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That Didn’t Go As Planned

Remember when former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn’t run for President, saying he was too old to do so? Well that announcement didn’t go as planned. Because now, the 77-year-old has thrown his hat into the ring, seeking the Democratic nod for President. It’s not clear if he is planning to go all the way, or just running as a stalking horse for Hillary Clinton. More from Mark Dice.

It’s Bloomberg time. His first campaign theme: Let’s ban large sods! More from The United Spot.

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Liberals in a Tizzy Over Pope

NewsBusted’s Jodi Miller says the choice of Pope Francis has already upset many liberals. “Apparently they believe the Pope’s beliefs violate the separation of church and church,” Miller says. This edition also takes a look at Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soft-drink dilemma in New York and Russia’s demand for an inquiry into Hugo Chavez’s death.

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Nannies Escalate War on Soda

Channeling New York’s Nanny Mayor Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, has now called for imposing a national sales tax on sodas and 10-percent fruit drinks, supposedly as a means to force poor people to improve their dietary habits. How long before DeLauro wages war on Little Debbie Nutty Bars? Can she resist slapping a surcharge on Ruffles? Or breaking off a piece of every Kit Kat for the federal bureaucracy?

Back in 2009, Jackie and Dunlap from http://www.redstateupdate.com/ warned us to beware of what lie ahead as Washington stepped up its war on soda, booze, cigarettes, junk food and, yes, poor, underage Little Debbie.

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Soda Jerk Michael Bloomberg

Godzilla’s going to be pig-biting mad the next time he surfaces in Gotham City. Mayor Bloomberg,  Reason’s “Nanny of the Month,” has just deep-sixed the sale of Supersize “sugary” drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and other public venues. Note to Godzilla: Drop New York from your itinerary, big guy, unless you’re packing your own mecha flask of saki.

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