Hannah Robertson, Age 9, Scolds McDonald's CEO Over Junkfood

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Hannah Robertson, Age 9, Scolds McDonald's CEO Over Junkfood
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- "There are things in life that aren't fair—like when your pet dies. I don't think it's fair when big companies try to trick kids into eating food."

- "It would be nice if you stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat your food all the time."

- "Mr. Thompson, don't you want kids to be healthy so they can live a long and healthy life?"

These are direct quotes from Hannah Robertson, a 9-year-old girl who was given the opportunity to speak to McDonald's CEO Don Thompson at McDonald's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on May 23. Robertson showed up along with her mother, health food blogger Kia Robertson, as part of a contingent from the watchdog group Corporate Accountability National. As soon as Thompson opened up the floor to questions, Robertson was quick on the draw, and stepped up to the mic to ask the hard questions.

Thompson's response to Hannah?

"We don't sell junk food."

Presumably, Hannah's response was along the lines of "LOOOOOOOLLLLLL whatevs guy, you expect me to believe that noise? Puh-lease..."

If she doesn't follow her mom's path as a food activist, Hannah has a promising career in investigative journalism of her!

Vending Machines: Bringing India and Pakistan Together

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India and Pakistan do not like each other.

Ever since their split in 1947, the two countries have had a relationship that is angry at it's best, and deadly at it's worst. Pretty much any small glimmer of cooperation or communication between the two countries would be a step in the right direction.

Enter Coca-Cola, an unlikely diplomat in the conflict. Coca-Cola placed two vending machines with two-way displays at heavily populated points in Lahore, Pakistan, and New Delhi, India, through which people could wave to each other, make funny faces, dance, and trace peace symbols and happy faces too.

Whether it's genuine humanity or a cheesy publicity stunt, I think it's safe to say that anything positive between these two feuding nations is good, so maybe the soda behemoth deserves the benefit of the doubt.

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