Bill Maher On Future Vegetarian President
Written by Vegetarian Star on May 15th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Politicians, TV Hosts.
With several women who’ve ran for high political offices, including president and vice-president, an African-American president in office with several other minorities under his leadership, one might think the United States has come a long way in equal opportunity and diversifying those that run the country.
But we’ve yet to see a president who eats tofu served from the White House kitchen. And Bill Maher doubts we will soon.
“I was thinking the other day, I don’t think we could even have a vegetarian president,” he said. “Not that I’m a strict vegetarian. But in the mindset of mid-America, I don’t think they would vote for a vegetarian. I think they would vote for a gay president before they would vote for a vegetarian president. They just see it as something so exotic and foreign and un-American.”
While America isn’t about to exchange every chicken finger for seitan anytime soon, it’s not far-fetched at all to imagine the man or woman who will one day reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave will eat a plant-based diet and even promote it for the country.
Diet related like obesity, heart disease and cancer are affecting health care costs, a major issue facing the country. According to one study, medical costs attributable to meat consumption were estimated at $28.6 billion to $61.4 billion annually for diseases like hypertension, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, gallbladder disease, obesity-related musculoskeletal disorders, and foodborne illness.
A real leader of the country would take a look at these numbers and see the obvious opportunity that promoting a plant-based diet would do for the country’s budget and waistline.
We already have an alumnus in club, as Bill Clinton changed his un-American diet preference of cholesterol and fat-laden cheeseburgers to the healthier all-American one of lentils, legumes and beans.
Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons
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