Bill Maher had a rather important “New Rule” on food today. Because it was so funny, many will miss the dual message.
The first was the necessity for regulation not only on food, but for the burning of coal. The second was an environmental message.
Unlike times when his rants seem a bit overdone, with attacks on our food being poison (high fructose corn syrup, GMOs, insecticides, and other chemicals), this rant had a prescient point.
Bill’s opening remark puts the onus on the citizen:
“If you are one of the millions of Californians who voted against labeling genetically modified food, you can’t complain when it turns out there is horse meat in your hamburger.”
He goes on to make the case that much of the food being eaten is mislabeled, delivering his message in a funny and satirical manner:
“Did you know your Chilean sea bass is neither Chilean, nor bass, nor from the sea? …. And your Mahi-Mahi is really made of mercury drenched bottom feeders like tile fish …. And if you like sushi, you really don’t know what you are eating because those fish are mislabeled 74% of the time.”
He then proceeds to show that many countries, ones we view as not as advanced in food safety, actually require precise labeling (e.g., Saudi Arabia, China, Japan). From there he uses reverse reasoning for America’s failure to take food labeling & safety as serious as it should:
“It’s actually a good thing America don’t care what they put in their mouth. Because in the future, thanks to overpopulation, and overfishing, and global warming, and Chris Christie, we are running out of the food we do like to eat… You know why there is so much fish mislabeling now? They don’t have the heart to tell you the fish you like are gone…. You know where fishermen can no longer find cod? Off of Cape Cod.”
His closing line?
“Enjoy eating your chemically processed crap now, America, because it won’t be long before lunch is dung beetles and soylent green, and when all that runs out, I am afraid it’s Papa Johns.”
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All our times have come Here, but now they're gone Seasons don't fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain (We can be like they are)
Come on, baby (Don't fear the reaper) Baby, take my hand (Don't fear the reaper) We'll be able to fly (Don't fear the reaper) Baby, I'm your man
La la la la la La la la la la.
Valentine is done Here, but now they're gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet) Forty-thousand men and women every day (Like Romeo and Juliet) Forty-thousand men and women every day (Redefine happiness) Another forty-thousand coming every day (We can be like they are)
Come on, baby (Don't fear the reaper) Baby, take my hand (Don't fear the reaper) We'll be able to fly (Don't fear the reaper) Baby, I'm your man
La la la la la La la la la la
Love of two is one Here, but now they're gone Came the last night of sadness And it was clear she couldn't go on The door was open and the wind appeared The candles blew and then disappeared The curtains flew and then he appeared (Saying don't be afraid)
Come on, baby (And she had no fear) And she ran to him (Then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye (She had become like they are) She had taken his hand (She had become like they are) Come on, baby (Don't fear the reaper)
Is there a time for keeping your distance A time to turn your eyes away Is there a time for keeping your head down For getting on with your day
Is there a time for kohl and lipstick A time for curling hair Is there a time for high street shopping To find the right dress to wear
Here she comes Heads turn around Here she comes To take her crown
Is there a time to run for cover A time for kiss and tell Is there a time for different colours Different names you find it hard to spell
Is there a time for first communion A time for East Seventeen Is there a time to turn to Mecca Is there time to be a beauty queen
Here she comes Beauty plays the clown Here she comes Surreal in her crown
Dici che il fiume Trova la via al mare E come il fiume Giungerai a me Oltre i confini E le terre assetate Dici che come il fiume Come il fiume... L'amore giungerà L'amore... E non so più pregare E nell'amore non so più sperare E quell'amore non so più aspettare
[Translation of the above] You say that the river finds the way to the sea and like the river you will come to me beyond the borders and the dry lands You say that like a river like a river... the love will come the love... And i don't know how to pray anymore and in love i don't know how to hope anymore and for that love i don't know how to wait anymore
[End of Translation]
Is there a time for tying ribbons A time for Christmas trees Is there a time for laying tables And the night is set to freeze
Last night I had a dream that there would be a morning after Long days, sunshine, and peace Long nights of love, forgiveness, and laughter Maybe it was just a dream but it could be reality Children are like planting seeds, you’ve got to let their flowers grow Don’t you know
Fà che piova, (Let it rain) Fà che il cielo mi lavi il dolor (Let heaven wash away my pain) Fà che piova (Let it rain) che sia la pace il nome d'amor (That peace would be the name of love)
Through the rain I saw a child just like my child Someone’s son or daughter I watched as they played for a while I wanted to cry, those babies just smiled Maybe it was just a dream, but it should be reality A child is just God’s sign that peace and love are seeds to make tomorrow grow
Fà che piova, (Let it rain) Fà che il cielo mi lavi il dolor (Let heaven wash away my pain) Fà che piova (Let it rain) che sia la pace il nome d'amor (That peace would be the name of love)
Go on, we’ve tried war No one wants peace more Than the children who ask their dads why
Fà che piova, (Let it rain) Fà che il cielo mi lavi il dolor (Let heaven wash away my pain) Fà che piova (Let it rain) che sia la pace il nome d'amor (That peace would be the name of love)
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When I'm alone I dream of the horizon and words fail me. There is no light in a room where there is no sun and there is no sun if you're not here with me, with me. From every window unfurls my heart the heart that you have won. Into me you've poured the light, the light that you found by the side of the road.
Time to say goodbye. Places that I've never seen or experienced with you. Now I shall, I'll sail with you upon ships across the seas, seas that exist no more, it's time to say goodbye.
Andrea Bocelli When you're far away I dream of the horizon and words fail me. And of course I know that you're with me, with me. You, my moon, you are with me. My sun, you're here with me with me, with me, with me.
Time to say goodbye. Places that I've never seen or experienced with you. Now I shall, I'll sail with you upon ships across the seas, seas that exist no more,
Both: I'll revive them with you. I'll go with you upon ships across the seas, seas that exist no more, I'll revive them with you. I'll go with you.
Is it getting better, or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you, now you got someone to blame? You say one love, one life, when it's one need in the night. One love, we get to share it Leaves you baby if you don't care for it.
Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth? You act like you never had love and you want me to go without. Well, it's too late tonight to drag the past out into the light. We're one, but we're not the same. We get to carry each other, carry each other... one
Have you come here for forgiveness, Have you come to raise the dead Have you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head Did I ask too much, more than a lot You gave me nothing, now it's all I got. We're one, but we're not the same. Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again.
You say love is a temple, love a higher law Love is a temple, love the higher law. You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl And I can't be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.
One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should. One life with each other: sisters, brothers. One life, but we're not the same. We get to carry each other, carry each other. One, one.
Sono Marcello Foa sono un giornalista (e docente) di scuola montanelliana. Ho incentrato le mie ricerche e la mia analisi, anche quotidiana, sul modo in cui i governi e le istituzioni riescono ad orientare i media, spesso all'insaputa sia dei giornalisti e sia dell'opinione pubblica.
Come si producono verità più "vere" di altre. Marcello Foa, giornalista e docente, parla di Spin Doctor, di "Frame" e delle strategie per inattivare i grandi cambiamenti sociali.
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