"I'm relevant, DAMMIT!"

Of course not!  Let real-life characters like Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Obama do it instead.

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               Couric grew up eating these same cereals. Why not just tell the kids that if you eat these cereals, you will grow up to be an idiot like her. That should stop them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Who in God's name told these people it was their duty to keep us eating healthy?
I would LOVE - LOOOVVVEEEE to see what Katie Couric and the rest of this Lefty bunch have in their food cabinets.
It's always bad for everyone else and should be limited, but don't even talk about the things THEY do.

In short, GET THE HELL OUT OF MY CEREAL AND MY LIFE!

Hey everybody, in Katie's defense she is just trying to prepare us for the item covered in page 873 of the new Health Care Plan that says if you eat anything but tofu or twigs for breakfast you pay a $500.00 a month fine - Just Kidding!!! (I hope)

Stay Free!!!

Couric notes that the cereal industry spends $156 million per year on advertising.  Well, lady, they don't spend it on full-page ads in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or even the Village Voice.  They spend the bulk of it on the one medium that delivers the message directly to the consumer:  childrens' television programming.

When the CBS television network refuses to air a single advertisement for sugar-heavy breakfast cereals, THEN -- AND ONLY THEN -- can Couric utter her self-righteous message with any sense of integrity. 

And what advertisers on CBS Evening News could be subjected to further Couric-ism?  How about fossil-fuel burning automobiles threatening the extinction of the polar bear, let alone global warming disaster?  How about pharmaceuticals with potentially harmful side effects?  How about risky investment plans and funds from financial institutions which have already proven themselves corrupted?

Go ahead Couric; have at 'em.  And watch you're sponsors pull chocks daily.

Katie,

When I was young, about 50 years ago. My parents chose cereals for us that had little or no added sugar. We played outside for hours and would have been shown the door to go out to blow steam off  if we were wound up or laying about. If we were watching a few programs with the family, reading or doing homework, that was the only time we were allowed to sit for extended periods inside. One brother was overweight even on the same regimen that the rest of us were on.

"Froot Loops, Cookie Crisp, Reese's Puffs - I almost got a cavity just reading that."

You get cavities from poor oral hygeine.  Does Katie have issues brushing her teeth?

"At a time when 12 percent of U.S. children from ages 2 to 5 are considered obese - along with 17 percent of kids 6 to 11 - this problem is anything but sweet."

Growing up I ate all sorts of food that today's nutrition nazis demonize and I didn't get fat.  Today at 39 I eat healthier, but still consume enough junk to get me landed in jail when the government takes over healthcare.  I'm still not even close to fat or obese.  What's the difference?  When I was a kid I was active and I'm still active as an adult.

"All parents have been there in that grocery aisle - having to decide between what the kids want and what you know is better for them."

God life is so hard isn't it?

I looked ta the nutritional info for Froot Loops with Marshmallows and another Kellog Cereal, Mueslix. Turns out that FLs have almost 1/2 the calories per serving of the Granola.

 In fact, the have fewer calories/serving than SPecial K. Though there they do lag a bit on the nutritional side.

 The only real difference seems to be that the sugery cereals have the sugar on the outside rather than carbs on the inside.

If it were up to liberal nanny tyrants like Couric, we'd all be eating Muselix, watercress, bark and grass. 

Stay out of my life, liberals!  If I want to eat a box of Franken-Berry, than I'll darn well buy one!

We have Iran nuking up, tyrants on the march across the globe, and what is Couric afraid of?  Toucan Sam??

It's official - liberalism is a mental disease.

While I don't agree with trying to stop cereal companies from using cartoons, I do agree with Couric's advice that parents shouldn't give in to it. That's why they're parents. 

I prefer "nuts & twigs" cereals these days, but a bowl of Lucky Charms or Frosted Flakes still tastes good.

 If parents don't want their kids eating kid cereals, then they should say no. If they can't, they're in a lot more trouble than sugary cereal.

You hate us cartoonists, no matter how politically incorrect we are. If you excuse me, I have to defecate into a bowl of Frankenberry now.