Press Releases (page 32)

Consumer Group: Get PETA Out Of Schools

Dover, DE — Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) urged Dr. Sue Dutton, principal of Middletown’s Louis L. Redding Middle School, to remove animal rights materials from her…
Posted February 18, 2005 at 12:00 am

Super Bowl Blubber

Washington, DC – Tom Brady’s Patriots may have edged out Donovan McNabb’s Eagles in their battle for NFL supremacy but both quarterbacks have lost the war against flab, at least…
Posted February 7, 2005 at 12:00 am

Will Smith: Hottie or Fattie?

Washington, DC – There may be a hitch in the works for Hollywood heartthrob Will Smith. Adoring fans headed to “Hitch,” which opens this weekend and stars Smith as a…
Posted February 7, 2005 at 12:00 am

Award-Winning TV Ad Takes Swipe at Trial Lawyers and Obesity Lawsuits

Washington – As President Bush calls for an end to junk lawsuits during his State of the Union speech this evening, the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) airs an award-winning…
Posted February 2, 2005 at 12:00 am

US Appeals Court Reinstates Frivolous Obesity Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second District has overturned a judge’s ruling, which dismissed a notorious 2002 lawsuit blaming McDonald’s for the weight of a handful of its…
Posted January 25, 2005 at 12:00 am

PETA President To Get a Taste of Her Own Medicine

New York City – Dressed as eco-terrorists, carrying comically large gasoline cans and matches, and holding a banner depicting an arson fire under the words “PETA’s Kind Choice,” representatives from…
Posted January 19, 2005 at 12:00 am

Leave Cookies for Santa Claus Without Fear of Obesity Lawsuit

Washington, DC – Millions of Americans will soon renew the time-honored tradition of leaving a plate of cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. In today’s era of frivolous lawsuits,…
Posted December 20, 2004 at 12:00 am

Hail to the Blimp?

Washington, DC – Even before his admission that he needed to lose the five pounds he had gained since his last physical, President Bush, surprisingly, has long been labeled “overweight”…
Posted December 13, 2004 at 12:00 am

Ocean’s 12 Tons

Washington, DC – George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon seem to be good with the heists, but maybe they should be stealing more time at the gym. According to…
Posted December 10, 2004 at 12:00 am

More Errors In CDC Obesity Deaths Study

Washington, DC – A simple math error that led to a gross overstatement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the number of obesity related deaths in…
Posted November 29, 2004 at 12:00 am