Left-Wing Food Group Wants to Whack Toucan Sam

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That’s right, a food police group has turned cereal killer. What's worse, the media don't see any foul play.

Fruit Loops cereal’s brightly colored mascot Toucan Sam, along with Sugar Smack’s Dig ‘Em and Rice Krispies’ Snap, Crackle and Pop are likely to be axed due to an agreement between Kellogg Company and the food police group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

“Early Show’s” Hannah Storm was happy about the announcement. She called getting rid of the popular cartoon figures a “great idea” on June 14.

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“[B]ecause you can’t even take your child to the grocery store because they’re clamoring for the products with characters on them. When are we going to see them disappear?” Storm asked correspondent Nancy Cordes.

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NBC’s “Today” called the agreement to stop advertising cereals during children’s programming a “partnership,” but that’s like saying if I give my wallet to a mugger at gunpoint it was voluntary.

CSPI as well as the liberal Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and two parents threatened to sue Kellogg’s for marketing sugary cereals to kids. I have a question, who exactly should they be marketed to? The demographic of Sex and the City perhaps?

Kellogg’s told ABC’s “Good Morning America” the products that can’t be reformulated to meet the manufacturer’s self-imposed nutritional criteria for television commercials will be either marketed to an older group or they’ll stop advertising it altogether.

Which basically means the death of Toucan Sam and his friends. May they rest in peace.

—Julia A. Seymour is an assistant editor for the Business & Media Institute.


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So, will Hannah Storm call fo

So, will Hannah Storm call for the removal of cereal advertisments from CBS's Satruday morning programming?  I'm sure they can sell the ad slots to the marketers of Viagra and its clones.

From what I understand, yes.

From what I understand, yes. Unless it meets the heath requirements.

Because don't you know Toucan Sam is just as dangeous to your child's health as Joe the Camel?

/sarc

Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law

Lucky Charms and the Keebler

Lucky Charms and the Keebler Elf are both slated for a reunion with the Frito Bandito?

Hannah, there's a magic word you can use with your kids, it's called        NO.

Supreme Court,  National Security,  Borders,  Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.   

You know, if I were still i

You know, if I were still in high school and thinking about a band, I'd definitely want to call it: "The Erections Lasting 4 Hours Or Longer," just for the consternation it would cause. Then, if/when that name got banned, I'd shorten the name to just "Priapism" to continue the fun.
JMR

Then, if/when that name got b

Then, if/when that name got banned, I'd shorten the name to "Priapism" to continue the fun.

Or just call the band Stiffy.

Back in the early Seventies, my friend's dad had a jazz combo that went by the name of The Bearded Clam.   We had a lotta laughs when the local newspaper listed it in the community events & entertainment sections.

Band Names

Yeah, well...

Down in the Florida Keys, on a lovely bit of coral named Islamorada (purple island) there is a great bar called the Lorelei.

And the house band, forever and ever, is Big Dick & the Extenders.

And that, is the truth.

Band Names

When I was in college in Toronto back in the 70s, we had a local bar band called "Bolt Upright and the Erections."

There was a hilarious website

There was a hilarious website somewhere that had strange names of bands. Some were disgusting, but some were hilarious, such as Biff Hitler and the Violent Mood Swings.

Band Names

Fun stuff, yes?

Big Dick & the Extenders is a really, really good band....they've been at this bar in the Keys forever....which is a nice place, but like any other.  The attraction of watching the sunset, with a nice drink in hand...has always been the great band.

Okay, Tourist Board of the Florida Keys is done for the evening.

As a poster, though....fab band, fab bar, fab food, fab fun!

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LMAO!!!

LMAO!!!

BOYCOTT in the making

All I can say is they better leave Tony the Tiger alone !!!

If not, we could be talking boycott time.

Tony the Tiger

Ironically, Tony survives because his cereal has one less gram of sugar than the max (per serving). I think that's funny because Frosted Flakes (my favorite) tastes so much sweeter than Fruit Loops to me.

Julia...kindred spirits

Frosted Flakes are indeed my favorite !!!
[Tony and I are also kindred spirits...in a feline kind of way.]

So when are they going to att

So when are they going to attack Disney for marketing to kids? Disney now has a princess cereal, princess gummies, princess vitamens, princess play cloths....ect....

And how do I know this? I've got all of them for my 2 year old daughter (well, not the cereal) And why not go after Barbie for....oh wait..they have, nevermind.

I like the background lib the

I like the background lib themes in all the kids films now...

Toucan Sam just wasn't subtle enough - old school - didn't know what he was doing...Disney et al eat, sleep and drink modern media manipulation...leave it to the pros!

Incredibles save the day

Not all the kids films.  Consider "The Incredibles" from a couple of years ago.  Some lines included (paraphrasing)  "It's a kindergarden graduation!  What could they possibly be celebrating?" -Mr. Incredible, and don't forget "When everyone is special, no one will be" -Syndrome. 

Those sound like logical statements to me.  Maybe it's rare but by no means liberal themes.

When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.

well that's nice...groovy!

well that's nice...groovy!

Holy crap - this is stupid. 

Holy crap - this is stupid.  If they take the "mascots" off of the boxes, they'll still have bright colors and attractive lettering.  Should they just market the cereals by colors so there is a red box cereal, blue box cereal, etc.?

And where does it stop?  Why not do the same with other things that are targeted to children, like other toys? 

Perish the thought that parents actually say "no" to their children and refuse to buy the cereal; no, we have to have the government step in, or put pressure on the big, bad corporations who produce the cereal.

Dutch

Al Roker Cereal

Cereal boxes so colorful they sport a picture of Al Roker having an epileptic fit.

Lysdexics Untie!

Riled, That one was goooooood

Riled,

That one was goooooood.  Over the top, but good.

All cereal must be in a gray

All cereal must be in a gray box with Helvetica font spelling out it's name and only decorated with the nutritional information. That'll stop kids from wanting it!
/sarc

Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law

Not if they can still put a t

Not if they can still put a toy inside!

Here's one of the rare mome

Here's one of the rare moments...

I'm with you! This is the dumbest thing ever. You know what you say to your kid that wants the sugar cereal? "No." Suck it up, be the parent, and say "No."

You're darn right Balboa.

You're darn right Balboa. Ok parents say it with me. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOO!!!! Oh help me my kid is fat! It's Not Toucan Sams fault that you can't control your five year old. I've never seen a kid out behind a dumpster eating a bowl of fruity pebbles. Which leads me to believe the parents must be complicit in this new form of child abuse. Personal responsibility is dead in this country. It's over. We're dead. Why? Because EVERYTHING is someone elses job.

NOT MY JOB!!!

The man with an experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.

Too bad there are so many pol

Too bad there are so many politicians (on both sides of the aisle) who consider it their job to be our parents.

"It takes a village&quot

"It takes a village" hrc

Or a mob of angry villagers!_

Or a mob of angry villagers!

____________________________________________________

"We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities." ~ Thomas Paine

The Center for Science in t

The Center for Science in the Public Interest involves neither science nor public interest, according to the website Activistcash. They have villified Chinese food, movie popcorn, FettucineAlfredo ("a heart attack on a plate") as if you will die from eating it once, ice cream ("Just know you are going to be killing yourself"), soda, and many other foods. They claim that salt kills 150,000 Americans every year. They will not be happy until they convince the government to regulate everything we can eat.

CSPI Agenda

Balboa,"Dumb" thing

Balboa,

"Dumb" things like this are the end result of a lot of the liberal ideas that you don't usually have a problem with. They are just extensions of the root stupidity. 

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

true, chris

And a strong indication there are no ideas on the real issues.

Lysdexics Untie!

I am going to be honest here.

I am going to be honest here. I don't think getting rid of the cartoon character's is necessarily a good idea; however, we do have a major problem with diabetes in this country. I figure, if they can legislate tobacco and alcohol, why not sugar too.

Okay fine. Let's see them go

Okay fine. Let's see them go after EVERY FREAKIN' restaurant with the huge wonderful sweet gooey desserts in them (Cheesecake Factory anyone?). That makes as much sense. Parents can say no, right? Or are they forced at gunpoint to buy this stuff?

Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law

Cheescake attack

CSPI has gone after the Cheesecake Factory too. They've gone after practically everyone. It's absolutely ridiculous.

Diabetes is a big problem bec

Diabetes is a big problem because people's eating habits are out of control. I eat sweet desserts and I don't suffer from diabetes, because I use self-control and eat sweets in moderation. Now libs want to try to take away MY rights to eat what I want because the people who WON'T control themselves look to blame everyone else for their weaknesses and want government to regulate everything for them. That's not what American is about, folks!!

They shouldn't legislate eith

They shouldn't legislate either!!!! It's called choice. If you want to smoke... you suffer the consequences if any. If a pub wants to ban smoking indoors, they should be able to do so, if they want to allow it... non-smokers have the choice NOT to go their.

If I want to buy a sugary cereal for my child... that's my right damn it... and if I want to put cute cuddly little teddy bears on the box of the cereal I sell... that's also my right... if I want to put 10 grams of sugar for ever 20 grams of product into my cereal.... that's my right... and if you want that much sugar... you can buy my cereal.

There are plenty of brands with NO SUGAR!!! We have choice... but what the Nazis on the left want to do is take away our choices. God I hate these Liberals who don't know the FIRST thing about Liberty!!! Ironic eh???

____________________________________________________

"We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities." ~ Thomas Paine

Oh great another big corporat

Oh great another big corporation being bullied by the PC Police...and bending to them....AGAIN.

When is enough going to be enough...my gawd...this is outrageous.

It is up to We the People...not you the PC police and Big Govt.

Enough already....

I agree, bt....people have

I agree, bt....people have the right to make their own decisions...even stupid ones. And if someone is going to play the "we all have a stake in the costs of health care" like they do with motorcycle helmet laws, then why not mandatory targets and limits for weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, you name it? There would be no end to what the government could regulate and control, in the name of forcing us to conform to their definition of "healthy."

Here's another example of the

Here's another example of the 'we know what's good for you' socialist police being embraced by the libs.

Hannah Storm loves it because it would help her be a good lib parent.

Libs fear disciplining their children, they want to be their friend.

Instead of saying to the kid, "No! You cannot have that cereal - pick another!"
Hannah wants the 'police' to remove anything from the grocery shelves that may make her act like a real parent, instead of a 'friend.'

I have a real problem with what that beak on Toucan Sam symbolizes! - - Another out-of-touch '70's era feminist writing in her journal, waiting for a call, once again, from Johnny Carson

Thomas the Train Hygeine spray

See, these cartoon characters need to branch out.

Lysdexics Untie!

Instead of saying to the ki

Instead of saying to the kid, "No!

It didn't take long before my kids figured out there was no point in asking for the sugar-loaded cereals because they simply were not going to get them. But nowadays parents want someone else to be the bad guy. And therein lies the problem.

Parents want government to make rules so they don't have to: from taking the candy out of supermarket checkout aisles to community curfews so they don't have to argue with their kids by setting their own. That way they can play the "it's not my decision, it's the law" card.

"[B]ecause you can’t

"[B]ecause you can’t even take your child to the grocery store because
they’re clamoring for the products with characters on them. When are we
going to see them disappear?” Storm asked correspondent Nancy Cordes."

You mean like parental responsibility, Hannah?

Hannah, Hannah.....cute as a button, and almost as smart.

She was an FM DJ for quite so

She was an FM DJ for quite some time remember.  They are not known for their brilliance.

When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.

Maybe we should bring back Nancy Reagan

“[B]ecause you can’t even take your child to the grocery store because
they’re clamoring for the products with characters on them. When are we
going to see them disappear?”

What's wrong with parents just telling their kid no? My 5-year old clamors for every product in the store with a cartoon or movie character on it and I just say...No. Is it really that hard? Do we really need legislation, lawsuits, and bureucracy to take over for this very simple two letter word?

Nanny state indeed.

Poor Hannah Storm doesn't w

Poor Hannah Storm doesn't want to say NO to her kid, so she prefers the government take away everything that her kid might want so that she doesn't have to. What will she do when the government takes away something that she actually wants her kid to have????

I hope they have lots of Al Gore ads

I don't know about the rest of you, but I sure hope that all ads that were originally for Froot Loops, will be replaced with ads for Al Gore's movies and rock concert events during these children's programs. 

"Honey, ah sugar sugar"  'Sugar Sugar'

The Archies yeah.  Nuke em t

The Archies yeah. 

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.

..ahhh.... Honey Honey....Sug

..ahhh.... Honey Honey....

Sugar...

Honey...

Sugar...

ah Honey....

LOL...I loved that tune...still do.

I hear that Kellogg sometime

I hear that Kellogg sometimes put TOYS in their cereal boxes too.  Boycott BIG CEREAL now!

Agenda Cereals

How about QUEERIOS? Pour them in the bowl and they eat each other.

Lysdexics Untie!

In that case, make mine hot

In that case, make mine hot Lesbos! "The self-wetting cereal that comes with plenty of its own milk!"
JMR

And low in fat

This cereal would be high in leche thin, I presume?

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Sarcasmo: It took a while, bu

Sarcasmo: It took a while, but finally someone on this blog grossed me out!

Well Done!

Good one!  How about   Fru

Good one!  How about   Fruit-y Loops?

Oot-fray Oops-lay

ilds-bay up your oolies-stay

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This is just sad.The libera

This is just sad.

The liberals can't say no to their kids, because the kid will throw a tantrum, which can be quickly rectified with a spanking, or slowly rectified with "timeouts", both of which will be hate crimes before the end of the decade.

I watched an obviously liberal parent (bumper sticker gave her away) allow her 5 year old kid to throw a tantrum in the aisle without doing a damn thing about it.

I walked up to her and said, "You need to discipline your child, right now. You're in a public place and your kid is throwing things at you." She stared at me for a few seconds, then went back to shopping as if nothing was happening. Once more...I spoke, "Lady, if you let him get away with that, what's to stop him from doing that to my kid in school?" Another blank stare.

I knew it was time for me to give up and walk away before I did something she could sue me for.

All of my kids have done thi

All of my kids have done this once (tantrum in store), I simply picked them up took them to the car drove them home and went back later by myself. I would not allow them to go with me anywhere for about a month and until they promised never to do this. None ever repeated. I new this would work, because this is what my Father had done with me 30yrs prior.

I once told this to a young Dad and Mom in a store at their wits end with their daughter throwing a fit . They looked at me not knowing what to say. As I looked back rounding the aisle I saw the child in Dads arms heading for the door.

The Center For Science in the

The Center For Science in the Public Interest (or whatever they're called) has WAY too much say in a democratic society...it's like one guy and his minions.  "Food Police" is right.  "Food Nazis" is even more apt.  Go away, killjoys. 

What a crock..taking away a few colorful and cute mascots from advertisers is going to somehow change the way kids eat.  If I'm not mistaken, these cereals have been on the market for 50 years WITH mascots.  Childhood obesity is a more recent problem.  The two are not related then really.  

Kellogg's: Please, why do you cave to these idiots???

Cereal is one of the greatest inventions in the world. 

  

Anyone who says they support the troops but not the mission is a liar. 

True.  Cereal was invented

True.  Cereal was invented by some smart adults to get kids to consume more milk which is essential during the growing years.As a kid growing up in the early 60s, I ate all kinds of cereal and I was never, ever  fat.  Same for the rest of my childhood "crew". I think there was one chubby kid among our crowd and even he was active.  In fact, I was a real skinny kid. But I ate well and I got the normal amount of exercise you would expect a normal 10 or 11 year old to get, running, playing tag, see-saws, swings, stickball, the park, hide 'n seek, riding all over the map on my speedy Schwinn stingray (with  the extra-high sissy bar and banana seat). Kids today sit around all day snacking and playing video games with no fresh air, exercise or sunlight  slowly becoming obese and diabetic. And now  "big cereal" is supposed to take the rap? CSPI is truly out of touch with reality. Don't these guys have kids, too?

You hit the nail on the head,

You hit the nail on the head, W-S.  Like you, I was a kid back in the early Sixties, eating Frosted Flakes, Sugar Pops, Sugar Smacks, Cap'n Crunch, Wheat Honeys & Rice Honeys, Fruit Loops, Honeycombs, Lucky Charms, and everything else that was marketed to us.  But we didn't get fat, probably because we were always active playing tag, playing ball, climbing trees, riding bikes, and swimming.  The problem lies less with calorie intake and more with inactive children, whose parents let them sit around indoors all day, playing computer games and watching DVDs.   Then they eat pizza for lunch and/or dinner to compound the problem.   Even our public schools have offered alternatives to the traditional balanced cafeteria lunch; these alternatives include pizza, hot dogs, brand-name soft drinks, and candy. 

So, the self-appointed watchdog groups step in to act as the parent. 

Yeah, I ate a variety of the

Yeah, I ate a variety of the sugar cereals, too. Over all, I'd say Cocoa Puffs was my all-time favorite with Cap'n Crunch a distant 2nd. (will CSPI next be demanding the removal of the Koo-Koo bird from the Cocoa Puffs cereal box?) But I liked the healthier ones too like Wheat Chex, Country Corn Flakes (great, memorable tv commercial) and the perennial standy by, Cheerios. But as you pointed out, eating these products in conjunction with an active childhood, by 11am you burned off all that sugar and then it was time for lunch --- fluffer-nuttter sandwiches with a little green bottle of Coke!

I got the normal amount of

I got the normal amount of exercise you would expect a normal 10 or 11
year old to get, running, playing tag, see-saws, swings, stickball, the
park, hide 'n seek, riding all over the map on my speedy Schwinn
stingray (with the extra-high sissy bar and banana seat)

But 10 and 11 year olds aren't allowed that kind of exercise any more. Schools have outlawed running, tag, seesaws, stickball, dodgeball, swings, and in some cases, recess altogether.  And they're not outside playing hide 'n seek and riding bikes after school either..they are playing video games, watching TV,  spending time on MySpace and  AIM.

"I have a question, who

"I have a question, who exactly should they [sugary cereals] be marketed to? The demographic of Sex and the City perhaps? "

How about to the demographics of Michael Moore, Rosie and Al Roker!

CSPI gets hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations annually  from wealthy liberals, foundations and corporations. With all of this money and notoriety the best they have come up with was an attack on KFC, Theatre popcorn (if you remember this farce from several years ago) and now a brave and valiant effort to remove Toucan Sam  from the innocent eyes of our precious youth. And wouldn't you know, the reigning ditz queen of morning news shows, Hannah Storm has given her unwavering support.  To my knoweledge, CSPI has yet to  come out with an "official statement" on violent rap music and "artists" like 50 cent, Li'l Kim,  and Eminem who probably have way more of a detremental impact on the health and longevity of our youth than a  KFC drumstick or a freakin' cereal box cartoon.  How in blazes is a cereal box cartoon  a more pressing issue than the vile rap filth pumped into our children's ears on a daily basis? It is now undoubtedly clear that CSPI has way too much money and time on it's hands as well as glaring credibility issues.

These people would've had hys

These people would've had hystronics if they had seen what my parents did when I was four. They would set up the night before a covered bowl of cereal, a glass of milk in the fridge and the tv to whatever channel had cartoons on it. Also, if I was good I got to choose some candy from a store that sold it in bulk, with a limit on price. They did this for several years. When I was seven I was shopping like mad on those Fridays "Let's see, I can get a 1/8 of a pound of Jelly Bellies or 1/4 a pound of Now and Laters. Decisions, decisions."

In return I had to let my parents sleep until they got up, unless there was an emergency, and stay quiet until then.

Mother nature is a bitch - Ninth Corollary of Murphy's Law

Great Idea

I am usually against letting my kids eat sweets but we do give them a candy treat for certain things.

This is a great idea, I"ll run it by the wife!! She'll love it.

I wonder if the PC food polic

I wonder if the PC food police will go after a good socialist company who donates tons of money to socialist causes like Ben & Jerry's ice cream who co-incidently have the highest percentage of artery clogging milkfat in their product with bright colorful hippie induced packaging. What will the libs say if they can't get their "Cherry Garcia" ice cream? Needless to say B&J will most likely be off limits with the food nazi's.

In regards to Ben and Jerry's

In regards to Ben and Jerry's, I have 5 words for you:

From my cold dead hands!

Rog you could pull an angelin

Rog you could pull an angelina jolie and boycott b+j for their politics...

But as a conservative you couldn't be so intolerant now could you?

I'm sorry. I read "Angel

I'm sorry. I read "Angelina Jolie" and "B J" in the same sentence and my thoughts drifted away.

Could you repeat the question?

Funny dude.Nice to see you'

Funny dude.

Nice to see you've come more out of the shadows since el tumbler departed so (un?)expectedly.

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll talk jive! Just check out my latest YouTube video Hillary Clinton Talks Jive

I amTumbler!!

I

am

Tumbler!!

No..IAm Tumber!(For crying ou

No..

I

Am

Tumber!

(For crying out loud careful with those nails, they're really arggggggghhhhhh)

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll talk jive! Just check out my latest YouTube video Hillary Clinton Talks Jive

Hold on, let me check.Whoops.

Hold on, let me check.

Whoops. Today is Thursday. That means FastEd is Tumbler today. You were Tumbler on Tuesday. I am not Tumbler until Sunday.

Soryy about the mix-up. This summer schedule has me all messed. It also looks like Bigtimer forgot to clock out last night. No wonder we are all confused...

That's cruel.Walk a mile in

That's cruel.

Walk a mile in Tumber's shoes .. (Tijuana to San Diego is a fave.)

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll talk jive! Just check out my latest YouTube video Hillary Clinton Talks Jive

Hey I never said there crap w

Hey I never said there crap wasn't awesome. Their phishfood will give you a woody. However, sometimes it doesn't go down so easy knowing with each bite some lib whackjob is benefitting from it. 

I bet if Toucan Sam and Snap,

I bet if Toucan Sam and Snap, Crackle and Pop were for abortion or against the war there wouldn't be a word being said!

mikej:   . .and if Snap, Cr

mikej:   . .and if Snap, Crackle, Pop were kissing each other. Or Toucan Sam lived in a nest with a properly decorated foyer, if you know what I mean.

Rice Crispy's  are not a sug

Rice Crispy's  are not a sugar cereal, why are they picking on them?

Rice Krispies

Rice Krispies were knocked out because of sodium content.

New Lawsuits

I have some ideas for new lawsuits.

First off I want to sue the Today Show because Al Roker is a bad influence during the breakfast hour. He rotundness makes me eat too much at the breakfast table.  Also it sets a bad example for millions of children.

Next I want to sue CBS News and the Morning Show. Hannah Storm influence has given my wife an eating disorder. Also my wife spends too much on makeup trying to look like Hannah. Those are quantifiable monetary damages I've suffered.

 What’s worse, she uses words like "conflict resolution", "consensus" and "good idea". She got that from Hannah too!!! It is ruining my marriage.

Can anyone at NB recommend a crusading attorney?

allanf...LOL...I have the per

allanf...

LOL...

I have the perfect man for your job request....

"What’s worse, she use

"What’s worse, she uses words like "conflict resolution", "consensus" and "good idea". She got that from Hannah too!!! It is ruining my marriage."

C'mon! You forgot "role-model"  and  "strong woman" !

why not just ban children's programming?

My children never "clamored" for these products.

Why not? They didn't watch children's programming on TV -- we're just not big on TV watching. I did most of my grocery shopping without them. And when they did make a stink, I simply told them, "no."

Seems so simple! I was a PARENT.

Not something well understood on the left.

Debbie_s:  It's hard to bel

Debbie_s:  It's hard to believe that your common sense statement is lost on so many!

So what's the difference betw

So what's the difference between CSPI and the Family Media Research Center? Both want the government to police the world for "the children."

Are you confusing the Family

Are you confusing the Family Research Council, The Media Research Center and Focus On The Family?

Probably. I guess I meant the

Probably. I guess I meant the Media Research Center. They clamor that the FCC should stop the children from seeing violence, hearing "bad" words, or displays of sexual promiscuity. Sugar's probably worse for kids than seeing crap on television.

MRC...that's us

MRC...that's us...sort of

[btw...I hate TLA's]

You work for the MRC?  I tho

You work for the MRC? 

I thought you were just an anonymous poster on a website run by the MRC.

I didn't know you were on the payroll. 

That changes everything.

I wish !!!

I wish I was on the MRC payroll, then I could quit this $125/hr job.

Leon's job pays him all the H

Leon's job pays him all the Hillary posters he can roll around in.

Wow.  That is pretty lame. 

Wow.  That is pretty lame.  Nice try though Mica.

It looks like I have a new superfan.  You and RJ can compete for my affections.

Who will win?  Only time will tell.  Depends on which one of you can be more irrational.