Evidently New York’s Mayor Bloomberg believes his job to be far more expansive than mere pencil pushing; the three term mayor is trying to legislate health. This time he’s going after obesity.
[typography font="Droid Serif" size="16" size_format="px" color="#660000"]Mayor Bloomberg Pushes for Ban on Large Soft Drinks[/typography]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on any soft drink bigger than 16 ounces. He wants the ban in place by 2013.Bloomberg points to soaring obesity rates, which have been linked to spikes in heart disease and other health problems. The mayor says that banning the super-sized sugary drinks is a way to push back against public health problems.
He went after smokers and made restaurants display calorie counts on menus… But when people who want them cannot purchase Big Gulps or Ventis? Sure, some will knuckle under and be content with a smaller amount… and some will buy two. Or three, if they want them.
Because… Mr. Mayor… you cannot legislate personal responsibility.
UPDATE: Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be celebrating NYC’s 75th annual DONUT DAY on June 1st!
IRONY, anyone?
Thank you Pam! This stuff just makes my head explode
Seriously Bloomberg? You mean to tell me that you’ve won the war on crime in New York City and it no longer exists? You’ve won the war on drugs in New York City and it no longer exists? You’ve won the war on homelessness, poor families, underprivilidged children, sub-par schools, housing, communities and the churches are full every Sunday so that now, NOW you can devote your time, attention and MILLIONS to making sure that every man, woman and child does not have to think for themselves in the SOCIALISTIC plan of yours to take away individual rights to decide whether they want to Supersize that McDonald’s meal or that jogger who treats themselves once a week to a Venti Cappucino Latte?
When did it become the Governments RIGHT to decide on OUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS and CHOICES? I don’t remember hearing that Bill getting passed in Congress or the House or signed in a Rose Garden signing ceremony at the White House while MO does pushups and pullups in the background and has her daughters goose-stepping around the garden to keep out crows so that they all exude physical fitness and health! :moon:
That’s about as bright as the idiots who continue to try and litigate McDonald’s, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Donuts, Wendy’s and all the other companies and restaurants for quote “MAKING THEM FAT” unquote. Well here’s a real shocker to you all…PUT DOWN THE CRAP AND MOVE YOUR ASS! :blowing: Don’t lay the blame at someone else for you putting the food into your face in the first place. And don’t cry me a river with, “I didn’t know any better!”. Puh-leeze, a Kindergartner knows that an apple is a better choice than french fries. Yes, one is tastier than the other, but that’s why there are ‘treats’ and ‘everyday foods’.
You don’t want to be fat? You don’t want to have the fire department take out a wall in your home to forklift your fat ass out of your house to get you to a hospital to try and save your life? Then here’s a shocker, put down the donut, pick up an apple. Small changes and trades are easy to make and making a choice is what its all about.
But don’t think that YOU, Bloomie or Obama or Government Officials, have the right to tell me what I can and cannot eat, purchase, consume or give to my family. Treats are there for a reason and if someone makes the choice to indulge consistently in unhealthy foods, that’s your choice. But I’m not going to pay for your therapy because Mommy never told you no, subsidize your gastric bypass or sign a petition to get Richard Simmons crying ass to your house to show you how to shake it to the Oldies. Grow up, grow a pair and stand on your own two feet.
All this “you have to take care of me, because thinking for myself is hard” bullshit is done and I’ve had enough of it. Don’t like it, don’t read it, don’t comment on it and don’t bitch about it. Reach down, find the peanuts that used to be your balls, give them a squeeze, grow ‘em to full size and use ‘em to be responsible for your own life and your families lives.
Now carry on and hit Krispy Kreme – the hot light just turned on. :nana:
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AWESOME rant! :woot:
Where does it end? Will cake mixes come in smaller boxes? Will he ban the sale of cannoli? Unbelievable!
You know a lot of people will just live with it, instead of making a stand because it’s easier.
Michigan has a smoking ban in restuarants and bars now, it just pisses me off to no end.
Yes I hate smoking with all my might and I love that I can walk into a restuarant and not eat with smoke but it raises my hackles that it was legislated from us.
My husband mentions all time how wonderful it is without smoke and I say every time the governement took our choice away, it’s not great if the government takes your choices away because today it’s smoking and tomorrow it will be fast food or alcohol. It’s coming because people do not want to take the time to stand up for their rights.
I feel the same way; I’ve never smoked and hate it, but I hate the smoking ban more… take away choice and what are we, automatons?
Exactly! You give one small piece and suddenly your 10,000 miles down the road wondering how the hell you got there.
It starts with one little liberty going the way of the do-do bird and the next thing you know, you’re living out George Orwells 1984 predictions and thinking, well sure I used to make my own decisions, and it would be nice to do it again, but big brother says this is better for me.
Screw that (and no, that’s not the un-ladylike word I’d prefer to use). I’ll make my own choices, present options to my family and we go from there. Because I’ll buy a gun and shoot you off of my property before I will let you take one more liberty away from me, my family and my country!
Mmm, hot Krispy Kreme. *drool*
…and now I want a donut.
Amazing – a man who is “pro choice” when it comes to killing babies before they are born believes it to be HIS choice what New Yorkers eat and drink…
Of course this is not his first move down this road, as we all know. What is it? Step 3? 4? salt…trans fats…. If you carry his policies and his desired result – everyone eating and drinking in the way HE feels to be right – All people will only be able to eat what they are granted daily from…. Big Brother. East Asia anyone?
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Damned good point! We should start calling him Der Fuhrer!
Brought to you by “The Nanny State”. If they want to legislate something, why don’t they ban stupidity.
Ah HA! Wouldn’t work, because they’d never ban themselves…
Taking away the choice does not solve the obesity problem it only makes people more creative and probably makes those companies more money.
That time and money would be much better spent planting organic urban gardens and CSA programs.
I like that idea more than taking choices away from people simply because one man thinks it’s a good idea!
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And in other news… Los Angeles is banning plastic bags in its supermarkets.
After banning paper bags a decade or so ago. Guess it wasn’t enough for the nannies.
So make sure that raw meat and poultry juice don’t drip all over your other grocery items in your reusable bag, and for cripes sakes, wash it after each use!
Seriously, I would like to see the business community fight back by pulling all of their food business out of these areas passing food nanny laws. Take their business outside the city limits, or the county, or the state if necessary, but just refuse to do any business inside these areas until they repeal these cretinous laws infringing upon our basic freedoms. Vote with the money, as in, take it elsewhere to someplace with fewer restrictions.
Now I want a stack of donuts. Deep fried. And a 44oz Pepsi to wash it all down. And a long stinky belch in Bloomberg’s face.
Those of us old enough to remember that paper bags is “tree murder” are laughing… but I always turn down the reusable bags… I think washing them after each use is worse for the environment than recycling the plastic bags!
Businesses in this economy take what they can get and that includes grocers and suppliers. Besides, the cost of groceries has doubled and tripled in the last year… let’s not make it worse!
We’re eating french toast, fried in butter.