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Spitzer to schools: monitor students’ weight

Gov. Eliot Spitzer wants to make New York the “healthiest state.” And one of his proposals is to require “body mass index” reporting in schools.

Actually, what he wants to do is replace parents with bureaucrats. I mainly point this out, however, to draw attention to the cognitive dissonance this will inevitably cause in many nanny-staters:

Sean Keenan, who teaches sixth grade at Van Wyck Junior High School in Wappingers Falls, understands what Spitzer is trying to do.

“I support him in trying to make every one healthier,” the Millbrook resident said, “but how is it going to get done?”

Keenan said if schools are going to identify students who are heavier and already have poor self-esteem, then it may make matters worse.

Buahaha. “But it might hurt their self-esteeeeeeeeeeeem!” Watching these people in action is like watching a bad science fiction movie where the evil robot gets fed a contradiction and its head explodes.

Hat tip: Moonbattery