Stop eating fruits, vegetables and juices or you will die!

I love the fear mongering Herald-Tribune editorial staff. Last month it was lead in toys, this weekend it was hurricanes caused by global warming, today it is fruits, vegetables and juices. Will they ever stop? Nope because it sells newspapers. Fear = profit!

In their editorial Produce and pesticides they state, "schoolchildren who consumed produce and juice from Seattle [Washington] -area grocery stores had their urine and saliva tested on a regular basis. The scientists detected organophosphates, a family of pesticides that originated with the creation of nerve gas agents in World War II."

Guess what parents - don't go shopping for produce and juice in Seattle, WA because they are using nerve gas on you and your children!

I'll bet this is an evil conspiracy by the Bush administration, Haliburton, Blackwater, the CIA and Dick Cheney to get rid of all the liberals in Seattle. That's for you troofers.

According to Wikipedia - an organophosphate is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are probably the most pervasive organophosphorus compounds. Many of the most important biochemicals are organophosphates, including DNA and RNA as well as many cofactors that are essential for life.

So there you have it. Organophosphates are "essential for life" and are naturally part of our DNA.

This editorial sounds like the scare tactics used by scientists, researchers, the media, government and environmental groups concerning the use of DDT. Remember in the 1970s the U.S. banned DDT followed by a UN world-wide ban. This led to the spread of mosquito born malaria, especially in Africa, and the deaths of tens of millions of men, women and innocent children. So now we must get rid of all pesticides used by our farmers?

So what to do, asked the Herald-Tribune?

Dr. Chensheng Lu, an expert on children and pesticides, "urged that parents not react by limiting children's consumption of fresh produce and did not recommend adopting a totally organic diet."

I agree with Dr. Lu (he sounds like he is from China, which sent us lead based toys and tainted beef). I think.

My take is that parents should feed their children only the three major food groups - a big Mac, fries and a Coke. This way you totally avoid the poison gas in your fruits, vegetables, and that evil Florida orange juice. It takes a much longer time to die from obesity than nerve gas.

Seriously, there are many dangerous chemicals that occur naturally in our world - opium, marijuana, cocaine, etc. We and our children consume them, inhale them and sometimes even inject them into our bodies.

There is a greater danger to us and our children from the use and abuse of these deadly chemicals than we will ever see from organophosphates, ever. What we need is more research on herbicides that destroy these plants, which are the scourge of the earth.

As for me, I am going to Publix today and buy some non-organic apples, lettuce, tomatoes and a carton of fresh Florida orange juice. I can't afford organic tomatoes at $5 a pound.

What about you?