Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoes fast-food toy ban

the San Francisco Chronicle/SFgate.com ^ | November 13, 2010 | Rachel Gordon

[ColdOne]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to keep the happy in Happy Meals.

[JoSixChip]

I am actually shocked!

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I heard the veto will be overridden by the psychos on the city commission.

[Artemis Webb]

insert broken clock metaphor here

[gwilhelm56]

Blind Squirrel for old Newsom!!

[Abathar]

Gavin is one of the select idiots I had to put on military time, he’s right only once a day and that’s being generous.

[Semper911]

If it is vetoed and becomes law, why can’t McDonalds just start charging, say, 2 cents for each toy? No more free toys, just a willing buyer and a willing seller, and everyone is happy (except for the food police.)

[Abathar]

That’s exactly how I would handle it if I had a McDonald’s franchise there. I would call out the media on the day it started and have them televise me selling them for $.01 just to yank their chains too.

[AmericanVictory]

It would seem to reflect his desire to remain viable to run for state-wide office.

[ColdOne]

Sadly I think that is true, they have the votes.

[Lockbox]

If it is vetoed and becomes law, why can’t McDonalds just start charging, say, 2 cents for each toy? No more free toys, just a willing buyer and a willing seller, and everyone is happy (except for the food police.)

My thought is to sell the toy and give away the food!

[Seaplaner]

It's a mere performance.

Mister Newsom is handed a simple opportunity to get some easy cheap ink that makes him look reasonable and wise (he is neither).

[fwdude]

Even a rabid liberal has to, on occasion, note the absolute idiocy in his world view. But don’t worry; the lobotomy effect will kick back in shortly.

[tbpiper]

It's pretty bad when Gavin Newsom is the sanest one in the city government.

[TangoLimaSierra]

I wonder how much of an interest he or family members have in McD franchises.

[Dilbert San Diego]

He was elected lieutenant governor of California on Nov. 2nd, so he’s leaving the mayor’s office soon anyway.

[gman992]

I would just close all of the stores and leave...a big middle finger to the board!

[Semper911]

sell the toy and give away the food!

Even better!

Happy Meal Toy: $2.99
Happy Meal: Free
Sticking it to the SF food police: Priceless

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Governor Moonbeam and Lt. Governor Newsom! Why would any sane person stay in California? Especially when they aren’t going to have the money to keep the felons in tjhe slammer.

[freeangel]

Wow! I never saw that coming.