when are we going to stop blaming others and start taking responsibility for ourselves

Ok here is a lawsuit that i find to be a joke.... Macdonalds, Burger King or Wendys is not to blame for me being obese. I could of choosen to eat a salad instead of the fries. I could of packed my lunch instead of hitting the drive through window. I could of not SUPER SIZED my meal!! Are you the type to blame others or yourself??? It is lawsuits like this that i feel makes people look lazy and not take responsiblilty for themselves. No one forced me to eat at these places and no one forced me to over eat. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING OBESE AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGING THAT AND LIVING A HEALTHIER MORE FULFILLING LIFE!! Any one want to join me? Article from MSN dot com SAN FRANCISCO - McDonald's Corp. wa**** with a lawsuit Thursday accusing the fast-food giant of failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french fries and other foods. Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's pledged in September 2002 to switch to a lower-fat oil by February, 2003. The suit, filed in federal court on behalf of a California woman, says McDonald's has not disclosed "to the public in an effective manner that it had not switched to a new, healthier cooking oil." The restaurant chain had announced it planned to cut the trans fat levels in its fried foods. But McDonald's has delayed the plan, citing concerns of product quality and customer satisfaction. McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa Howard said the company could not comment on the complaint's specific allegations because it had not seen the lawsuit. Howard said McDonald's has reduced trans fatty acid levels in its McNuggets and other chicken dishes. "In February 2003, we made a broad public statement that the change in our cooking oil was taking longer than anticipated and would be delayed," she said. "We continue to work hard to achieve our ambitious goals for reduction of TFAs in our cooking oil." Heart-clogging trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil -- a process called hydrogenation Shay 12/9/03 296/176/136

Amen! I hate hearing about all these frivilous lawsuits. I recently heard about a woman who won a huge settlement from a furniture store because she tripped over a rambucious child and hurt herself. It turned out the kid she tripped over, was her son. Amazing..... Amy

amen to that... BUT what this lawsuit is about is not following threw with something they said...i am all for people taking responsibilty for their lives... but when someone says they are gonna do something ( ie.. change the oil) they should...

I fully agree on being responsable for ones actions. This is one of the reason why prices on things jack up so high, these idiotic lawsuits! This "right" has gotten just out of hand! Johanna

This has nothing to do with weight blame. She is just trying to get them to do what they promised or in other words getting MD's to take responsibility for their actions. They were sued when they did not produce the big prizes promised in their game contest. It's the same principle.

I feel law suits like this implys that we aren't smart enough to make the connection of the food & getting fat. Obesity has always combined the bafoon / stupid person with a fat person. It is time to end. I'm sorry they sued. But, I'm happy they are getting better menus. Am I making the connection? Ha. Cindy