He was once big on the Catholic argumentation scene, deciding not to decide the morality of abortion (for which he was chided by Andrew Greeley), a Commonweal Mag favorite, his wife Sidney [sic] Callahan an effective arguer vs. abortion (and a tough-minded charmer).
Now he has an idea whose time he thinks has come: Make fat people ashamed of themselves.
Blithe Spirit 
I think that fat shaming has been going on for a long time — continuous articles and TV information provides a constant drumbeat against obesity; not to mention ads for products to help people lose weight. The problem is that food is relatively cheap, or free with an EBT card, and we are programmed to be hungry for all of the wrong foods (fat & sweets). Few people work hard all day which compounds the problem.
It takes constant discipline to both lose weight and maintain a proper weight, to exercise regularly. In the face of temptation always present, far too many of us fail the test.
Maybe the government can engineer a Ukrainian-type famine which will eliminate those of us on the thinner side and slim down the rest. Problem solved. Plus the added benefit that it reduces the carbon problem that is always being thrust in our faces. With my good ideas, do you think I could get a high position in the HHS Dep’t?
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You’re a shoo-in.
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