Separation of Church and State for Thee, but Not for Me.

Edition One

Separation of Church and State the Madeline Rogero Version

According to a March 11, Knoxville News Sentinel article, Knoxville City Mayor Madeline Rogero met with local clergy to enlighten/beg them to preach the gospel of the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare to their faith communities.  

What happened to Separation of Church and State, which although it does not appear in the Constitution, is accepted fact among some in our fair land?  Well, for Madame Rogero, if it suits her purposes, it does not exist.  

While I find this annoying enough, some of her quoted comments are reprehensible.  Such as:

“Healthy people with affordable insurance put more money in the collection plate!”

Spare me, Lord.  If any preacher I ever met started pimping promoting a government program from the pulpit, I would leave.  #shame #MadelineRogero.

Get Fruved

Oh, you read that right.  In today's Knoxville New Sentinel, an article touts the fact that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized a $4,900,000 grant to the University of Tennessee 4-H extension program to combat "childhood obesity".  This is a peer to peer mentoring program.  It has a social media marketing element called "Get Fruved".  I don't kid.  This is a mash up of fruits and vegetables.

Get Fruved!  Get .... Fruved!  Did a ten year old come up this idea.  Did they talk to the Marketing Department.  Get Fruved is memorable and nmemonic. I do kid.  

The University loves the peer to peer programs.  They are creating them all over the place.  Two reasons.  First, they eliminate parental participation.  Second, they absolve the University of any responsibility.

This is $4,900,000 of your money, Knoxville and Tennessee and the United States of America.  For Get Fruved.  That giant sucking sound you hear is $4,900,000 circling the drain.  #toilet

That is all from here in the shadow of the Sunsphere.

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