Soda Jerk Michael Bloomberg Strikes Again (Nanny of the Month, May 2012)

May 2012 offered up an embarrassment of riches for Nanny of the
Month.

Among the strongest contenders were the buttinsky pols in Fort
Lee, New Jersey, who banned texting while walking (what’s next,
chewing gum?). And then there’s the Los Angeles City Council, which
pushed an ineffective-yet-annoying ban on plastic bag with the help
of testimony by former Seinfeld and current Veep star Julia
Louis-Dreyfus. Louis-Dreyfus gave an impassioned speech against the
bags as “outrageously expensive” (we thought for a minute she was
talking about the laugh lines in her short-lived series, Watching
Ellie).

But there’s only one nanny of the month and for May 2012, it’s
got to be New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has proposed
limiting the serving size of sugary beverages such as soda pop to
16 ounces or less. The ban would cover restaurants, movie theaters,
street vendors, ball parks, and a plethora of other places. In the
past, Bloomberg has banned smoking, trans fat, school bake sales,
and more. So it’s not exactly surprising that he’s focusing on cup
size now. But it’s still appalling.

About 90 seconds.

“Nanny of the Month” is written and produced by Ted Balaker.
Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.

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