Boehner says pizza is a vegetable if it contains 2 tablespoons of tomato paste.

[yellowcanine]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/5993939/Pizza-a-vegetable-says-US-Government


Congressional Republicans think they (and the frozen pizza companies) know better than USDA nutritionists about what should go in school lunches.


Sign this petition and spread the word: Pizza isn't a vegetable.
http://my.democrats.org/page/s/pizza-is-not-a-vegetable?source=20111117_bw_full&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20111117_bw_full

[Are_grits_groceries]

1. Well in that case,

I am getting a good portion of the required vegetable requirements. In college, I was waaaaay over the requirement.

[Wilms]

2. Never mind that tomato is a fruit.

One might assume an orange would know that.

[backtoblue]

geniuses huh?

[Whisp]

25. ha!

:D

[malaise]

55. DUzy

[marmar]

3. That's what the Commercial Food Industry told him to say.....

..... Even Boehnhead doesn't believe that B.S.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Can someone send me some pizza seeds? Heirloom plz, not the Monsanto pizza seeds....

:shrug:

[yellowcanine]

7. I only have anchovy heirloom pizza seeds. Will that do?

Had a crop failure on the pepperoni, extra cheese, and green pepper and onion varieties. Sorry.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Yeah, I'll have to pass. My state considers anchovy pizza plants a noxious weed.

They have anchovy seed sniffing cats at all ports of entry.

[yellowcanine]

11. I would just point out that the drug cats would eat the evidence and there would be no case.

So you might want to put a muzzle on them to be safe.

[yellowcanine]

5. Sign the petition to tell Boner that pizza is not a vegetable.

Sign this petition and spread the word: Pizza isn't a vegetable.
http://my.democrats.org/page/s/pizza-is-not-a-vegetable?source=20111117_bw_full&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20111117_bw_full

[izquierdista]

6. I'll agree.....

That the first, fourth, fifth and sixth words in the subject line are absolutely correct. :evilgrin:

[HereSince1628]

8. Reagan school lunch nutritionist...ya gotta love em..

they are walking dart boards.

[yellowcanine]

10. And some say that history doesn't repeat. Well it is tomato paste this time instead of ketchup.

Is that progress? Change comes slowly sometimes. Maybe in 20 years the Republicans will concede that for a slice of pizza to be a vegetable it has to include a sprig of broccoli as well.

[karynnj]

44. Yeah, but back then the Republican Senator with the most claims to expertise on ketchup,

took to the floor of the Senate to speak against it. I wish the CSPAN archives went back far enough. Teresa Heinz mentioned that he had done this in an interview she had on food.

[yellowcanine]

49. Don't know about taking the floor, but Sen. John Heinz did say, "ketchup is a condiment, not a

vegetable." So will Herman Cain stand up and say that "tomato paste is a pizza ingredient, but it doesn't make a slice of pizza a vegetable." Yeah, like we have time to wait for that to happen.

[HockeyMom]

12. As an Italian/American?

No, No, a thousand times, NO!!!! Now, maybe if you topped it with peppers, eggplant, onions, etc., you MIGHT be able to claim that is HAS veggies, but tomato paste?????:spank:

[Nuclear Unicorn]

13. This is one of those times my conservative family is right

If the government is going to make stupid pronouncements like this they have too much power.

[global1]

16. Another Example Of Repug Hypocrisy.....

The fact that it is the Repugs wielding the power and making the regulations to their benefit then it's OK.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

20. It happens on both sides

And it happens against the desires of the people.

Granted, my husband only qualifies as anecdotal but he consistent that the government should not be deciding what people eat (me too, actually). The House GOP stunt is absurd to him. Boehner and the rest engage in this tripe over the objection of (one of) their constituents.

Meanwhile, while the progressive base of the Democrats howl for an end to shipping jobs overseas, corporate tax dodes etc we have Jeffrey Immelt advising the President on economic policy, of all things.

The 99% this is being used and abused includes work-a-day republicans too.

[hifiguy]

14. Boehner is a vegetable. A pickled orange vegetable.

Perhaps a carrot. Case closed.

[October]

29. lol! Excellent. :) Thanks for the smile.

[yellowcanine]

15. Maybe it is time to send a few frozen Godfather's pizzas to the Boner man's office.

[trof]

17. Except...tomatoes are FRUIT.

You could look it up.
:eyes:

[yellowcanine]

26. Botanically tomatoes are a fruit. Nutritionally they are a vegetable. BUT two tablespoons of

tomato paste on a slice of carbs with cheese do not count as a vegetable SERVING by USDA standards. But by Bonerman's standards, apparently so.

[LynneSin]

18. WHEN WILL THESE IDIOTS LEARN THAT TOMATOES ARE A FRUIT

Nuff said

[fishwax]

22. well, it's both fruit and vegetable

Fruit botanically speaking, but a vegetable (mostly) culinarily speaking. Like bell peppers and green beans.

[yellowcanine]

27. The two tablespoons of tomato paste on a slice of carbs + cheese is the problem.

Just like a cherry on top of an ice cream sundae does not make the sundae a serving of fruit, the dollop of tomato paste on a slice of pizza does not make it a serving of vegetables. Most reasonable people understand this and that is why this will come back to bite the pubbies. They are going to wish they had never heard of frozen pizza before this is all done.

[fishwax]

36. totally agree n/t

[AleksS]

19. Workin' hard, makin' jobs...

This'll make jobs, I'm sure. Keep looking out for the American people GOP.

[marions ghost]

21. one time I was in a Cracker Barrel

when asked what the 'vegetable of the day' was, the waitress said, "rice."

[rhett o rick]

23. But you have to eat a whole large pizza to get the two tablespoons of paste. Idiot. nm

[yellowcanine]

28. Actually a whole large pizza would probably get you a USDA "serving" of vegetables.

Maybe the pubbies are recommending that every kid get a large pizza for lunch.

[rhett o rick]

45. And a box of jujubes for their fruit "serving". nm

[Evasporque]

24. Google Godfather's Pizza and School Lunch...or Little Ceasar's

Obviously the Republican's are appeasing some Pizza lobby

[October]

31. or Herman Cain, perhaps? /nt

[Dreamer Tatum]

30. So he voted on that alone? nt

[yellowcanine]

48. No but he is in charge - he could have stopped it.

[sarcasmo]

32. These idiot politicians never want to do the work that is needed.

Always talking about bullshit, give me a freaking jobs bill and put Americans back to work.

[newspeak]

43. thank you!

how absolutelyfekkin shallow can you be that the priority on the hill is a damn pizza bill and the national "god" bill. What a total moronic joke!!! No helping people losing decent jobs, no regulating or investigating that mortgage con on WS. These cretins are pathetic.

I heard on the news today that a deal was reached before this weekend on the cuts and budget. Anyone have news about this?

[sarcasmo]

62. Cretins is right.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

33. Grain alcohol must be a health drink to Boner - made with healthy grain

It must be some kind of health drink for kids, if the corn lobby is paying Boner enough money to say it is. It probably contains as many healthy elements from the original corn as a processed dab of tomato paste contains of the original tomato. And high fructose corn syrup must be healthy, too.

[jberryhill]

34. Okay, look, if your choices are "animal, vegetable, or mineral" then that narrows it down /nt

[JackRiddler]

35. His brain consists of 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and it's a vegetable too.

[tandot]

37. So, my vodka is actually healthy?

Depending on how much I drink, I'll probably get a couple of servings of grain since it is made from wheat.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

38. Isn't vodka made with potatoes? I could be wrong

And the Republicans are specially promoting the potato (french fries) as a healthy vegetable. I think schnapps is made with potatoes. But you've probably brought joy to Boner's heart by writing that about vodka.

[KamaAina]

39. Some specialty brands are

that's the traditional way. Today most vodka is grain neutral spirits cut with water.

[tandot]

46. I think Skyy is made with ethanol from wheat

that is what I usually drink. They can be either made with potatoes or grains.

:hi:

[NoGOPZone]

40. How ironic. Boehner declaring something else a vegetable nt

[kentauros]

41. So, how will they redefine a pesto pizza?

As a herb? (basil)
Or as a nut? (pine nuts)

A pizza is a dish/meal. That is, a combination of other foods, some (or all) of which are vegetables and the rest manufactured by humans. How about we redefine the frozen-pizza corporations as vegetable seeing as how they too have more than two tablespoons of tomato sauce in them.

I'm wondering if this insane response is a direct result of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution...

[and-justice-for-all]

42. They do not give one shit...these people are horrible monsters..

so Pizza with Ketchup means you get twice the daily 'fruit' allowance.

[benld74]

47. Boner belongs on a cattle ranch, since he is 95% BS!!!

[Blue Owl]

50. Well then pour him a double

n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

51. Two tablespoons of tomato juice in Boner's Bloody Mary makes it a health drink

[chowder66]

52. What next? Merlot and Cabernet Juice Boxes? Sangria Punch! eom

[JuniperLea]

53. That carrot based self tanner on his skin is clearly over 2 tablespoons...

He's a vegitable... a big weepy orange one.

[Liberal_in_LA]

56. lol n/t

[eppur_se_muova]

54. Captain Carotene is a vegetable -- there's a lot more than 2T of carrot in him.

(Especially is ass carrot counts.)

[Fire Walk With Me]

57. A martini is a vegetable because it's got an olive in it.

I guess the tomato juice makes a Bloody Mary a vegetable as well.

[Posteritatis]

59. Steak had grass in it once.. (nt)

[beac]

61. I'm just waiting for them to mandate those disposable dishes/utensils made from corn,

and then call an empty plate and a fork a meal.

[crim son]

58. Boner is also a vegetable. Just saying. n/t

[bighart]

60. You do realize more D'sthan R's voted for this don't you.

[KamaAina]

63. More Dems voted for the overall bill

turns out pizza is already considered a vegetable! The frozen pizza industry conspired with the frozen french fry industry to get the proposed USDA restrictions squashed by Congress.