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It really creates a system where you are crippling the economy. that number that you gave us is a tenth -- its more than $1 out of $10 out of the entire economy. what we saw with the school lunch program is all, its a lot of is it do-goodism. i predict that the result of these standard on the snacks that the kids will have will be a mountain of uneaten food. you can bring a horse to fruit juice but you cant make him drink or something like that. the kids are going to be sneaking snickers between...

Assistance to school and strive to offer healthier meals. and encouraging school districts that have chosen not to participate in the school lunch program to take steps to ensure all children have access to the affordable healthier meals. by the way under the federal guidelines there are no peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. >> megyn: one piece of meat on a sandwich. >> doesnt sound like enough. >> megyn: ask for a refund here in new york. half a piece of pizza. my two-year-old could eat that. ...

Ahead. >> shepard: the history books are filled with instances where we gave weapons to rebels groups, weapons that were turned on us, this is a slippery slope, is it not, sir? >> it is but i think the time has come, we have provided humanitarian assistance. im talking about defensive weapons. im talking about a limited cache of military supplies about the time has come -- not just us. im talking about the surrounding companies, security council members, other countries have participated already...

Its almost impossible to get off them? >> yeah, thats right. the temporary entitlements get renewed and increased and expanded. then it becomes so much harder to rein them in when the excesses are obvious. we have had successes. in the federal school lunch program and with wick and womens and childrens program. there are limits. they try to put nutrition back. you cant use it on soda and you cant use it on potato chips, but for some reason, the social welfare advocates have made snacks and ebt p...

>>neil: when did mother knows best become government knows best? the u.s. department of agriculture thinks that school lunch program is so great it is now telling parents to serve the same stuff to kids at home. is that getting a little too close to home? all rise, judge. >>judge napolitano: you said mother knows best which is mother bloomburg is called in new york city, mother bloomburg. >>neil: i have heard "mother" but there are other words attach to that. >>judge napolitano: because his effo...

Be a lowering of expectations going on in both camps. what would it take to make a campaign momentum shift for either side? well talk with romney advisor, former governor john sununu. all that and more coming up at the top of the hour. dont go away. >> students taking to the internet to protest the governments new school lunch program. the kids say theyre going hungry because the rules require lower calorie meals. now republicans are introducing the no kids hungry act to repeal the rules. tracey...

So i think what were seeing now is some real momentum at least on the republican side to force the administration to explain why they said certain things publicly about this spontaneous attack when the intelligence said something quite different, megyn. megyn: catherine herridge, thank you. >> reporter: youre welcome. megyn: well, as we mentioned moments ago, new polling suggests that president obama is way ahead in two critical swing states. but team romney and some polling number crunchers say...

If every choice at school is a healthy option they are eventually going to eat. thats all i want to convey that that i dont like to see feyes. we cant have party food at school. >> the reality is you will have kids who will simply wait and go hungry. i grew up with kids who wouldnt eat the school lunch choices that they even had and just throw it away. i think its one of these things we have to be realistic about this. feel good policies are great. giving kids nutrition food they are not going t...

Clear and present danger to students by not being in school and being fed through the school lunch program. image said sunday night, quote: while the union works through remaining issues there is no reason why the children of chicago should not be back in the classroom. but the teachers have a chron temporary view. as a matter of fact, by pursuing the injunction, image is southward a soured a relationship between he and the union while still there is a deal on the table. the union will meet tomo...

Thats what being a middle class person is. thats not asking too much. we owe you. you shouldnt be vilified. you provide the safe neighborhoods. you provide the good schools. you provide the school lunch program. you provide the day care centers. you provide the hospitals. you provide the ability of people to live a decent middle class life. >> that was one fired-up vice president joe biden yesterday in los angeles. his comments come as good news, greeted the president on his return from the g-20...