, but I think I am going to go with the thin and crispy, which is going to save me at least 110 calories. Now, what do I want on top? I am looking now at all the things, the meats and the veggies that can go on top, and each one of them has calories per slice listed there. Simple. I am a pretty good--you know, I can do math pretty well, and I can also compare. Do I want something that is up to 50 calories or something that is 20 calories? And I can look at this sign and make a decision for myself. This is not too cumbersome. This is something that could easily be displayed. I go to a lot of restaurants that already are in compliance and have the calories, and if I am like between the pasta and the salmon--and, again, I want to make that decision.…”