BLOG DAY # 95 in a day of my life. WHAT-I watch FOX news! Am I serious?

     Well, the cat is out of the bag so to speak! YES I DO! And for a reason or two. I use to watch CNN , I was glued to it during the first Gulf War. this was back home in Portville NY. I really praise our veterans, for they have given the ultimate that I shall be free to write as I do. Live where I want, and as long as I do not break the law, I am fine.

I WILL SHARE WITH YOU A PICTURE- TAKEN THIS PAST MONDAY- MEMORIAL DAY
From a little town in North Western Pa. where I grew up. It's not a place that captures your spirit like it did mine. You have to be kinda special to live there. There is no industry, only PEOPLE!

But, it shows a glimpse into small town USA and the pride of living in the USA! All walks of life-old-young - middle age.  IT IS WHERE I WAS RAISED-AND WHERE I GOT MY VALUES.




Everyday people- working everyday jobs- taking pride in the fact that they served our country-and served it with dignity! Just look at them, notice the man in uniform in the wheel chair. No one asked him to serve, he just did it. I THINK THIS PICTURE TELLS IT ALL!

And now, as Paul Harvey once said, "Here is the rest of the story!"

There was a time when I quit watching the news, just depended on the paper and the radio back and forth to work.

That all changed when we moved to Northern Va. in early summer of 1999. 13 years ago! And we were smack dab in the middle of the Political process of Washington DC. First six weeks in Alexandria where in the morning, I could get to work in10 minutes and at night , sometimes a hour going back to the apartment. Sherry had it worse, driving out to Dulles everyday until we moved to Fairfax, almost half way for both of us in opposite directions.

It was then that I started watching the news again. There was a new, at least for me, news program on in the mornings. It was on FOX news called FOX AND FRIENDS. What caught my eye(wink, wink) was the beautiful women, Juliette(sp) and her two male commentators , Mike and Kelly. She was stealing the show and it was funny and entertaining. I was hooked. My liberal side said, they finally elevated a women to equality on a NEWS FORMAT and I LOVE IT! I am and always have been for women's rights, I think it is a travesty that they are considered second and not paid equally as men!

Part of this story is the fact that I have many leanings to the left as well as the right. Going back to the picture above, part of my upbringing, was to always tell the truth and always do what is right.
There have been times in my life that I have broken those rules, and I regret each and every one of them, but I have also grown and learned from those mistakes.

NOW THE CRUX OF THE STORY-AS I WATCHED FOX AND FRIENDS FIRST-A NEW PROGRAM THAT COMES ON BEFORE FOX AND FRIENDS. YES, I AM A EARLY BIRD. IT IS WHO I AM-I TRIED TO CHANGE-BUT MY INTERNAL CLOCK JUST KEEPS WAKING ME UP!

This is what caught my attention- Mayor Bloombergs NYC-a law to contain the size of SODA!

Beverages

Everyone knows that soda is packed with sugar. We stacked up the sugar in some average sized bottles, plus 7-Eleven's super-sized line of Gulp beverages.	Coca Cola 12 oz (355 ml) Can Sugars, total: 39g Calories, total: 140 Calories from sugar: 140* 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 65g Calories, total: 240 Calories from sugar: 240 1 Liter (34 oz) Bottle Sugars, total: 108g Calories, total: 400 Calories from sugar: 400 * You'll notice that if you do the math on many of these, the total caloric value is lower than the calories that should be in the sugar alone, if sugar has 4 calories per gram. We don't know if they used "low calorie" sugar; we just used the data on the nutrition label, and assumed that sugar accounted for 100% of the calories. This was common for beverages but not other products.
Most people add at least some ice to their fountain drinks. We figured in enough ice to account for 15% of the cup's volume. Restaurants probably put in a lot more. The sugar just keeps stacking up.	Coca Cola 7-Eleven 32 oz Big Gulp (28 oz soda + 4 oz ice) Sugars, total: 91g Calories, total: 364 Calories from sugar: 364 7-Eleven 44 oz Super Gulp (38 oz soda + 6 oz ice) Sugars, total: 128g Calories, total: 512 Calories from sugar: 512
This is a huge insulated mug. It holds a little less than the Double Gulp, and is about the size of a gallon jug.	Coca Cola 7-Eleven 52 oz Xtreme Gulp (45 oz soda + 7 oz ice) Sugars, total: 146g Calories, total: 585 Calories from sugar: 585
That's about a cup of sugar! It's hard to believe anyone could drink that much soda.	Coca Cola 7-Eleven 64 oz Double Gulp (55 oz soda + 9 oz ice) Sugars, total: 186g Calories, total: 744 Calories from sugar: 744
40% more caffeine than Coke, and 15% more sugar.	Mountain Dew 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 77g Calories, total: 290 Calories from sugar: 290 1 L (34 oz) Bottle Sugars, total: 124g Calories, total: 440 Calories from sugar: 440
About the same amount of sugar as soda.	Rockstar Energy Drink 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 31g Calories, total: 124 Calories from sugar: 124 16 oz (480 ml) Can Sugars, total: 62g Calories, total: 248 Calories from sugar: 248
Same percentage of sugar, just in a smaller can.	Red Bull Energy Drink 8.3 oz (250 ml) Can Sugars, total: 27g Calories, total: 108 Calories from sugar: 108
All Vitamin Water flavors contain this much sugar.	Vitamin Water, B-Relaxed Jackfruit and Guava Flavor 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 13g Calories, total: 50 Calories from sugar: 50 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 33g Calories, total: 125 Calories from sugar: 125
We have to give Sobe credit for being upfront: the label says, "Naturally sweetened with sugar."	Sobe Mango Melon 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 29g Calories, total: 120 Calories from sugar: 116 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 70g Calories, total: 280 Calories from sugar: 280
Ice tea needs some sweetening, but not that much.	Arizona Lemon Ice Tea 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 24g Calories, total: 90 Calories from sugar: 90 24 oz Can Sugars, total: 72g Calories, total: 270 Calories from sugar: 270
The "best stuff on earth" includes a lot of sugar.	Snapple Lemon Iced Tea 8 oz Serving Sugars, total: 23g Calories, total: 100 Calories from sugar: 92 16 oz Bottle Sugars, total: 46g Calories, total: 200 Calories from sugar: 184
When life gives you lemons - add sugar!	Minute Maid Lemonade 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 27g Calories, total: 140 Calories from sugar: 140 20 oz (590 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 67g Calories, total: 260 Calories from sugar: 260
Just because it's juice, that doesn't mean it's less sugary.	Orange Juice 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 24g Calories, total: 110 Calories from sugar: 96 16 oz Bottle Sugars, total: 48g Calories, total: 220 Calories from sugar: 192
Exactly as much sugar per ounce as Coca Cola.	Apple Juice 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 26g Calories, total: 120 Calories from sugar: 104 16 oz Bottle Sugars, total: 52g Calories, total: 240 Calories from sugar: 208
Basically a bag of water and high fructose corn syrup.  Check out the note below. In the meantime, they have switched back to corn syrup. I wonder why they didn't bother to email us and let us know? Apparently the pouches are only 177 ml now, and so have 16g of sugar. They didn't email us about that change either. To whom it may concern, Your calories and grams of sugar with respect to Capri Sun Pacific Cooler are correct.  Your reference to High Fructose Corn Syrup is not.  There is no HFCS in Capri Sun as we reformulated the brand well over a year ago, moving to sugar and with 25% fewer grams than previously existed of HFCS.  So if you are going to denigrate our brand (no reference to the short list of ingredients without any artificial colors/flavors/preservatives), I would ask that you at least get your facts straight. Neil Leinwand Kraft Foods	Capri Sun, Pacific Cooler 6.75 oz (200 ml) Pouch Sugars, total: 18g Calories, total: 70 Calories from sugar: 70
Chocolate milk - builds strong bones and rots your teeth at the same time.	Nesquik Chocolate Milk 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 29g Calories, total: 200 Calories from sugar: 116 16 oz Bottle Sugars, total: 58g Calories, total: 400 Calories from sugar: 232
Now with 25% less sugar. Which just draws attention to the fact that it contains sugar to begin with.	Westsoy Vanilla Soy Milk 8 oz (240 ml) Serving Sugars, total: 8g Calories, total: 120 Calories from sugar: 32
Sugar and alcohol - the ingredients to a killer hangover.	Mike's Hard Lemonade 11.2 oz (330 ml) Bottle Sugars, total: 30g Calories, total: 220 Calories from sugar: 120

I know this is a lot to take in, but go back and notice the grams of sugar in each product. Take the grams and divide by 4. that is the number of sugar packs in each product- and you have to in some cases multiply by the number of servings!

32 0z. BIG GULP- 7 eleven- I see people all the time, morning-noon and night when I fill up for gas.
There is 91 grams of sugar. 22 and 1/2 bags of sugar in one drink.

Super sized. 44 oz. 128 grams. 32 bags of sugar in one drink.

DO YOU SEE WHAT HE IS TRYING TO DO? I AM NOT FOR WHAT THEY CALL AN NANNY STATE, but gosh darn it-it is leading our population straight down the path of obesity and DIABETES!

Now for the rest of the story. The two women, who are on this show, and I do enjoy watching and listening to them, as I can filter out all the garbage and come to what I believe is a logical conclusion, completely missed the above. Instead focusing on THE STOREY of Mayor Bloomberg trying to impose a law that limits the size of soft drinks thus cutting down the intake of refined sugars not to mention the artificial coloring, and additives such as sodium boszata(sp) that has been proven in the UK to lead to cancer of the liver and Parkinson's.

They pushed forth the story of his LAW to limit the intake as an infringement on the right to choose!

I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A RIGHT! I AM NOT AGAINST THAT-BUT WHO DIRECTS THE CHILDREN'S CHOOSING? DO YOU THINK THEY CAN EVALUATE THE RIGHT FROM WRONG ON HOW MUSH SUGAR YOU SHOULD INGEST EACH DAY? OR HOW MUCH PRESERVATIVE'S ARE IN FAST FOODS AND STEROIDS?

The point being and the rest of the story, I think they missed it, not because they knew any better, but because they like a great many of the populace, are not informed. We do not teach this, we are a nation that is destroying our health and our children do not know any better.

I am not going to judge, whether Mayor Bloomberg is right or wrong-my agenda is to present to you what I was brought up to believe in. HONESTY-TRUTH -JUSTICE-AND THE AMERICAN WAY. THAT PICTURE SAID IT ALL. READ THE ABOVE AND SEE WHAT IS THERE- AND THEN YOU MAKE THE CHOICE! THAT FOLKS IS THE AMERICAN WAY! 

HAVE A GREAT DAY-HAVE A GREAT LIFE-LIVE ONE DAY AT A TIME-BE HAPPY!