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Tag Archives: Nanny state
Nanny Bloomberg Should Heed ‘My Body, My Choice’ Credo | City and State NY
Oh, my head! Mayor Bloomberg wants to take his ban on large sodas statewide. Now that his 12 years as mayor are winding down, Bloomberg, like Mary Poppins, is seeking other opportunities to guide wayward children. Unlike Mary Poppins, he … Continue reading
Malcolm Smith & the mayoral race – NYPOST.com
When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” played in my head: “99 red balloons / Floating in the summer sky / Panic bells — it’s red alert.” Red alert, … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Elections, Politics
Tagged Christine Quinn, Malcolm Smith, Nanny state, NY State Senate, pedro espada
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Malcolm Smith & the mayoral race – NYPOST.com
When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” played in my head: “99 red balloons / Floating in the summer sky / Panic bells — it’s red alert.” Red alert, … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Elections, Politics
Tagged Christine Quinn, Malcolm Smith, Nanny state, NY State Senate, pedro espada
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Bloomberg’s pro-breast-feeding initiative to lock away baby formula at 27 hospitals – NYPOST.com
On Sunday, the NY Post reported that beginning September 3, the city will implement the “most restrictive pro-breast-milk program in the nation” intended to encourage more new mothers to breast-feed. Under the city Health Department’s voluntary Latch On NYC initiative, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Public Policy
Tagged breast-feeding, Infant and Toddlers, Infant formula, Latch On NYC, Mayor Bloomberg, Nanny state
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Nanny MacBloomberg Will Only Take My ‘Big Gulp’ From My Cold Dead Hands
Mayor Bloomberg’s fondness for social engineering initiatives has taken another misstep. Fortunately, there are 576 days remaining in the Nanny MacBloomberg era. New Yorkers, except for those possessing utter contempt for obese people, are opposed to his proposal restricting the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Health, Public Policy
Tagged Big Gulp, fascism, liberty, Mayor Bloomberg, Nanny state, same-sex marriage, sugar sweetened beverages
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Hands Off Mom’s Breasts
Hands Off Mom’s Breasts “Nanny MacBloomberg” strikes again. The Bloomberg administration has proposed initiatives forcing residential landlords to regulate smoking in apartments, denying second helpings to school kids in city breakfast programs, and encouraging new mothers to breast-feed. Mayor Bloomberg … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Government, Health, Public Policy
Tagged breakfast in the classroom, breast-feeding, childhood obesity, food stamps, Mayor Bloomberg, Nanny state, SNAP, trans fats
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Mayor Bloomberg Announces A New CDC Study Finding Childhood Obesity Rates Are On the Decline In NYC
Praising himself for a program that showed no significant change in Hispanic and low-income communities epitomizes Bloomberg’s unbridled hubris. Even odder was doing the announcement at a predominantly Hispanic school in the Bronx. The healthier menu is in place but … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Public Policy
Tagged childhood obesity, Mayor Bloomberg, Nanny state, nutrition, thomas farley
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NY1 Online: Debate Of NYC Schools’ Sex Education Curriculum – NY1.com
NY1 Online: Debate Of NYC Schools’ Sex Education Curriculum – NY1.com. NY1 Online: Debate Of NYC Schools’ Sex Education Curriculum NY1 VIDEO: Andrea Miller, the new president of NARAL Pro-Choice New York, and former Bronx State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, who now works … Continue reading
Pols Push Abstinence-Based Sex Ed For NYC Kids | New York Daily News
Pols Push Abstinence-Based Sex Ed For NYC Kids: Updated With Mayor Bloomberg Comments | New York Daily News. Lots of blogosphere buzz about this today, so here’s a blurb from our Alison Gendar: The city’s two GOP congressmen backed a … Continue reading
NYT: Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights?
OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights? By ROBERT P. GEORGE and MELISSA MOSCHELLA Published: October 19, 2011 Princeton,N.J. IMAGINE you have a 10- or 11-year-old child,just entering a public middle school. How would you feel if,as part of … Continue reading
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