Video: And now, an important message from New York City
posted at 8:45 pm on December 14, 2009 by Allahpundit
Just thought you’d like to see how my tax dollars are spent. The marginal rate in the nanny city is 3.2 percent, but what’s a few thou out of your pocket every year to help remind fat people not to drink soda?
In an age when states are cutting back on free mammograms for poor women due to budget cuts, it’s a comfort to know that the Big Apple’s war on sugary drinks rages on.
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Is this from the 1980′s? Good god.
SouthernGent on December 14, 2009 at 8:46 PM
This is your brain on Bloomberg.
JammieWearingFool on December 14, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Ohhhhhhhh, man — I almost barfed watching that!
(My deep comment for the night…)
Dopenstrange on December 14, 2009 at 8:48 PM
That’s so nasty it’s almost obscene. The Libtards will love it!
Guardian on December 14, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Is that Allahpundit in the vid?
Andy in Agoura Hills on December 14, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Live Longer But Live For Nothing
Brought to you by the NYC Board of Intrusive Azzholes
TugboatPhil on December 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Have these people never heard of *diet* beverages?
rightheaded on December 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I. Hate. Mike. Bloomberg.
jimmy the notable on December 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Now we know what simplesimon looks like after drinking a glass full of Obowma’s bodily fluids…
You got something on your chin, Skippy.
Seven Percent Solution on December 14, 2009 at 8:54 PM
New Yorkers too stupid to choose beverages for themselves?
Bishop on December 14, 2009 at 8:54 PM
if he raised taxes some more on fat foods, then he could raise enough money to make better commercials.
or he could stfu.
you know, he had to spend more money to get reelected than to get elected.
and he had to spend more than that to get reelected a third time. each with less votes.
you think he’d get the message.
but pushy nannystate libs who think they know better than you what you want, they never get the message.
reliapundit on December 14, 2009 at 8:56 PM
If it’s not good for you, it’s bad, and if it’s bad, it’s illegal.
The progressive’s perfect world.
Rebar on December 14, 2009 at 8:58 PM
i almost threw up when i saw this disgusting ad on the subway. Then I almost threw up again thinking the gov’t is telling me what to drink.
Chiasmos on December 14, 2009 at 9:00 PM
And if it isn’t bad, we’ll lie anyway and say it is bad so we can tax it.
deidre on December 14, 2009 at 9:01 PM
ahh, more nanny-state crap from the Metropolitan Bloombergia Department of Goodthink.
Go boil your head, Mike.
Oy Vey.
Fallen Sparrow on December 14, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I thought it was going to be the video of Ashley Dupree offering s@x advice.
txag92 on December 14, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Obesity is a legitimate public health concern. I\’m not suggesting that sodas be banned or taxed, but a public information campaign is not illegitimate.
Bleeds Blue on December 14, 2009 at 9:10 PM
You know liberals really take all the fun out of life.
txhsmom on December 14, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Government propaganda is good when it coincides with things I want the government to control!
Good Lt on December 14, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Half of all liberals believe that diet beverage sweeteners are part of a corporate conspiracy to give us all cancer and crowd out natural alternatives.
The other half drink them.
calbear on December 14, 2009 at 9:14 PM
But then again, you are a well known idiot.
Fine if citizens volunteer to pay for this type of mind-bending idiocy (like AGW, for instance).
It’s quite another thing if the state uses tax dollars to sell this insipid stupidity to the public.
AUINSC on December 14, 2009 at 9:16 PM
One more intrusion on personal freedoms!
bluemarlin on December 14, 2009 at 9:17 PM
NYC is a leftist cesspit.
Nevertheless, they still dodged a major bullet when they narrowly defeated that racist from the Che Guevara party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Thompson_%28New_York%29
When you see leftist stupidity, like this ad, just think of all the race baiting and Marxism ya’ll could have had.
elduende on December 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Yes the ‘NANNY STATE’ breeds STOOPID PEOPLE that can’t make decisions for themselves because they have never had to do any critical thinking. Proudly brought to you by your local gubmint skools.
belad on December 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Liberals appear to think that everyone other than them is out there drinking pints of lard and fat, and that it’s up to them to use the propaganda, guns and handcuffs of the government to save civilization from itself.
BECAUSE YOU WINGNUTZ DRINK LARD!@!!!!
Good Lt on December 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM
If it’s that unhealthy they should either ban this stuff or STFU.
mylegsareswollen on December 14, 2009 at 9:20 PM
If NY wants to do a public service announcement it should be this: to the people of NY. I don’t care if you drink soda or not. There is a bigger problem that has been going on for 30 years or more. You know what I am talking about. You all do it. You know you do it. You are probably doing it right now. I am talking about you jeans problem. You wear jeans to dinner parties. You wear jeans with a dress jacket. You wear jeans to everything. And you wear black stuff. Jeans and black stuff. That is it. Stop with the jeans and black stuff. NOW.
PhillyUnion on December 14, 2009 at 9:22 PM
I would suggest Tea,how ever,that would be associated
with the use of tea bags,so,I don’t want to besmirch
the good citizens of New York,as Tea baggers,ahem!
(I Kid).
canopfor on December 14, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Its just like tobacco products. Even though 500,000 people die each year from tobacco related products, they won’t ban them because the products bring in too much free tax revenue for the politicians to pass around to their friends and contributors.
belad on December 14, 2009 at 9:24 PM
The Bloomberg Diet:
If enough people see this ad and throw up a lot of New Yorkers will lose weight.
Buy Danish on December 14, 2009 at 9:25 PM
I’ve heard of Soup Nazi’s,now there is Juice Nazi’s,
soon,restaraunts will demand that your papers are in
zee proper order in regards to your height and body
weight,signed by your Doctor,and noterized by your
lawyer,that you are below said weight restrictions,
in your ability to purchase a can of Pepsi or any
other soft drink,that the State has deemed,a no go,
er drink free zone!!
canopfor on December 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Yeah, they should just make shooting people against the law. That would fix everything. Oh, wait …
crosspatch on December 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM
One would think that libs want to make money off of sin taxes like cigs and sugar, then they would be promoting smoking and sugary drinks. Also, if they are trying to kill people with death panels and reduced cancer screenings why would they discourage people from getting fat and smoking? With all this intellectual dishonesty and illogical and conflicting viewpoints, no wonder they are reduced to name calling when presented with facts.
Daveyardbird on December 14, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Yeah, well, I drink diet soda and have for many years, so I’m not too stoked about the calories in regular soda.
I know, I know…my Diet Coke is gonna kill me, right?
Bob's Kid on December 14, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Obesity costs the city of New York (where I just spent a fine weekend, though I sadly did not meet AP) tax dollars. If this type of ad is effective in reducing obesity (an admittedly dubious proposition) it’s perfectly legitimate and the same as a “buckle up” sign at the freeway entrance. Public education is certainly an acceptable government expense. If it doesn’t work it shouldn’t be funded because it doesn’t work.
Bleeds Blue on December 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Question!
What are the school systems in New York doing!!
Are there moniters walking the halls,er video cameras
above,just wait’n and watch’n for said student to hide
in a corner like a crack addict,slurping his/hers/its,
Mountain Dew!!
Or do Public Schools have zero tolerance,and private
schools have an exemption,I don’t know!!
Jus sayin!!
canopfor on December 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM
When I travel to NYC I always pack an extra carton of cig’s just so I don’t have to pay the NYC prices to smoke them. (hint hint NYC).
Is Mayor Bloomberg going to come after this VA resident because I smoked cigs from my “personal stash” when I was in NYC.
To the NYPD: I will take a piss test appear in any courtroom as required.
F15Mech on December 14, 2009 at 9:36 PM
it’s perfectly legitimate and the same as a “buckle up” sign at the freeway entrance.
Bleeds Blue on December 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Bleeds Blue: I understand the buckle up part,but comparing
a can,to be as dangerous as an 800 hp,Big Block
Chevelle,or Corvette that can pin one to the se
at,in excelaration,I for one,would’t worry abo
ut it,unless the can jammed the gas pedal!!
canopfor on December 14, 2009 at 9:42 PM
It simply provides another market for the mob in untaxed bootleg soda pop.
crosspatch on December 14, 2009 at 9:46 PM
But if you get smashed on the freeway, it’s fairly cheap to scrape you off the pavement and send you off to the morgue. If you drink a million sodas and get diabetes or chronic heart disease, you die slowly and expensively.
That being said, I add my voice to this debate as a skeptic not as a philosophical opponent but as a practical one. Think about it: did the most famous public education ad of all time — “this is your brain on drugs” — actually ever prevent even a single kid from getting stoned? I think not.
Bleeds Blue on December 14, 2009 at 9:56 PM
What’s with this war on diabetics?
Heredity is a major cause of diabetes. If both parents have Type 2 diabetes, there is a chance that nearly all of their children will have diabetes. If both parents have Type 1 diabetes, fewer than 20 percent of their children will develop Type 1 diabetes. In identical twins, if one twin develops Type 2 diabetes, the chance is nearly 100 percent that the other twin will also develop it.
Buy Danish on December 14, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Well, based on your incoherent blather, not in your case.
AUINSC on December 14, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Keep your public health ads off my body!
Yes, drinking 1 can of soda is the equivalent of drinking 1 can of pure fat. Right. I think they’d be better off showing the amount of sugar that’s in a can of soda. (There’s a bunch). Personally, I really don’t care. I’ll drink my soda before my bear and have a smoke afterwards.
Oh yeah another thing, drinking 1 can of soda a day can lead to 10 lbs over a year. That’s assuming you never work it off and never drink diet sodas or anything else for that matter.
Rightwingguy on December 14, 2009 at 10:19 PM
My biggets memory of that was the girl smashing an egg with a frying pan and she says “These are your friends! (Smash) Your Family! (whack)” As she goes nutz on the kitchen. I loved it.
Rightwingguy on December 14, 2009 at 10:21 PM
It’s the greatest city in the world, in spite of the government.
bigjack on December 14, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Allah, why do you stay in New York? I mean it’s not like your job or salary will change if you move. But your cost of living certainly will.
- The Cat
P.S. Unless you really are living in your parents’ basement or course.
MirCat on December 14, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Whatever they paid that schmuck to do a stunt like that, it was not enough!
pilamaye on December 14, 2009 at 10:32 PM
NYC is actually one of the thinnest big cities in the USA… can’t they spend their money on something more useful than this kind of propaganda?
Sometimes I miss living in the city that Coke built (Atlanta), where they’d never tolerate this kind of ad!
LibertarianRepublican on December 14, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I got solicited by a transvestite on 9th Avenue while stopped at a light on my bicycle at 2am heading home from my job.
His/her breath smelled like canned sardines.
My bike was stolen later that morning.
I love New York.
rickyricardo on December 14, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I got solicited by a transvestite on 9th Avenue while stopped at a light on my bicy
That’s what you get for taking home a tranny bike-thief.
simplesimon on December 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
How did I know the trolls would come out for this one? I could have made book on it.
CurtZHP on December 14, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Zing, nice one. It does read like that.
You are still a douchebag, tho. I mean that in the nicest possible way. Do you live in the city…?
bigjack on December 14, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Reminded me of an show from a few of years ago.
http://www.brillig.com/sliders/episodes/20.html
OBQuiet on December 14, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Nanny state BS aside, as usual, the well meaning nannies get it wrong.
Yes, eliminate sugary drinks like sodas (including diet sodas). They got that part right. But eliminating fat from the diet is a BAD idea put forth by the marketing geniuses at the giant food companies.
Approximately 30% of your daily intake (by calories) should be fat (preferably monounsaturated fat). The body is designed to use fat to create energy (along with the proper mix of non-refined carbohydrates and protein).
Eliminating or dramatically reducing the macro-nutrient of fat from the diet is advice that will lead to an unhealthful state.
Not surprising that a) the government doesn’t know what the hell it is talking about and b) is giving out advice (and passing laws) as though it does.
watson007 on December 14, 2009 at 11:49 PM
“You see, according to
Cocteau’sObama’s plan I’m the enemy, ’cause I like to think; I like to read. I’m into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I’m the kind of guy likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder – “Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?” I WANT high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-o all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I’ve SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It’s a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing “I’m an Oscar Meyer Wiener”.”-Edgar Friendlymrt721 on December 15, 2009 at 1:31 AM
Think we’re going to get a public service ad telling people they can get liver damage and obesity from drinking high calorie NYC Sex-and-the-City appletinis? That NYC “Restaurant Week” leads to obesity? That NYC “happy hours” lead to obesity? That taking a cab rather than walking in NYC can lead to obesity? That “3 free bellinis with brunch” specials lead to obesity? Naah. “Big Sugar” is just the PC enemy du jour and doesn’t have a lobby yet in Gotham. They’ll get a lobby and tomorrow it’ll be something else.
If someone’s intake of sugary soda is of public concern in NYC for “health reasons,” I don’t see why someone’s sex life is out-of-bounds. Let’s see an NYC PSA for avoiding sex at nightclubs and see how well that goes over in this city.
shazbat on December 15, 2009 at 2:12 AM
it’s perfectly legitimate and the same as a “buckle up” sign at the freeway entrance.
Bleeds Blue on December 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Personally I don’t think that it’s of concern to ANYONE if I wear a seatbelt or drink a Dr. Pepper. Government should never interfere with our personel choices.
crazy texas on December 15, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Mike Bloomberg, the Head Nurse of New York City, strikes again.
Blackacre on December 15, 2009 at 6:33 AM
All indicators (obesity is increasing, not decreasing) suggest that this ad and others like it are doing nothing to reduce obesity.
Hence, stop wasting taxpayer money on them.
Assuming, of course, this is “education” (which it isn’t – it’s propaganda). So not only is it doing nothing to reduce obesity, but it’s also wasting money that could be spent on, say, fixing infrastructure. Or paying off the city debt.
You know – things that NEED to be paid for that the government always seems unable to cough up the dough for without a big problem. This crap, on the other hand, is just fine to waste money on because it makes the government look like it’s “doing something” when it isn’t doing much of anything (like the road signs planted at nearly every road construction site in America that are basically Obama ads saying “Look! Look! Stimulus money!” while repairs and lane-widening and misc. construction that we didn’t need cause traffic problems for years to come.
If only you applied this kind of thinking to other social programs and social propaganda pouring out of the government on a daily basis. Or government “stimulus” spending.
Good Lt on December 15, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Good point.
AIDS is still a nasty concern in the gay community. Maybe, if they outlaw transfats, and eventually sugary sodas, they should outlaw gay sex and arrest any men guilty of it.
After all, it IS a “health concern” for the city…right?
Note: I’m not endorsing intrusive government programs on gay men but it seems the guv is awfully selective about what they determine to be “bad” for people.
Having said that, public information campaigns are, for the most part, a waste of money. However, should those campaigns become programs to outlaw sugary drinks then, well, F*CK OFF, GOVERNMENT!
MT
Mistahtibbs on December 15, 2009 at 7:39 AM
No…it’s a waste of money. It’s like having PSA’s that remind people that the sun sets in the West.
Seriously, if you don’t know that sugar makes you fat, this nasty waste of money won’t help.
Asher on December 15, 2009 at 7:40 AM
I just love do as I say not as I do! Bloomberg has done nothing for NYC!
Bloomberg the Bigfoot (in Carbon)
Mr. Bloomberg owns a helicopter and two jets, both Falcon 900s. He flies everywhere on private jets, by far the least efficient form of transportation on or above the earth. He takes his jet to Bermuda many weekends. He has flown around the globe on it. He uses it to go to Washington. He is planning to get to Copenhagen for the climate conference by private jet, too
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/nyregion/13about.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
xler8bmw on December 15, 2009 at 7:43 AM
+1..
Ive also heard there is no smoking outside in NYC, plus they are thinking of trying to ban it in your own apartment. I think these more of Bloomberg’s plan for the city.
becki51758 on December 15, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Not clicking, not clicking..
The image alone was enough to turn my stomach. The only thing worse would be listening to Tony Basil’s “Oh Mickey” from the 80′s.
Nasty.
itzWicks on December 15, 2009 at 7:59 AM
How so?
The analogy seems silly.
Itchee Dryback on December 15, 2009 at 8:02 AM
You can smoke outside in NYC. Some building have a policy that you have to be so many feet away from building but, you can still smoke outside! They’re trying to ban it from parks but, I don;t think that will fly.
xler8bmw on December 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM
I just got out of bed. I am npw going to the icebox and get a sodie.
davidk on December 15, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Was it Bill Schultz?
TugboatPhil on December 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Fat, salt, sugar, and calories make the world go ’round. Life is too short to eat only nuts and twigs.
Common Sense on December 16, 2009 at 5:59 PM