Tucker Carlson: ‘Poor people are fat’ because of access to an ‘amazing abundance’ of food

[DonViejo]

Fox News host Tucker Carlson suggested on Wednesday that obesity was only a problem for poor people because “there’s not a single fat person” in rich neighborhoods.

On the Fox News show Out Numbered, host Harris Faulkner noted that recent studies had shown that unemployed people were at risk for gaining weight.

“I’d have to think that this is embarrassing for this White House,” Faulkner argued. “You’ve got on the one hand, the first lady doing the ‘Let’s Move’ campaign, and you’ve got on the other hand, ‘Well, where is the president on the ‘Let’s Move with Jobs’ campaign?’”

“You’re right, their agendas are at loggerheads with one another,” Carlson agreed. “His economic policy meets her fitness policy, and collision.”

But Carlson also saw a silver lining in the news that unemployment leads to weight gain.

“All of us should be happy about one thing, and it’s that for the first time in human history you have a country whose poor people are fat. So this does show this sort of amazing abundance,” he opined.

“What?” Faulkner gasped.

“For the last however many millennia, poor people starved to death,” Carlson explained. “And this is a country that’s so rich, whose agriculture sector is so vibrant and at the cutting edge technologically, that our food is so cheap, poor people are fat! I mean, I don’t know. We shouldn’t take that for granted.”

“The cheaper foods tend to have the more fattening and artificial ingredients,” Faulkner pointed out.

“I just saying, up until about 20 minutes ago — historically speaking — people just wanted enough calories,” Carlson replied. “And we’ve certainly achieved that.”

Carlson admitted that “people eat their feelings” when they were depressed about finding work, but he said that obesity was “also a cultural divide.”

“Go to a rich neighborhood, there’s not a single fat person on the street,” he opined. “No one smokes cigarettes, no one’s overweight. The middle of the country looks nothing like the edges. And that is a problem, I think.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/14/tucker-carlson-poor-people-are-fat-because-of-access-to-an-amazing-abundance-of-food/

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[Mike Daniels]

1. If he thinks rich people aren't fat I suggest he take another look at Limbaugh or Rove

Neither of them are what I would call models of moderation or good health.

The dude that oversees FOX News (Roger Ailes) isn't exactly svelte either.

[riversedge]

27. that was my first thought.

[NuclearDem]

2. METABOLISM DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY

[NOVA_Dem]

15. Cheap food is likely to raise insulin levels which leads to weight gain.

That's too scientific for that trust fund baby.

[Blue Owl]

3. Tuck off, Carlson

n/t

[randys1]

6. Tucker needs a good and very hard slap in the face on live television

gotta shame these disgusting piles of shit somehow

[big_dog]

23. even the faux news anchor gasped when he spouted his inanities

hes the male ann coulter

[Dawgs]

8. Tuck off, Fucker is better. n/t

[neeksgeek]

4. My Psychiatrist is very large (just stating a fact)...

And I promise you she's not poor.

What a weak argument. Facepalm!

[rickford66]

5. Oh?

The poorer you are, the more food you have to eat? Those Koch brothers must be starving.

[randys1]

7. The sad fact is the poor do have bad diets and being overweight can mean

eating the wrong food, when you are poor all you can afford or find is the wrong food

[reformist2]

9. Tucker is seriously ignorant about the scarcity of options, and addictive nature of fast food.

[immoderate]

10. So ... how to explain Chris Christie?

--imm

[vankuria]

11. As usual Tucker is full of it!

Unfortunately eating healthy is very expensive. Buying fresh fruits, veggies and wholesome, organic foods can be way out of reach for the poor. They are forced to buy cheaper products that tend to be very high in sodium and fats such as macaroni products, cheeses, hot dogs, breads, sugary drinks, packaged foods and store brand products.

My husband and I are both trying to lose weight and our grocery bill is much higher than it used to be because we are buying fresh and organic.

If someone is overweight it may not be because they are indulging in too much food, just all the wrong food.

[belcffub]

13. I lost weight eating crap

just less of it... used myfitnesspal to track my calories... lost 100 pounds in 9 months and kept it off over a year... then I started adding some of the muscle I lost back... I'm up about 10 pounds from my lowest...

you don't have to eat fresh and organic to lose weight...

and health wise I am fine... all my numbers are good... doc says I'm in great shape... I can run half a marathon distances in under two hours and a 5k in 24 minutes... and now that I am putting muscle back on I can bench over my weight which is 190 right now... two years ago I could not run 100 yards...

and do I love wings and pizza... yes I do... I do eat a cup of plain oatmeal ever morning and that is cheap... doubt its organic... but 10 pounds for $10 can't be beat...

[Ikonoklast]

21. Steel cut oats, I could live off of those. Best food on the planet.

Little brown sugar or molasses, maybe some cinnamon...damn now I'm hungry.

[big_dog]

20. exactly and there are programs available for farmers market foods to be available to EBT customers

ensuring that they eat the right foods

[vankuria]

24. Not everyone has access

Unfortunately many folks who live in poverty do not own cars and have to walk to whatever food stores are available. In my hometown a grocery store closed right in the middle of a very poor area of the city, where folks walked to get groceries. That meant people had to use convenience stores to get food. It became a critical situation and the mayor was able to negotiate a deal for someone else to move into the grocery store that closed. The pricing is still not as good as the original grocery store, but at least folks have a neighborhood grocery store to shop at.

[Leme]

26. yeah, food deserts in the city and rural areas also

if there is no place nearby to buy food, a full grocery store... one has to have transportation... and shop quite differently.

[Mike Nelson]

12. Tucker is hiding some major poundage...

...his girdle needs to be tightened.

[rurallib]

14. So how does Tuck-Tuck explain his extreme stupidity?

Once the internet was invented, there was too much information for him, so he decided to become stupid?

[City Lights]

16. He is a putz. Plain and simple. nt

[badtoworse]

17. I wish it were that simple

I'm not poor or even close to it, but I'm not svelte or close to that either.

[lpbk2713]

18. Another filler story he pulled out of his ass.

They have to fill up their allotted time with something and it's easier and takes
less time to make something up than to go out and actually cover a story.


FAUX --- We distort. You deride.

[AverageJoe90]

19. What a fucking moron. Seriously, Tucker?

[Orsino]

22. Tucker Carlson is stupid because of amazing access to money.

Otherwise, he might have to work or think for a living.

[KamaAina]

25. “Go to a rich neighborhood, there’s not a single thin person on the street,” either

outside of NYC and SF, they're all pretty much inside their chauffeured limos.

[riversedge]

28. Tucker is looking a bit puggy himself!

[Jefferson23]

29. Fox News is toxic, a steady diet produces a blockhead like Carlson. n/t

[11 Bravo]

30. So Tucker is an asshole because of the amazing abundance of shit?

Hell, all this time I assumed it was simply his personality.

[reformist2]

31. Nasty, smug, elitist - and ignorant - comments.

[Prophet 451]

32. Prick

The reason obesity is a problem among poor people is that it's simply more expensive to eat well. According to on study I read, it's a difference of $1.50 a day to eat healthily. That's $135 a month for a single mother and her kid.

[smackd]

33. asshat (nm)