OK, Mayor Bloomberg demands you do not drink a Big Gulp - but it is OK to stuff over 60 hot dogs down your throat in one sitting

If not for their double standards, libs would have no standards at all


Politicians are hypocrites. We know this from sex scandals: The lawmakers who preach loudest about chastity are often the ones who later get caught using hookers or cheating on their wives. In recent years, the chastity movement has turned from sex to junk food. But the hypocrisy hasn’t changed.

Take the hero of the food temperance movement, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He has banned trans fats, pressured companies to reduce salt use, and mandated public calorie counts at restaurants. Last week, he announced plans to restrict soda sales to containers of 16 ounces or less. But the harder Bloomberg presses, the more he’s outed. He’s been caught salting pizza and bagels. He drinks three or four cups of coffee a day. Last Friday, NBC’s Matt Lauer grilled Bloomberg about his proclamation honoring “NYC Donut Day.” The mayor replied, “One donut’s not going to hurt you. In moderation, anything—most things are OK. … That's exactly what we're trying to do with soft drinks is get you to drink in moderation.”

Really? Bloomberg believes in moderation?

Then let’s talk about the wiener orgies.

The orgies take place every year in Coney Island. They’re broadcast live on ESPN. They’re known as the . It’s nymphomaniac pornography for gluttons. Year after year, Bloomberg officiates at the weighing-in ceremony, praises the contestants for gorging themselves, and brags about the millions of people watching on TV.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health...ing_good_.html