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bluedigger

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22. I wonder who has the contract to provide food to the homeless shelters in NYC?
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:28 PM
Mar 2012

Always follow the money.

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Jebus riding a unicycle backwards to the Carnegie deli! hifiguy Mar 2012 #1
Yeah, just send them the scraps off the table. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #40
It's to make sure the homeless don't GET ANY salt, fat, fiber, protein, carbs, vitamins, etc. saras Mar 2012 #2
Two choices ... lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #3
Hello, the man is Jewish? Let's put all the Bagle stores with their Salt Bagles out of business HockeyMom Mar 2012 #4
this is incredibly difficult to understand. barbtries Mar 2012 #5
I don't understand. ceile Mar 2012 #6
To cause pain and hardship for those who see the most of such already. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #9
that's what I was thinking. ceile Mar 2012 #18
It is exactly what he is doing. Jennicut Mar 2012 #20
Nanny state is right. ChazII Nov 2012 #51
Defy the law. Damn, I wish I lived there. Zalatix Mar 2012 #7
Absofuckkinlutely. ananda Mar 2012 #17
Hell yes! daleanime Mar 2012 #26
nanny state run amok SpartanDem Mar 2012 #8
Bloomberg sits at the very apex of "nanny state." TheWraith Mar 2012 #11
This is ridiculous, not to mention pointless. PotatoChip Mar 2012 #14
Don't fall for that nanny state BS NCcoast Mar 2012 #30
You're correct. bigmonkey Mar 2012 #42
Well, he sure has played the field. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2012 #44
In case I hadn't mentioned this lately, FUCK MIKE BLOOMBERG. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #10
I find this to be ironic. no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #12
For that matter, there's nothing wrong with carbs. TheWraith Mar 2012 #43
Occupy Philly has been protesting restrictions on feeding the homeless starroute Mar 2012 #13
Occupy the Mayor's mansion! If Bloomberg and Mayor Nutter want the homeless out of sight FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #21
Bloomberg turned down his right to live there. Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #34
The mayor prefers his opulent penthouse to slumming it in Gracie Mansion n/t markpkessinger Mar 2012 #48
Thanks. That's why I knew it was available. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #49
Let them eat cake. Oh wait, too much sugar. His Excellency Mayor bloomberg has spoken. libinnyandia Mar 2012 #15
When will they ban pepperoni and salami on pizza in NYC? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #16
Reading the comments, one person suggested that people pay in pennies siligut Mar 2012 #19
I wonder who has the contract to provide food to the homeless shelters in NYC? bluedigger Mar 2012 #22
Bingo! Hit it right on the head! Zalatix Mar 2012 #39
so he opened testing labs? onethatcares Mar 2012 #23
When they came for the smokers, I said nothing. When they came for the transfats, I said nothing Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #24
Look, I am all for providing nutritious food to the needy but......... Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #25
He's a self-serving billionaire with a Napolean complex... markpkessinger Mar 2012 #47
but it is perfectly piratefish08 Mar 2012 #27
All the kings horses can't buy transfats in NYC Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32
Good. Transfat is fucking dangerous and totally unneeded. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #35
About as necessary as cured meat full of sodium and saturated fat such as pepperoni, pastrami, and Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #37
The body cannot process transfat at all. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #38
Transfat is digested like other fatty acids, but unlike cured meats carries less risk of . Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #41
Typical Lord Bloomberg OPOS Mar 2012 #28
Society should be doing more to feed the hungry guardian Mar 2012 #29
don't be duped by this elitist scumbag's pseudo health kick. marasinghe Mar 2012 #31
Will the homeless now be crowding PATH trains KamaAina Mar 2012 #33
the war on the poor continues varelse Mar 2012 #36
*boils over in rage* Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45
Let them eat Tofu! Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #46
Bloomie you ae so wrong it's not evn funny. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #50
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