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Bloonberg Bans Food Donations To Homeless Because He Can't Count The Salt Content

Republic Now! said:
Alright, well, you're probably not going to get literal documentation because of the nature of policies like this. The best that can be done is a demonstration of Bloomberg addressing the issue. If its false Bloomberg should come forward and say so.
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So we should just assume that a story whose source is solely two editorials is true until it is addressed and denied by Bloomberg?
 
Khayembii Communique said:
An editorial that starts with "Bloomberg strikes again" is inherently biased, yes.
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So you don't think any such commentary could be factual? Isn't that bias on your part, to reject the idea without further examination?
 
Diogenes said:
So you don't think any such commentary could be factual?
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I never said that. In fact, I withheld judgment and asked for additional sources to verify what was being asserted. Asserting that something is biased does not mean that it is necessarily false.

Isn't that bias on your part, to reject the idea without further examination?
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On the contrary, I have been requesting further examination throughout this entire thread.
 
Bronson said:
CBS News NY is biased?

Hey man believe what you want. It's not my job to convince you of anything. You want to live in a different reality? That's your right.

The guy banned sodas bigger than 16oz and you question this? I'll stay on the side of reality. Ideology driven people do not operate in a box. Their perception of reality is the motivating factor in ALL decisions they make. Go ahead and give the man the benefit of the doubt because Obama and the Democrats told you Fox News lies to you and is evil. Good luck with that.
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The only thing the Libbos believe are WAPO, Daily KOS and Obama. There's no getting through to them. Anything news they don't agree with is automatically a lie.
 
Republic Now! said:
Alright, well, you're probably not going to get literal documentation because of the nature of policies like this. The best that can be done is a demonstration of Bloomberg addressing the issue. If its false Bloomberg should come forward and say so.
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The only thing that will satisfy the Libbos is if Bloomberg actually admitted that he did this. Short of that, "it's a lie".

Der Sturmer, nor Pravda said it, so it's a lie...as far as the Libbos are concerned.
 
Khayembii Communique said:
So we should just assume that a story whose source is solely two editorials is true until it is addressed and denied by Bloomberg?
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It WAS addressed by Bloomberg in the video. Why wouldn't he deny it if it were not true?
 
Khayembii Communique said:
The video says the exact same thing as the article so there's no point in even discussing it.
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You're essentially asserting the article is lying. Bloomberg addressed it. I don't know why he'd addressed it if it wasn't true to some capacity.
 
You're essentially asserting the article is lying.
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No, I'm asserting that the video is the exact same thing as the article and therefore there is no reason to even discuss it when we can just discuss the article.

Regarding the article, I am asserting that it is unreliable as a sole source of information (or in concert with the other article) as I have since the beginning of this thread.

Bloomberg addressed it.
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Really? When was that quote from? What was that press conference about? What was the question asked? How do you not know that the editorial didn't misrepresent that quote, as is very commonly done in editorials?

Let's get back on track here. Where are other sources covering this? Are there any?
 
Khayembii Communique said:
No, I'm asserting that the video is the exact same thing as the article and therefore there is no reason to even discuss it when we can just discuss the article.

Regarding the article, I am asserting that it is unreliable as a sole source of information (or in concert with the other article) as I have since the beginning of this thread.



Really? When was that quote from? What was that press conference about? What was the question asked? How do you not know that the editorial didn't misrepresent that quote, as is very commonly done in editorials?

Let's get back on track here. Where are other sources covering this? Are there any?
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Looks like maybe from here. There's a line that says while donated food is exempt from section 1 standards the agency is required to meet section 2 nutrition standards on distributing. From what I gathered on the comments from one of the news stories from a private food bank the ban only applies to city agencies and you can still donate to private ones.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/cardio/cardio-meals-snacks-standards.pdf
 
Amutt said:
Looks like maybe from here. There's a line that says while donated food is exempt from section 1 standards the agency is required to meet section 2 nutrition standards on distributing. From what I gathered on the comments from one of the news stories from a private food bank the ban only applies to city agencies and you can still donate to private ones.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/cardio/cardio-meals-snacks-standards.pdf
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Well, thats a biased source because its a .gov! :lamo
 
Bronson said:
Hard to swallow: Bloomberg bans food donations to homeless shelters
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it's msnbc citing fox news.

sadly fox doesn't cite any official source for their info. But, they did include this at the very end:

"The city also cites food-safety issues with donations..."

Nanny Bloomberg Bans Food Donations to Homeless Shelters: Too Salty! - Michael Bloomberg - Fox Nation

It's also worth noting that this was done in March and tat it only applies to centers run by NYC. It does not apply to any private shelters.


Is this journalism hyping to promote page hits?
idk
 
Simon W. Moon said:
it's msnbc citing fox news.

sadly fox doesn't cite any official source for their info. But, they did include this at the very end:

"The city also cites food-safety issues with donations..."

Nanny Bloomberg Bans Food Donations to Homeless Shelters: Too Salty! - Michael Bloomberg - Fox Nation

It's also worth noting that this was done in March and tat it only applies to centers run by NYC. It does not apply to any private shelters.


Is this journalism hyping to promote page hits?
idk
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Nothing new about selective enforcement here. The ban on anything over 16oz does not apply to all companies either. It mainly applies to small buisnesses like convience stores, food carts, and theatre's. Grocery stores can still sell em.

Besides, its just one small baby step. I'm sure that eventually ole' Bloomberg would love to totally ban anything even remotely unhealthy when it comes to food. The way he's acting meat will be banned, ice cream will be banned..hell just to make it easier on my self..about the only thing that probably won't be banned is lettuce.
 
Kal'Stang said:
Nothing new about selective enforcement here. The ban on anything over 16oz does not apply to all companies either. It mainly applies to small buisnesses like convience stores, food carts, and theatre's. Grocery stores can still sell em.
Besides, its just one small baby step. I'm sure that eventually ole' Bloomberg would love to totally ban anything even remotely unhealthy when it comes to food. The way he's acting meat will be banned, ice cream will be banned..hell just to make it easier on my self..about the only thing that probably won't be banned is lettuce.
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Ah, yes.
That ubiquitous slippery slope.
 
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