Sen. Al Franken: Cheetos are delicious

[Douglas Carpenter]

[tblue]

1. He has really turned out to be

pretty much the kind of Senator I hoped he'd be. Paul Wellstone would be so proud.

Cheetohs are TOO YUMMY but I don't go near them anymore. Most national brands and junk food I just don't trust and avoid as much as possible.

[Thor_MN]

2. Cheetos and gumdrops...

The salty Cheetos play well off the sweet gumdrops...

I've had the honor to meet Senator Franken, shook his hand. I'm proud to have him represent my state.

[ctsnowman]

3. A great man.

[Newest Reality]

4. I am wondering why

he said that Cheetos can and should be eaten?

I'm not being anti-junk food, but foods like Cheetos are a chemical flavor and texture trick on the brain. They are technically designed to fool your senses and bypass your reasoning by making air, a host of artificial flavors and colors plus some corn mash and lots of air desirable.

So, can be eaten, sure. Should be is questionable.

[Civilization2]

5. "can and should, be eaten IN MODERATION."

That is what he said.

[Newest Reality]

6. I see.

I was pointing out that they are not designed to be eaten in moderation. That's the science of junk food.

Here is one of many interesting articles that detail how it works:

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1&

[drynberg]

7. Don't think Cheetohs is really the issue, the issue is about

Climate Deniers in spite of 98% of Climate Scientists stating that the Climate of our planet is warming. The other 2% are bio-tutes, just in it for the bread, y'know sold out. That, I believe is Senator Franken's true issue in this remark.

[zinnisking]

8. It's actually 99.7%

of peer-reviewed articles. .3% are deniers.