Freep a Poll! (Ban Happy Meals at McD's? New York city idiocy)

newyork.cbslocal.com ^ | 4-6-11 | CBS New York

[dynachrome]

Ban Happy Meals?

Sure. They're bad for you, they exploit kids, get rid of 'em.

This is government overreach. If you don't want a Happy Meal, don't buy one.

Don't ban 'em, but do change 'em to be healthier.

[dynachrome]

Note that 2 of 3 answers would require McD's to change the happy meal. No bias from See-BS here!

[trisham]

Thank you for voting!
Sure. They’re bad for you, they exploit kids, get rid of ‘em. 1.86% (154 votes)

This is government overreach. If you don’t want a Happy Meal, don’t buy one. 94.42% (7,801 votes)

Don’t ban ‘em, but do change ‘em to be healthier. 3.72% (307 votes)

Total Votes: 8,262
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[dynachrome]

Thanks to Munz for this one! The comments at the article are funny!

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[LibLieSlayer]

Ban NY City.

LLS

[BenLurkin]

FReeped

[blackdog]

So following the tradition of incrementalism as practiced by liberals, the next logical step after banning happy meals (becomes tried and failed) would mean proposals to ban parents in favor of the state, would be the eventual end game.

[baddog 219]

[ricmc2175]

Sure. They’re bad for you, they exploit kids, get rid of ‘em. 1.83% (158 votes)
This is government overreach. If you don’t want a Happy Meal, don’t buy one. 94.54% (8,162 votes)
Don’t ban ‘em, but do change ‘em to be healthier. 3.63% (313 votes)
Total Votes: 8,633

[Mrs. Don-o]

This is government overreach. If you don't want a Happy Meal, don't buy one.
94.56% (8,208 votes)

[the invisib1e hand]

Wuddaya wanna ban today, mista mayah?

[ricmc2175]

Did you see this fat slob demonrat. He's 350 if he is an ounce. Says Happy Meals as a kid made him fat and he eats at fast food restaurants with his kids. He can't be responsible for the consequences of his actions; he's a demonrat. Enough said.

[Lazlo in PA]

If these Commies ban this from McDonalds, how in the world am I going to be able to make my Happy Meal Pizzas?

Can we sell Manhattan back to the Indians? NYC is a nightmare.

[SoldierDad]

McDonald’s should be banned, period. Second-hand fat is extremely dangerous!!

[dynachrome]

That poster is only about half satire now.

[GeronL]

lol

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ve got a better idea. Instead of some fascist Nazi thug in the local government telling people what they can and can’t eat, how ‘bout allowing McDonald’s to designate someone like “the fries guy” to decide whether someone like Leroy the Lardass Councilman is allowed to buy a Happy Meal. The “fries guy” could also be the responsible party who informs morons like Leroy the Lardass Councilman that you should not eat the Happy McToys because they can cause you to choke or worse yet, they can make you a lardass.

[silverleaf]

Think of the jobs that could be created by establishing a Happy Meals Czar with fat-busting enforcement powers to go after the evil corporate french fry lobbyists

[pennyfarmer]

I don’t get it. If I purchase a meal for my kids that doesn’t include a toy they will eat the entire thing. If I purchase them a “Happy Meal” all they want to do is play with the toy. Yet in California it was the toy that they banned and not the meal.

The food police are the most ignorant dumb a$$e$ I know of.

[Bitsy]

And, from another most intellectually superior mind of the 21 century comes another brilliant suggestion to:

a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting”

Can anyone guess the origin of inspiration?

[dynachrome]

"how ‘bout allowing ordering McDonald’s to designate" More like how the new stalinists would do it.