Opinion
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It has been a long time since
something has come along that
stirred up the emotions of mil
lions of Americans.
A few years ago many liber
als were up in arms over the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If
you remember, they staged
protests in major cities and
even allowed themselves to be
arrested, all while carrying
signs calling the President and
our soldiers 'killers.'
Now that there is a democrat
in the White House, they seem
to be quite content with the
wars and our young men dying
overseas. I guess it was just a
matter of time before some
thing new came along to stir up
the masses and give them rea
son to take to the streets in
protest. That thing now ap
pears to be the new Arizona im
migration law.
Personally, I think the only
thing more frightening than the
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The reality of being a chubby country
BRANDON BOYD
(Onion editor
We no longer live in the
United States of America.
No, we live in a United States
full of Fatties.
This is not news to most peo
ple - statistics from the Centers
for Disease Control and Pre
vention suggest that obesity
rates have been high for quite a
while.
What is news, at least to me,
is that despite a bunch of diet
fads, healthy eating choices,
and shows such as The Biggest
Loser, the United States is still
the fattest country in the world.
The love handles around Cal
ifornia and the Carolina's are
starting to get a little ridiculous.
The most recent statistics
BRANDON BOYD
opinion editor
The shaking has subsided,
the cold sweats have dried, and
I'm no longer in withdrawal.
No, I'm not addicted to ciga
rettes, alcohol, or drugs.
I'm addicted to something far
more powerful: football.
The last time I had a chance
to watch football that actually
meant something, Drew Brees
of the New Orleans Saints was
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Liberals are truly 'frightening'
Arizona immigration law is the
over reaction of people who
seem to know nothing about it.
A recent letter to the editor of
the Erie newspaper tried to
compare this law to Nazi Ger
many, which tattooed and ex
terminated millions of its legal
citizens. The letter writer stated
that "(the Arizona) law could
give police the right to stop
anyone" and "demand their pa
pers."
This is absolutely ridiculous
and is the hysterics of yet an
other person who wants to
comment on the law but has
not taken the time to read it.
The new law explicitly states
that police CANNOT stop just
anyone and ask such a ques
tion. This lie is similar to Presi
dent Obama's, when he said
police could stop anyone going
out for an ice cream.
The police can only ask for
papers if someone has already
been stopped for another rea
son, AND there is reason to be
lieve the individual may be here
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show that 30.6% of America is
obese and that's not even
counting those who are slightly
overweight. For the math ma
jors, that's only 2.7% away
from 1/3 of the population.
That's scary, considering that if
I grab three random people,
one of them will be obese.
For those wondering, the sec
ond place country is Mexico
with 24.2% of their citizens par
ticipating in their own battle of
the bulge (and we're not talking
World War II).
Because I doubt all of the im
migrants crossing the border
are Mexicans whom are mucho
gordo, these statistics show that
America has no self-control.
Apparently, we're still eating
what we want when we want it.
We've heard the tips a thou-
Finally, football has returned
celebrating amidst confetti
while holding his year-old son.
While the image was both en
thralling and heart-warming, it
signaled an end to my fix for
the year and a beginning to the
horrors of withdrawal.
After all the suffering I've
gone through for the past few
months, it's finally back as sig
naled by Thursday's college
football games.
Although we were subjected
to watching teams like Ohio
illegally. (Someone wearing a
shirt that says "I just crossed
the border illegally, and all I got
was this lousy t-shirt" would
certainly qualify.) I don't re
member the Nazi's extending
any such courtesies to its Jew
ish citizens.
Furthermore, as has been
noted numerous times, this law
does not contain ANYTHING
that isn't already law, except
that the state is taking it upon
themselves to enforce a law
that the federal government,
for unknown reasons, refuses
to enforce.
Last year I was driving in the
city and was pulled over at a
DUI checkpoint. The police of
ficer there insisted that I pro
duce my license and
registration. I am a citizen of
the US and was not doing any
thing wrong (yes, it was one of
the rare nights that I was out
but NOT at a bar).
Why is this ok but the Ari
zona law is not?
Last week, I was watching an
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sand times, yet we as a nation
are still not listening. You don't
need your chicken fried - it's
just fine to eat it when it's
grilled. In addition, you only
need one patty on your burger,
not three. And, to conclude the
tips, the only time I should hear
the word "ho-ho" is when it
comes from Santa.
I know I'm a 6'l" 150 lbs.
telling people not to eat junk
food, but it's not like you have
to give it up completely. Food is
not a magnet attracted to your
mouth - believe it or not, you
can actually control how much
you put in.
I know that at the very least
we can get under 30%. There's
a difference between being
pudgy, chubby, chunky, or
husky and being obese. We can
State and Pittsburgh, football is
football.
Unless it doesn't count,
which is why I'm not a huge
fan of preseason football. Yes, I
watch it, but it's like giving
non-alcoholic beer to an alco
holic.
It just makes you crave the
real thing.
And this Thursday, I get even
more of my fix as a rematch of
the NFC Championship occurs.
Will Brett Favre get revenge
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episode of Campus PD on TV. A
young girl who appeared to be
intoxicated was stopped by the
police and asked to produce
identification. When she re
fused to do so, she was told to
face the squad car, was hand
cuffed, and then taken to jail.
No, she was not Hispanic.
Again, how is this any differ
ent? Like it or not, everyone in
this country is asked for papers
often, especially when doing
something that is illegal. Since
most illegal immigrants do not
carry a US drivers license, how
else are police supposed to
identify them?
We need to stop blaming Ari
zona for protecting the lives
and rights of their citizens, and
start blaming officials of the US
government for not doing the
job that they are required to do
and which we are paying them
to do.
Perhaps they need to be re
minded that they took an oath
when they took office.
go from being a nation of fatties
to a nation of a low percentage
of slightly overweight people.
And while we're aiming for
lofty goals that probably won't
happen, let's see if we can at
the very least move down the
list a little bit.
Let's start feeding Mexico a
little bit more.
To be serious, those who
want to shed weight will - those
who don't want to won't. No
matter what I say, this article is
likely going to be nothing more
than entertainment for a few
people.
But if people continue their
eating habits, will we ever re
sign our crown of being the
chunkiest country?
Fat chance.
on the team that ended his 19th
season? Or will the Saints go
marching in as defending
champions and walk out as
winners once again?
It doesn't matter to me. As I
said, football is football, unless
it doesn't count.
So, if you couldn't tell by
now, my answer to Hank
Williams Jr.'s Monday Night
Football theme song is that,
yes, I am ready for some foot
ball.
Enticing eateries
ANISSA CHAMBERS
contributing writer
Are you hungry?
I know I am!
Biggest questions of the year
Where do you want to eat?
Bruno's or Dobbins?
While both seem to have the
updates on what and what not
to eat, prices are a big deal for
broke college students, espe
cially since that tree made of
money has yet to grow.
Personally, I love going to
Bruno's. I can walk right out
my hall into Reed and eat there
any time until about ten at
night, but at that rate my meal
plan money will be non-exis
tent. I could never be biased,
since I work for Dobbins and
Insuring fame
BRANDON BOYD
opinion editor
Troy Polamalu is known for
two things: his tremendous
play and his luscious locks.
Earlier this week, it was an
nounced that number 43's curly
`do became a million-dollar
mane, as his hair was insured
by Head and Shoulders for one
million through insurance com
pany Lloyd's of London.
While these insurance poli
cies are aimed more as a way to
catch the media's attention, Po
lamalu is not the first to have a
specific body part, or hair, or
whatever can be possibly imag
ined insured.
Lloyd's of London has also
insured Keith Richards' fingers,
Tina Turner's legs, Celine
Dion's vocal chords, and the
smile of America Ferrera, from
the show Ugly Betty, for ten
million, according to the always
reliable Wikipedia.
I'd like to imagine that when
someone says "you have a mil
lion-dollar smile" to America,
she corrects them by saying
that she actually has a ten mil
lion-dollar smile.
It's doubtful, though.
At any rate, the recent insur
ing of Polamalu's hair gave me
an idea - what other things
should be insured by Lloyd's of
London?
After all, if we can insure hair
and smiles, we can insure just
about anything, right?
Why don't we have a look
Where is
ANISSA CHAMBERS
contributing writer
I knew I was attractive and
intelligent before Behrend and
I still do, but now I'm starting to
realize maybe white guys aren't
interested in black girls.
I mean it's no big deal, but
nobody is telling me why this
is! Nobody is telling me why a
white guy won't dance with me
at a party, or why he won't
make conversations when he's
been sitting next to me in class
for a week now.
Don't get me wrong, I am not
saying that Penn State Behrend
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all but preference is slowly
changing. Four
words: ALL YOU CAN EAT
At Dobbins, whatever you
can possibly think of is avail
able to you at a fixed price, and
don't forget to grab some to go.
I just can't handle paying 4.99
for chicken fritters everyday at
Bruno's.
It's a lose, lose situation. "I
want to eat now but Dobbins
isn't open until their specified
times", or "I want to eat now
but I'm going to pay an arm and
a leg for some food to really ful
fill my hunger." I guess at times
like these you just ask your
self...
"What would my stomach
do?"
Brett Favre's career Here's
a sure bet for Lloyd's of Lon
don. After all, Favre's career
will never end.
Leßron James' image - Oh,
no, wait a second... Lloyd's of
London would have to pay for
that one after Leßron ditched
Cleveland in the debacle
known as "The Decision".
The Situation's Abs - Last
week I wrote about how much I
enjoy watching Jersey Shore,
and one of the things that al
ways seem to show up is my
boy Situaticn's abs. He's always
pulling up his shirt and the
ladies swoon over him. In fact,
he's practically the Elvis Pres
ley of this generation. Alright,
not really - Elvis actually had
talent.
Lady Gaga's loony get-ups
Let's get this out of the way:
she's really out there. Although
it seems at times like Gaga has
gone cuckoo, a lot of people
like her songs and her flamboy
ant fashion statements.
Osama Bin Laden's hiding
spot - The ultimate spot for
hide-and-go-seek.
The "Like" button on Face
book - It's become a necessity.
How else can we let people
know that we like what they
have said in their status without
actually typing something out?
Paris Hilton and Lindsay
Lohan - Because really, what
would we do without them?
This opinion page - Not be
cause it's that great, but just be
cause I could use the money.
the love?
is racist or anything close, but I
need some answers people!
Am I non-approachable?
Can someone help me get the
sign off my forehead that says
"non-social?"
Guys have approached me,
but of course they have been of
my own race. Everyone needs
to step out of his or her comfort
zone at some point in time.
I know I am.
Duh, that's kind of the point
of going away to college --
meeting new people.
I mean, really, we're going to
be in school with one another
for four years, open up!