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Apr 8, 2011 10:22 AM
Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday that he is expanding his ban on sugar-sweetened drinks in schools to include all city properties and functions, a sweeping restriction that means that calorie-laden soft drinks, juices with added sugar, and sports drinks like Gatorade will no longer be offered in vending machines, concession stands, and city-run meetings, programs and events.........

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/04/08/city_properties_added_to_boston_ban_on_sugary_drinks/

When does it stop?? I think the smoking ban is an infringement on the freedoms of a private business person. This ban is an infringement on the freedoms of anyone who lives in or visits Boston.
Apr 8, 2011 10:22am
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Apr 8, 2011 11:51 AM
Stupidity run amok. Then again, it's a bastion of liberal beliefs -- so why should we be surprised by this.
Apr 8, 2011 11:51am
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Apr 8, 2011 12:02 PM
Such a beautiful, historic city ...


... with such a yutz for a mayor.
Apr 8, 2011 12:02pm
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Apr 8, 2011 12:07 PM
I was never a fan of schools putting vending machines in the first place. Only reason they did so was the $$ contracts with the likes of pepsi.

but to ban then at concession stands and such? That is dumb. Pretty sure our school took our, or is, taking out pop and candy machines in our school
Apr 8, 2011 12:07pm
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Apr 8, 2011 12:38 PM
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Apr 8, 2011 12:44 PM
Silly law IMO. But, at least it was done on a local level where it might better represent what Bostonians want and could be much more readily overturned in the future. I mean, Orange Juice, with no added sugar is pretty high in caloric content.
Apr 8, 2011 12:44pm
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Apr 8, 2011 1:25 PM
Everyday I am more amazed at the completely moronic mental condition of liberals.
Apr 8, 2011 1:25pm
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Apr 8, 2011 1:39 PM
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Apr 8, 2011 2:35 PM
QuakerOats;736235 wrote:Everyday I am more amazed at the completely moronic mental condition of liberals.

I work with a hardcore lib and my father is a liberal of the union mentality persuasion. Honestly, I have increasingly found that someone needs to write a book entitled, "Conservatives are from Mars, Liberals are from Venus". Conservatives and liberals have a world view that is increasingly grower farther apart.
Apr 8, 2011 2:35pm
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Apr 8, 2011 2:36 PM
Little Danny;736300 wrote:I work with a hardcore lib and my father is a liberal of the union mentality persuasion. Honestly, I have increasingly found that someone needs to write a book entitled, "Conservatives are from Mars, Liberals are from Venus". Conservatives and liberals have a world view that is increasingly grower farther apart.

And in some cases are equally idiotic.
Apr 8, 2011 2:36pm
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Apr 8, 2011 2:49 PM
BoatShoes;736187 wrote:Silly law IMO. But, at least it was done on a local level where it might better represent what Bostonians want and could be much more readily overturned in the future. I mean, Orange Juice, with no added sugar is pretty high in caloric content.

+1 Although I am far from liberal and believe soda and high sugar drinks are far too prevelent in today's society, I would never want a law passed that bans a drink. Boston is turning into San Fransico where you can't grill on tuesday's or something and can't buy a happy meal. SMH.
Apr 8, 2011 2:49pm
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Apr 8, 2011 2:53 PM
OneBuckeye;736311 wrote:... can't buy a happy meal.

Well, in San Francisco, you can buy a happy meal, but it doesn't mean what you think, and you probably wouldn't want one. ;)
Apr 8, 2011 2:53pm
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Apr 8, 2011 2:55 PM
as someone who works in the soft drink industry...let me say Fuck You to this dbag.
Apr 8, 2011 2:55pm
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Apr 8, 2011 3:59 PM
O-Trap;736302 wrote:And in most cases are equally idiotic.

Fixed.
Apr 8, 2011 3:59pm
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Apr 8, 2011 4:01 PM
Well... it IS Massachusetts....
Apr 8, 2011 4:01pm
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Apr 8, 2011 4:06 PM
derek bomar;736317 wrote:as someone who works in the soft drink industry...let me say Fuck You to this dbag.

You monster! Don't you know what you're doing to our children?
Apr 8, 2011 4:06pm
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Apr 8, 2011 4:27 PM
I Wear Pants;736354 wrote:Fixed.

This. ;) I was being diplomatic.
Apr 8, 2011 4:27pm
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Apr 8, 2011 4:50 PM
Little Danny;736181 wrote:
True...it's just another way of redistributing wealth.
Apr 8, 2011 4:50pm
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Apr 9, 2011 11:01 PM
It sure doesn't take much to get you Teabaggers in an uproar, does it?
Apr 9, 2011 11:01pm
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Apr 9, 2011 11:30 PM
You obviously have no clue what the word "uproar" means.

Hint: It's not a post that creates all of 20 responses over 36 hours.
Apr 9, 2011 11:30pm
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Apr 10, 2011 12:59 AM
stlouiedipalma;737206 wrote:It sure doesn't take much to get you Teabaggers in an uproar, does it?

Though I'm not a "Teabagger" in the contemporary sense, I do get genuinely frustrated at idiocy. Sue me.
Apr 10, 2011 12:59am
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Apr 10, 2011 4:02 PM
Well...why should sugary drinks and caffinated drinks be sold in schools or public buildings? What did people do before vending machines? I bet they drank water and schools sold milk. Is it liberalism to remove them or liberalism to allow them there in the first place?

Is it wrong to allow unhealthy drinks and foods to be prevalent or is it wrong to restrict them?

People can go to the store and make their choice. Choices don't have to be available on every street corner, every school and every public building. Buy it at the store and carry it to work!

Now, they should be available at the concession stands for sports.
Apr 10, 2011 4:02pm
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Apr 10, 2011 4:46 PM
Writerbuckeye;736250 wrote:

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Apr 10, 2011 4:47 PM
Simple answer Mella: Too much nanny statism going on.
Apr 10, 2011 4:47pm
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Apr 10, 2011 4:48 PM
Ty Webb;737490 wrote:

Wow, you really showed me. What an original comeback.
Apr 10, 2011 4:48pm