Mayoral candidate wants to cut the fat in Pelham
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004- Harry “Low Carb” Lyon has announced his intentions to for mayor of Pelham.
One item on his platform is to place a yearly $25,000 tax on all fast food restaurants. “This money will be earmarked to provide walking and bicycle trails so the 50 percent fat population of Pelham can begin losing weight,” Lyon’s campaign literature states.
Lyon said all overweight city employees would receive a 10 percent salary reduction and must come within the American Medical Association?s weight guidelines within one year or face termination.
“The fat people of Pelham need to shape up or ship out. Let’s face it, the fact is that fat people are ugly and disgusting to look at as much as is traffic congestion and wasteful spending by our city government.” he wrote.
I was hoping for someone who wasn’t an idiot to run for mayor.










