"Lawmakers’ nod could sweeten the day for Fluffernutter fans" by Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent | September 24, 2009
The Fluffernutter, once defamed by a state legislator, could soon become the official sandwich of Massachusetts....
Isn't that the wrong message to be sending the nation and allegedly obese teens.
The sandwich is one of three foods that a legislative committee will consider for official state status tomorrow. The others are Necco Wafers, for official state candy, and Charleston Chew, for candy bar.
This is a JOKE, right?
Please tell me they are NOT WASTING TIME and TAXPAYER MONEY down there with THIS!!!!
“A lot of these bills are filed by school groups,’’ said Lainey Titus, chief of staff for Representative Steven M. Walsh of Lynn, cochairman of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, which is holding the hearing. “In general, a couple of these sometimes go through every year.’’
The committee will also hear requests to designate the elephant as the official state mammal, “Fever Pitch’’ as the official state movie, and 6 as the official state number.
Representative William Brownsberger of Cambridge, who sponsored the “Fever Pitch’’ bill at the request of some Cambridge eighth-graders....
Now let me get this straight; they AVOID DOING what the PUBLIC WANTS, but some eighth-graders get action on -- sorry, kids -- crap like this?
Massachusetts already has five official state foods, among the most in the country: the baked navy bean, corn muffin, chocolate chip cookie, Boston cream pie, and Boston cream doughnut.
Yeah, our "gift" to American cuisine.
Children pushing the legislation often appear to testify, lawmakers said....
Please tell me this is a fake "news" story and they are not really doing this. Please.
Representative Antonio Cabral of New Bedford, a former cochairman of the oversight committee. “It can be a great educational tool.’’
Yeah, HOW the "commonwealth" WASTES YOUR PARENTS' TAX DOUGH, kids!
Representative Mark Falzone of Saugus, who sponsored the Charleston Chew bill, said a group of Wakefield Girl Scouts appeared at a mock hearing in April to support the nougat treat.
They have money to WASTE with "MOCK HEARINGS?"
Question: how do they tell the difference between the real thing, because this is ALL MOCKING YOU, Massachusetts citizens!!!!
Is there NO LEVEL to which the MSM and government can INSULT YOU without just sitting there smiling? Or is the statehouse surrounded and the Globe not telling us?
“They testified not only on the tastiness of the candy bar, but they also danced the Charleston,’’ he said.
You PERVERT!!!! They are TEENAGE KIDS (if that), not 1920s flappers!!!!
One student will speak at tomorrow’s hearing in support of the elephant. The origin of the choice was unclear yesterday, and the species is not known to flourish in the wilds of the Commonwealth.
Ha, ha.... ha.
The students “felt there should be a state mammal, I guess,’’ said Representative James Miceli of Wilmington, who sponsored the bill. “I know very little. We signed on, and it’s their bill.’’
Yeah, WE JUST SEND ALONG WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY here in the MSS. LOOTISLATURE!
Related: The Perils of One-Party Politics: Massachusetts' Democracy
No wonder they have so much time for this "important" work on behalf of the Massachusetts citizen.
Another student sent a personal letter to state Senator Stephen Brewer of Barre, advocating for the number 6.
“The number six is involved in much of our state’s history, and is part of many interesting state facts,’’ wrote Tyler Gibbs, 14, of Rutland, whose love of history, not the allure of school credit, drove him to write. “After I started my research, I learned that we have a state polka song, so why not a state number?’’
Massachusetts was the sixth state in the union and is the sixth-smallest state in the region, Gibbs wrote....
And if you add another 6 you get 666 from Massachusetts, don't you?
Was this resolution passed at 6 a.m.?
You guys want to do some REAL WORK FOR the CITIZENS of this state?
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