Bloomberg’s next targets: Sweet tea, energy drinks, fruit juices

The Washington Times ^ | June 4, 2013 | Jessica Chasmar

[BobL]

As the saying goes, first they came for...

The people of NYC DESERVE IT!!

[wayoverthehill]

As I post this, I have a glass of sweet tea at my elbow. I’d really like to see a twit like Bloomberg come down to Texas and see how far he gets with a sweet tea ban! We don’t even specify ICED tea when we ask for tea. TEA automatically is iced. Nobody drinks hot tea down here.

[stars & stripes forever]

Take away my sister’s sweet tea - they’re toast!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Consumption of wheat and other carb-rich foods can be harmful as well.

Wheat Belly

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It’s SUGAR period that is toxic

Bull.

Sugar is necessary for life.

Our brains are big ol glucose guzzling machines. No sugar equals no brain activity.

Which may explain a lot.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[CSM]

“It’s nice to know New York has millions to waste on this BS.”

Actually, my bet is that these are being funded by HHS grants that were put in the federal budget in 2010 and are ensured as a perpetuating budget line item.

[nascarnation]

You can have all the “Plan B” pills you want kid.

Just don’t wash em down with a big soda or smoke a cig after sex.

[SaintDismas]

You got that right!! I have pretty much eliminated bread from my diet along with NO SUGAR whatsoever, have slimmed down to my youthful body, along with my high blood pressure back to normal. It’s really amazing how ignorant some people are as to why they are so fat and unhealthy.

I have added back some carbs including fruit, but will never put processed sugar back. You might as well be eating poison

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Just adding to my comment #23 where I wrote: "It’s not about health with despot Bloomberg. It’s about power. Otherwise he wouldn’t be fanatically promoting bicycle riding to kids. “Don’t drink soda...but riding your bike around speeding trucks and taxis is perfectly OK.” All the time I read about some kid getting crushed by a truck or a car. This guy is completely and utterly full of BS when he says his edicts are about public health."

Ok, now here is todays paper and what do we have in it?

Bicyclist dead after being struck by taxis

I hope a lot of people see this because the MSM NEVER points this out. Oh they will report people getting killed on bikes, but they NEVER connect the dots how this subhuman piece of pig vomit Bloomberg will ban everything under the sun in the name of health, but at the same time CONSTANTLY promotes bike riding as safe to children!