Bloomberg Shown in Drag in Ad Protesting Ban on Supersized Drinks

NYC mayor accused of running nanny state

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As if New Yorkers didn't have enough unpleasantness in their lives, now they've facing a ban on the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces … and they've been assaulted by this picture of mayor Michael Bloomberg in drag. The Photoshopped depiction of the mayor as an overly controlling nanny appeared in a full-page ad in Saturday's New York Times. Bloomberg proposed the ban (covering restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and street vendors) to fight obesity and generally annoy the local population.

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