Unbelievable RT @nytimes: Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks http://t.co/DVTfy8F0
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) May 31, 2012
New York City mayor Bloomberg is looking to extend his precious nanny state to unprecedented proportions. He’s now trying to snatch frosty cold sodas from the hands of millions of parched New Yorkers. Any soda over 16 ounces could soon be banned from the shelves of NYC stores.
Twitter let it known that it would not go quietly into the night when it comes to deciding what they get to drink.
Basically I'm prepared to be the Braveheart of large sugary drinks
— andy levy (@andylevy) May 31, 2012
Hands off my Double Gulp, Mr. Bloomberg #sodawars #sugarveins
— Chris Hannas (@cjhannas) May 31, 2012
OK, and in what universe is this even remotely acceptable political behavior? http://t.co/kvP5RUin
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 31, 2012
First Obama goes off about Slurpees. Now Bloomberg wants to outlaw Big Gulps. why do Nanny Staters hate 7-11 stores?
— Jimmie (@jimmiebjr) May 31, 2012
When do we have to admit that Mayor Bloomberg is a libertarian plant demonstrating the absurdity of nanny-statism?
— Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) May 31, 2012
Going to celebrate Mike Bloomberg's latest crusade by drinking a big gulp w/a side of transfats while smoking a cigarette in a public park.
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) May 31, 2012
Idea for Mayor Bloomberg: New rule in NYC limiting television to only one hour a night. Also mandatory aerobics class. http://t.co/Hx5or1rB
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) May 31, 2012
All NYC residents should just move back in with their parents. Mom and Dad's rules won't be half as strict as Bloomberg's.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 31, 2012
Mike Bloomberg is deeply committed to convincing people that Rudy Giuliani was a libertarian.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 31, 2012
Prediction: The first person to throw a bucket of Mountain Dew Code Red in Bloomberg's face will be a national hero.
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) May 31, 2012
People of New York: Begin hoarding delicious sugary soda!
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 31, 2012
I'm going to drop out of school and start a soda speakeasy in Midtown. Who's with me?
— EPCOT Fitzgerald (@mttbry) May 31, 2012
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/31/bloomberg-aims-to-ban-sodas-over-16-ounces/