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Matt Lauer Hammers Mayor Bloomberg Over Banning Large Sodas…While Supporting National Donut Day

Jun. 1, 2012 2:28pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Matt Lauer took on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday over his administration’s plan to ban the sale of large soft drinks — while coming out in support of National Donut Day at the same time.

“Your administration has come out in support of National Donut Day,” Lauer said on NBC’s “Today.” “It sounds ridiculous.”

“It doesn’t sound ridiculous, one donut is not going to hurt you,” Bloomberg, a political independent, defended. “In moderation, most things are OK.”

He continued, “Number two, think about what National Donut Day is. National Donut Day celebrates a lot of young ladies during World War I called ‘donut lassies’ who went and gave donuts to our soldiers while they were fighting to protect democracy. I’ll stand behind it.”

“Your honor,” Lauer cut in. “That was before obesity was a national epidemic in this country….if moderation works for donuts, why not with soft drinks?”

“That is exactly what we’re trying to do with soft drinks,” Bloomberg. “Instead of the big 32-ounce, get two 16 ounces if you want. But history shows, all the tests show what you’ll do is probably drink one.”

“Happy National Donut Day,” Lauer said to close the segment.

“Thank you very much,” Bloomberg replied.

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Comments (133)

Quasar86
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 2:46pm
There is nothing but hypocrisy by the mayor here. “We want to get people to…..” Nothing like having politicians who know what’s best for the peons of the country. Large sodas, no; doughuts, yes. He said it himself, that ‘most anything in moderation is OK for you’. Talking out of both sides of his face and he can do it without laughing!

Pure liberal hypocrisy. He should have his cadre of 6 security guards disarmed before opening his mouth again…..

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65Plus
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 1:39pm
This conundrum can be resolved with a very simple explanation: Bloomberg is trolling for kickbacks and bribes. QED.

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alwayshappy
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:47pm
Your Honor,
This is stupid! Shame on you for even considering it! Pass the law and folks will still play games with it in order to get what they want! I really thought you had more class! You have people out of work, no food, under educated, etc., and you ‘dare’ worry about folks buying big drinks??!!! This is stupid! So what’s next? The length of people’s hair??!!

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nolefan
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 7:22am
Politicians = Idiots

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ConservativeCanucklehead
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 1:21am
THAT was Matt Lauer “hammering” Bloomberg on the point?!

Seriously, who writes these headlines? Must be the same schmuck who proofs the copy.

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Crazyotto
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:29am
Bloomberg is a Statist who desires an Oligarchy.. he has his Billions so know he wants to control your life. I also happen to believe that his is very effeminate and most likely closeted. His next move will be to curtail internet usage

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needmoinfo
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:53pm
They must have singled out large drinks because they aren’t shared. Will quarter-pounders, double whoppers and foot long subs be next. How do they know if you consume half and put the rest in the fridge? How much of those drinks is ice? No way to regulate it. Rediculous.

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FedUpWithLibs
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:36pm
Sometimes it seems like I didn’t wake up yet and I’m still dreaming. This is just absurd. Making laws for victimless crimes truly is a “slippery slope.”

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alrunner58
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:28pm
Sorry excuse for a human being.

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VotersOfNY
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 2:59pm
Maybe you dopes who voted for this piece of crap that we have for a mayor will use your tiny single digit IQs the next time he runs for office. You stupid bastards had a chance to vote the ***** out when he stole two of your elections to overturn the term limit laws we voted for.

Please Mayor Blowme, go back to your many businesses and stay the eff out of our lives, you pipsqueak, munchkin, waste of human life.

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stotlaat
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 2:54pm
New York dating scene online is much safer: fat content must be declared in user profiles and there’s a 16 pounce limit

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aurora53
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 2:51pm
I’ve read comments about ‘Bloomers’ political affiliations and it seems that all posters do not agree as to what party he is a member of. Just remember this: he is a com mun ist so it doesn’t matter what party he says he’s with, he is a member of the com mun ist party and an enemy of America. Hope you N.Y’ers remember that next time you visit the polls. Unless you try to keep vermin like this from attaining political office, we are all endangered by their civil existence!

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BlackBeaver
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 1:38pm
We poor ignorant citizens just don’t get it! Mr. Bloomberg, like all of his Progressive colleagues, is far more intelligent than we are. It’s all for our own good, we just aren’t smart enough to understand. We are so lucky to have people like him around to make the right choices for us!

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G-WHIZ
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:10am
The “doughnuts” are a cheep thin paper-printed doughnut, made in China…Its a [donate-to all libberal causes]–Day. You don’T even get the real doughnut for the last 50- years. This really shows the world how CHEEP-WAD the commie/libs are! The item costs th Dems [1cent] and the rest is graft for the Democrat/commie/progressive agenda.

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pennsychica
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:45am
That’s it? That’s all he said? That was the big debate? Really??? I’m still waiting for the rest of the “hammering” to load on my video?? Wow. Seriously Matty Boy… My 12 year old nephew could have given a better ‘hammering’. You twit!

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bdandsl
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:26am
When my kids were young I would by a large softdrink and the kids and I would share it – I couldn’t fork over another 5 bucks so all could have their own soda. This is going to cost the poor more money, or I guess, go to the store and buy the 2 liter and then go to McDonald’s for the food.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on June 2, 2012 at 11:14am
  Go to McD’s with your 2-litre-soda-with-cups, and just buy the food-only…..They’ll go broke! The “drinks” are the huge-end of the proffit-scale for any fastfood chain. The meat-in-the-burger costs hundreds-of-times more than the “soda”-concentrate+fizz-water.
  
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Inlightofthings
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:57am
The question is…would you think like this in order to develop a net worth of $22 Billion? It sure seems like it’s a pre-requisite. No wonder the Koch brothers are vilified.

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- Grace1798
  Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:53am
  The Koch brothers, if in the seat of Mayor of New York would turn that city around in asap because they know how to make money unlike mental head Bloomberg who doesn’t know his behind from a hole in the wall. Surely there are huge, major problems in New York that needs to be addressed more so than what people eat! DEAR GOD!
  
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manjodad
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:56am
If Bloomberg really cared about obesity, he would make all restaurants serve no more than a 4 oz. piece of meat, remove butter and salt from the restaurants and make sure that all the hamburgers served had very low fat content. That, however, would kill New York’s restaurant industry and so he is being disingenuous with the soda ban. Like so many of these rules, despite all the altruism, they are made to fit a personal agenda rather then being done for true health reasons

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fatticous
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:20am
He may be rich, he may be Mayor of New York’ but to the rest of real America he is just a MORON!!

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RayOne
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 8:13am
Michael is a test pigeon for Michele, all needed is an implied platform of authority. Deem away.
Every decree has an economic impact, that is what the media is charged to investigate. The news has acquiesced and the fast money is gathering in a dark pocket still.

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Grace1798
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 7:24am
There is something seriously wrong (mental) with Mayor Bloomberg.

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BigSky
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 5:58am
Nanny-staters like Lauer and Doomberg need to stop trying to live other people’s lives and worry about their own.

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EP46
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 5:44am
If I show my Blue Cross card to prove that I pay for my own insurance…can I have a Super Size ?

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rsanchez1
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 12:40am
Matt Lauer is a tool. Who calls a mayor “your honor”?

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