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Jamie Oliver brands Sarah Palin a ‘fruit loop’ after she slams food for schools initiative

MOLLY MULDOON,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 8:33 AM

Updated Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 8:33 AM

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Sarah Palin slams Michelle Obama's initiative

Sarah Palin has come under fire for her remarks regarding President Obama’s healthy eating initiative.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has criticized the former Alaska governor, describing her as a “fruit loop.”

Palin recently criticized Obama’s approval of a bill that provides extra money for free school meals. The mother of five and grandmother of one said it was government meddling in an issue that should be left up to parents.

However, Oliver argues that getting kids to eat healthy is a civil rights issue and that Obama is on the right track in contrast with Palin, who is “clearly on this issue is a fruit loop.”

With his ABC show “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” the British chef attempted to transform the diets of the residents of a West Virginia town. He is currently working on a new version of the show in Los Angeles.

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Gracie1 | Mar 11, 2011, 02:08 PM EST

Why the devil does anybody pay attention to anything Sarah Palin says? The woman is certifiable and definitely not worthy of the attention or concern of anyone with half a brain cell in their head. The only reason she says these stupid things is because there are media people who will actually repeat what she says as if it were an intelligent or considered thought. Shme on all of them and all those who give her reason to think she is anything more than an attention seeking twit.

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LinLinisme | Mar 02, 2011, 08:27 PM EST

JAMI is all wrong. He should keep out of it . Sarah Palin is right and she said what I would say.

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McNabb1966 | Mar 02, 2011, 09:11 AM EST

@maireadinmelb...Well, first of all the quote was "civil rights" not "human rights." And we're not talking about feeding the poor. We're talking about a celebrity chef's mindless attack on Sarah Palin and the silly comment he made during the attack.

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maireadinmelb | Mar 02, 2011, 04:26 AM EST

A young child can only eat the meals provided to it! The same child will only learn of healthy eating if someone teaches that child, so many parents the world over either cannot, do not or can't be bothered to teach or provide such food! So yes nutrition is a human right!!!

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McNabb1966 | Mar 01, 2011, 10:57 PM EST

When he makes idiotic, childish statements like "getting kids to eat healthy is a civil rights issue," Jamie Oliver makes a fool of himself and a mockery of genuine civil rights issues. Apparently being a celebrity chef doesn't require deep comprehension or self control. Stay in the kitchen where you belong, Jamie. It's better for all concerned when you don't waste everybody's time by talking about things you don't understand.

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ShamrockMiss | Mar 01, 2011, 09:51 PM EST

I think Jamie got it all wrong. Sarah Palin is more of a frosted flake than a fruit loop.

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PolinDeB | Mar 01, 2011, 08:22 PM EST

The best way I've seen this put. You have removed Humans right to forge and just take food they need, so therefore they need to be compensated. Feed the Children, it's cheaper in the end.. of course you also want them to die rather than pay their hospital bills.. and strangely most of these people seem to call themselves christian's... When Jesus said - Suffer little children to come onto me .. he'd didn't mean starve them all..

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PolinDeB | Mar 01, 2011, 08:19 PM EST

@LizFlady So you would see a child starve? What a lovely person you are. Needed more like you around when the Famine hit Ireland.. ah yes, the English.. if they can't afford to feed their children we should let them starve. Free Market economy at its best...Famine was seen as a good free market final solution to those who choose to remain poor.

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Bubbastudd | Mar 01, 2011, 07:45 PM EST

Oliver could have left out the "loop" part to describe himself. Instead of cawing and screeching about Sarah Palin, he should get off his duff and exercise. Then he would be fit, like Sarah.

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LizFlady | Mar 01, 2011, 07:20 PM EST

I'm sorry, I am sick and tired of paying for other people's children to have free breakfast, lunch and now they are considering giving them dinner. This is bull. If we go the "healthy" route that is being suggested our taxes will go sky high. Home is where the child should learn their eating habits not school. If you don't like what is being served at school, fine, pack your child's lunch.

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maloney | Mar 01, 2011, 06:39 PM EST

oliver the idiot, civil rights issue?? Stay the h*ll out of my business & my pockets.

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jmchrystal | Mar 01, 2011, 04:44 PM EST

To all you misguided folks that think Obama stands for socialism. Wake-up, we are and have been a socialism society for a long time. We all pay the cost for those who eat crap and drive-up our health care costs and it is about time the free ride with health care costs stop. If you don't pay your share of your own health care why should the rest of us foot your bills?

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jmchrystal | Mar 01, 2011, 04:09 PM EST

The saying that "You are what you eat" has been around for a long time. However, most parents these days, have given-up the right to decide what is healthy to eat to the commercial interests on TV, This lack of common sense about food choices costs all Americans billions of dollars in heath care costs! It is about time someone did something!

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ustreetdc | Mar 01, 2011, 02:34 PM EST

This is directed at "BigGuns"... What exactly does "The USA will be the new China" mean? Do you even know what you mean? Please explain to us how the school meal program is like China. I'm assuming you're equating this to Socialism, but, how exactly does it relate? And I don't mean using vague terms like "big government" and "civil liberties". I'm interested to know facts and statistics about the similarities between the USA and China about funding for free school meals.

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irishcara | Mar 01, 2011, 12:56 PM EST

You cannot blame childhood obesity on the one meal a day that students are fed in school. How about parents takes responsiblity? They're the ones feeding kids fast food and plopping them in front of tv's and computers so they don't have to interact with them. Feed them healthy at home and make them go outside and get some exercise and quit blaming school food service.

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