https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/06/02/soft-drink-industry-fights-back-depicting-bloomberg-as-nanny/
Soft Drink Industry Fights Back, Depicting Bloomberg as Nanny
The soft drink industry is fighting back against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sugary drinks, by running an eye-catching, full-page ad in Sunday's New York Times with an image of the mayor as a nanny.
The ad reads, "Bye Bye Venti: Nanny Bloomberg has taken his strange obsession with what you eat one step further. He now wants to make it illegal to serve 'sugary drinks' bigger than 16 oz. What's next? Limits on the width of a pizza slice, size of a hamburger or amount of cream cheese on your bagel?"
Above and below the photo-shopped image of Bloomberg are the taglines: "You only thought you lived in the land of the free," and "New Yorkers need a mayor, not a nanny." The Center for Consumer Freedom, which is behind the ad, refers to Bloomberg as the "Great Dictator" on its website.