The Conservative Sensei

Too Fat to Serve?

So, BHO has nominated Dr. Regina M. Benjamin to be the next Surgeon General of the United States.  Great, right?  She is Black, from a poor background, has worked hard and bettered herself and her community. Completely qualified to speak on healthcare matters, right?  Actually, no.  She is not qualified.

What?  How can that be?  Well, my dear readers, she is fat.  Since we are talking about being politically correct in this Blog, let’s use overweight.  A lot of discussions are taking place around the water coolers of DC about the “qualifications” of this particular BHO appointment.  She is obvioiusly qualified if you use the standard BHO checklist:  Minority, liberal, grew up poor…I’m not sure if she has any tax problems but that would certainly put her over the top.  Throw all of that out the window now.  We have now found the one thing that you can’t be in BHO’s administration; Overweight.

I have a couple of questions:  1.  If weight is so important, then why is Sotomayor getting affirmed as a Supreme Court Judge?  She is overweight.  Sure, she is Latina, from a poor background, and a left leaning judicial activist but shouldn’t all of that fall to the way side?  I mean, if you appoint her as a Supreme Court Judge what kind of an example will that send Americans?  Fat people…Oh, sorry…Overweight people can’t be put in positions of responsibility.  They can’t even control their eating.  What about the children?!

We are living in a world that places every emphasis on your race and sex as the ultimate qualifier for your employability (as long as you aren’t a white/male then you are unqualified) .  My head is spinning.  I can’t keep up with all of this.  Read the article (click on the picture) and do a little research about this Doctor.  I don’t know if she should be appointed or not but I certainly know that the final qualifier shouldn’t be her weight.

Come one come all.  Give me your tired, poor, uneducated masses…..Hey!  You fat people stay over there.

1. Amy says:

   July 29, 2009 at 19:10

   Kind of missing the point here “Sensei”! It is not her qualifications that has people in an uproar. I am sure that she has bettered herself & made a wonderful resume that more than qualifies her for the position of Surgeon General …that is on paper.

   However, would you be listening to the doctor telling you not to smoke who in fact over weight & a smoker himself (not intended to imply that Dr. Benjamin is a smoker). Or would you seek advice & aid from a hunch backed Chiropractor? What about nurses who come in & tell you that the Dr. has ordered you not to eat “this” when they are HUGE? Or a dentist telling you to floss more & he has three crowns, a missing tooth, & bad breath? Sure, they might know a little something of what they are telling about from experiences, but how did that advice work out for them? They are professionals!!!!

   So what now? You have to be a role model to be a “professional”?

   Right, being a role model is a “qualifying” factor in most all jobs. Because of all this PC (political correctness) BS is why we can no longer hire & promote our business in accordance with our goals & desired output. Appearances are something, in some cases everything, especially in the medical field.

   Let me know the next time you take your medical advice from a obese doctor & how their advice worked out for you!