Matt Lauer Hammers Mayor Bloomberg Over Banning Large Sodas…While Supporting National Donut Day
- Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:28pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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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 (132)
Kathleen
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:16pmWasn’t Bloomberg making sure the Occupy mob had full access?
Report Post »Is this guy in the tank? He is assisting in the overall Marxist plan. Another one like Holder.
Don’t let these increments through. Make a large noise about and wake everybody up.
lovenfl3
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 4:51pmOh you better believe he’s in the tank. This is classic liberalism on display. The government wants to “control” your behavior. Notice how they always talk about being for the poor people? In this case a poor person will spend twice as much buying 2 – 16 ounce drinks. What about all the fairness garbage they keep spewing. I’m prestty sure New York has bigger issues to deal with than soda consumption. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kwKTxxEy4
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 5:06pmSoooo…..logically one should not be able to buy a dozen donuts at a time. One per person per sale.
I am not being silly. How would that be different from the soft drink thing?
Deep fried white flour and sugar– covered with more sugar. Who says that’s better for you than a few ounces of sweetened carbonated water poured over a cup full of ice (frozen water!)?
I am waiting for the fakey UN report to come out and explain that to us.
People need to be educated– just like he obviously has been–not treated like children.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_GOP_IN_12
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 11:01pmBloomberg is a Republican! LOL
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 10:55am@TIME…Even the RINOs don’t consider this guy a Republican, so its a idiotic statement. Obama could come out tomorrow and SAY, “I’ve switched to the Republican party!”…doesn’t make it true.
oh yeah, didn’t RP just REFUSE to sign a bill to stop “knowingly aborting fetuses due to race/gender”? Great guy that Ron Paul!
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 3:21pmusedCZARsalesman
Congressmen don’t sign bills, Presidents do.
Just saying.
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 5:27pmya got me! My entire argument was defeated due to by misuse of the terminology…excellent counter point
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:18pm@ usedCZARsalesman
Report Post »Why don’t you rephrase the question and put a link with it? Just a Warning thou…… Dr. Paul is an OB/GYN delivering over 4000 babies and very Pro-Life So your probably going to take a beating on it. But if you got some info that needs to be said Please do.
usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 9:52am@RECOVERING…
To “take a beating” would require 2 things. 1) That you had the facts on your side (which you don’t)
http://www.redstate.com/thearmedforcesteaparty/2012/06/01/ron-paul-chooses-death/
and 2) that the RP supporters that would just on me (for telling the truth mind you) have better debate skills than I (which, again, you don’t)…
I don’t hate RP. In fact, he makes a LOT of sense if you throw out his lunatic foreign policy. I’m just saying that those of you that look on him like some sort of god need to understand that he is just as fallible as the rest of us.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:15pmI can never eat just one doughnut. By the way, Madeleine, this is the way doughnut is spelled.
Report Post »Sparhawk
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:36pmAccording to Merriam-Webster dictionary ( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donut ), both spellings are acceptable. So put down the donut and get an education.
Report Post »Freedom Hound
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:41pmDoughnuts are sold in a box of a dozen, just like drinks are sold in different sizes. Will he ban the dozen size of doughnuts. This clown will have a stupid excuse for any question posed.
Report Post »Abysmal
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 12:36amIf the mayor had his way, no doubt he would FORCE you to eat just one.
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:02amYes and WOW did that Matt Lauer take him on! NOT!
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:14pmProblem solved….. get some young ladies to hand out big gulps to the troops and declare national soda day ….. by Bloomburg’s own logic…which does not make any sense either.. Bloomburg is about to become the first mayor in history to loose re-election over Big Gulps..
Report Post »deerfawn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:09pmso let me get this straight, when it comes to abortion its my body and no one has the right to tell me what to do with it, but when it comes to soda they need to force me to do the right thing. Wow glad that’s cleared up.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:14pmSecond hand tobacco smoke kills and should be banned while puffing on a joint is a right we all should have.
Report Post »Kathleen
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:19pmMichelle Obama pwomised that the Government would not get involved in people’s diets.
Report Post »Recceman90
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 4:05pm@ Kathleen ….she lied, look who she is married to!
Report Post »jonboy1903
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 7:49pmLiars like liberal Mayor BloomingIdiot thinks he is the Messiah, and it is his duty to force you to live in a certain fashion. Soda contains sugar and because you consume so much you become fat we must send you to the Re-education Camp.
Obama is the same type of idiot with more dastardly plans. Socialism and wealth redistribution is a necessary evil to weed whitey out of power. Things like using armed reconaissance drones to kill people Obama determines is a threat, and the NDAA to alternatively haul them off without a trial and make disappear like Jimmy Hoffa. Wake up, stupid! When have people lost their minds to think this is part of America?
Report Post »piggles
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 9:56amMy thoughts EXACTLY! The control freaks are willing to kill a helpless living human with the mantra of “you can’t tell me what to do with my body”, and at the same time, not let living humans make decisions about their own body. This is what hypocrisy looks like…
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:08pmCouldn’t imagine living there.. I don’t know how they do it.
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 11:29pmI bet they will be thirsty soon.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:08pmWell, I would think that Lauer knows all about hypocrisy, he is himself guilty of it quite often too.
Report Post »True American66
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:07pmSeriously?…..WHO DOES THIS GUY THINK HE IS?….and the people of NYC are so apathetic that they keep letting him change the law to have term after term…….those must be some scared, needed, weak-minded people …..
Report Post »rastamark
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 5:21pmHe is King Edward Longshanks.
Report Post »RuthAnn
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:06pmHypocritical, regulations gone amuck! MYOB! Government keep out of my mouth, out of my fridge, out of my grocery store, out of my restaurants and fast food places. Maybe Bloomy loves donuts, so even though they can have fewer grams of sugar they do have fat, saturated fat even, and lets not forget more calories! No more regulations! Michelle and good old Mike have already done more than enough!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:01pmThe Mayor is a FASCIST… desiring to Robotize the People! NYC perfect!
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:58pmTwo dumbasses for the price of one
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:09pmLOL, ain’t that the truth!
Report Post »GoodCook
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:57pmI think I’ll run out and get three 16 ounce full sugar beverages and a dozen donuts. Thanks Mayor Bloomingidiot for not taking way my freedom to just buy more so I have the same amount to quaff and consume. MORON!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:56pmStupid, stupid New Yorkers this is the POS you keep putting into office. Government telling you what you can and can not do. How’s that working out for you. I swear I don’t know if the titles of these stories are fact, fiction or satire anymore. It’s amazing and this has to stop. If someone would have told me 4 years ago that NYC would ban soda and BIG coffees, if there would be Universal Health care, Teaching kids to sing or Presidents, ETC… I would have called you a nut cake, conspiracy theorist and walked away saying to myself…Wac job!
How I miss those “ignorance is bliss” days.
Report Post »50211bs
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:50pmBhuseinO and bloomingidiotberg, now wouldn’t that be a great ticket!
Report Post »50211bs
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:48pmHey, maybe BhuseinO should drop biteme off the ticket and put bloomingidiotberg on, wouldn’t that be a dream ticket!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:48pmWhen is this A HOLE up for re-election and don’t they have term limits for mayor of NY ?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:51pmWell since it’s NYC, it couldn’t happen to nicer bunch of people.
Report Post »SHASTADIANE1
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:44pm“Matt Lauer hammered him”….is that what you call that? Sounded like mealy mouth mush to me.
Report Post »OneTermPresident
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:10pmI’m with you..
Report Post »stungun
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:43pmWhat about 44 oz drinks?
Report Post »Misticbuttrain
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:50pmOr the Awesomeness of the 62 OZ. Oh yeah those are great.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:38pmHey Bloomstein, are you still going to sell 40 oz cans of beer? They ARE just the right size for driving around with. As long as you‘ve decided to be NYC’s nanny, you better take a look at that.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:38pmLauer should have nailed Bloomberg with his “Force people to understand” comment. IMO
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:46pmYup.
Report Post »en2deep
Posted on June 3, 2012 at 12:01pmLauer agrees w/him on the soda issue, he‘s just upset that he doesn’t hate doughnuts more. Liberals hate anything they see as an unnecessary pleasure, except for gay sodomy, that’s fine of course.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:37pmNYC’s mayor is doing as a progressive always does; impose more and more intrusive control on the peoples lives, and at the same time, raising a hidden taxation via the fact of people buying more than one soda means multiple taxation is collected on more sales.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:37pmMatt Lauer was “attacking” the mayor……until…….Bloomberg had “his-people” whisper in Matt’s ear-piece, when on the air, that Bloomberg has knowledge that having “just-one-donut” & eat donuts in moderation CURES BALDNESS. That is why Matt signed off: “Happy Nat’l Donut Day”
Report Post »And the beat goes on.
teebubba
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:48pmYou know Bloomberg news was once one of those places where the workers all had access to complimentary soft drinks while they were working there.
Report Post »Since he became mayor he’s become your typical Nazi.
progressiveslayer
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:36pmMayor Turdberg is just another worthless progressive telling everyone else how to live and it’s disgusting.Turdberg F off you and all the other worthless progressives handing down edicts like you’re some kind of king.
Report Post »geo01
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:36pm.
Bloomberg is a CONTROL FREAK……
.
ALL POLITICIANS like him need to be run out of town . . .
through the ballot box.
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TomSawyer
Posted on June 2, 2012 at 1:17pmYou took the words right out of my mouth. I agree.
Report Post »honor007
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:34pmI will give you one solution to the Country’s obesity problems. Quit giving a family of four nearly a grand for a months worth of food. Period.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 3:22pmFour people don’t get that much in Food Stamps. The most they can get, if they have absolutely no income at all, is $668. If you know someone that gets more, then the state or township is supplementing some how. I know this number because I work for gov’t and know the maximum amounts.
Report Post »honor007
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 4:16pmok, $668 for four people. Too much???
Report Post »I didn’t spend much over 100 a week for a family of four. Why? because I budgeted my money and didn’t buy steaks to eat every night like the people who get food stamps do!
Mandors
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:32pmThis is what would have happened if Howard Hughes had been elected to anything. The man is a nut job.
Report Post »Tractorboy
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 4:46pmMandors, my feeling exactly, this guy should go to the doctor and get checked out, I’m no doctor but possible brain tumor? or secret drug problem? Something isn’t right about him.
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