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| | *[[Hillary Clinton]] once quipped, "It takes a village [aka government] to raise a kid."<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Takes_A_Village.htm OnTheIssues.org]</ref> In a normal society, however, it takes only a [[mother]] and a [[father]]. | | *[[Hillary Clinton]] once quipped, "It takes a village [aka government] to raise a kid."<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Takes_A_Village.htm OnTheIssues.org]</ref> In a normal society, however, it takes only a [[mother]] and a [[father]]. |
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| − | * Former [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s May 2012 proposal to restrict the sale of soft drinks in venues, restaurants and sidewalk carts to 16 ounces.<ref>Michael Grynbaum, New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html?_r=1, Accessed 27 March 2014, [[New York Times]], May 31, 2012, "The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal freedom."</ref> | + | *[[Michelle Obama]] once compared the American people to children who need the government to take care of them – she said the Obama Administration was like "the responsible parent, the one who told you to eat your carrots and go to bed on time," and she criticized the Trump Administration for not acting like a nanny.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Earl, Jennifer (April 6, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/06/michelle-obama-calls-barack-good-parent-slams-trump-supporters-for-going-fun-route.html Michelle Obama calls Barack the 'good parent,' slams Trump supporters for going 'fun' route]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 27, 2018. |
| | + | *Nolte, John (April 27, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/06/michelle-obama-mocks-trump-husband-good-parent/ Michelle Obama Mocks Trump: My Husband Was the ‘Good Parent’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 27, 2018. |
| | + | *Cummings, Williams (April 6, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/04/06/michelle-obama-compares-barack-obama-and-donald-trump-presidencies/495527002/ Michelle Obama says Barack was like the 'good parent,' calls Trump the 'other parent']. ''USA Today''. Retrieved April 27, 2018. |
| | + | *Bowden, John (April 6, 2018). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/381946-michelle-obama-my-husband-was-the-good-parent-compared-to-trump Michelle Obama: My husband was 'the good parent' compared to Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 27, 2018.</ref> |
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| | + | * Former [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s May 2012 proposal to restrict the sale of soft drinks in venues, restaurants and sidewalk carts to 16 ounces.<ref>Michael Grynbaum, New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html, Accessed 27 March 2014, [[New York Times]], May 31, 2012, "The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal freedom."</ref> |
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| | * Compulsory [[public school]]ing. | | * Compulsory [[public school]]ing. |