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From Fries different the government funded trials so restaurants -- -- changing their minions.
A budget change making the food police happy with new menus filled with healthier choices for kids.
Goodness for the government but my next guest says the bad for business because dot -- -- says when kids have the options of apple slices or French Fries well.
You don't need to be a genius to figure out which one wins.
He is the owner of the heart attack rolling joins me along with the nurse Stephanie Williams.
One of his lovely nurses but -- the -- done.
Innovative.
-- and I say that you're absolutely right any child.
Would prefer French -- over an apple.
Because children existence on this date they don't live in the contrive laws that the food police are trying to shove down our throats.
-- let the facts -- -- having said that this new government program Burger King is down chili's is down cracker barrels down Denny's is down.
Outback Steakhouse is down.
What do you think all of these big time restaurants are acquiescing to this -- request.
Stephanie and I were just laughing about that off screen.
The fact of the matter is.
They lack the integrity to run the straight course.
Everybody has a business plan I'm a small business person Stephanie has been working arm in arm with me trying to build a heart attack grill into what it could be.
But the fact of the matter is we won't change our course and people appreciate that honesty.
No parents want to be told how to raise their children.
And I would venture to say that contrary to all the pessimism out there most parents are good and responsible people.
Who -- absolutely will mean to have.
Balance and moderation in their kid's life and this shouldn't be legislated.
Yeah I mean I think we is safe to say that 99.9.
999% of parents love their kids -- just wanted to be happy and healthy.
There I guess shirt and there's Stephanie something okay that they say they intend kids' menu item release what they have to be 600 calories.
What did what to quadruple bypass -- or the flat line while -- qualify for that.
Absolutely.
-- one got -- and I mean my does not throw some twenty sites that they get on -- -- why not.
This is what we're gonna here -- -- you -- doctor Don this is series issue because.
Realistically -- Sears is good because that's what we're talking about we're talking about businesses that are being forced to ignored their customers.
For soup -- their investors.
For Stewart -- their employees.
All because the government is forcing something on them and that that right there's a recipe for for business value.
But but but -- not being forced we all have the fundamental right of rebellion.
It's in our soul as Americans.
If we don't stand up to the food Nazis -- keep.
Telling us what to do if we just kowtow to their -- where does it ever end.
You can take away our cultural identity as Americans.
Burgers Fries or what -- it is these other restaurants are selling.
That is what makes us ourselves.
-- if people didn't appreciate the honesty.
We have a a clinic here in Dallas Texas where lots of people coming and lots of parents lots of kids if they didn't appreciate the honesty.
Then how Hong Kong we are able to expand and were able to prosper in a tough economy.
We've just signed -- Leeson lost say Las Vegas, Nevada.
And the fact of the matter is more and more people.
Are recognizing.
When companies tell the truth now.
I'm in for -- you don't want you -- when we don't want your children around that you don't have to bring them.
Well I gotta fill a lot of kids are gonna give them if they don't get them going through the front door you guys it will have a hell of a back of a black market someday.
But I appreciate the message broke the economic and the message about personal freedoms doctor John they're Stephanie see you guys letter announcing if one -- -- burgers real soon.
So thank you very laser -- so.
