LA County Bans Plastic Bags, Fox News Wonders What Will Happen To All The Dog Poop

by Jon Bershad | 2:44 pm, November 17th, 2010

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Los Angeles County, yesterday, approved a measure to ban single-use plastic bags for the sake of the environment. In covering the story, Fox News’ Shannon Bream (in for Megyn Kelly) and Trace Gallagher asked the tough question, namely, how’re people going to pick up dog poop? As usually happens when a major news network spends a minute discussing poop, I was ready to write a whole bunch of snarky jokes and then call it a day. But then, something happened. I started thinking about and realized it was a pretty good question. What is gonna happen with all that dog poop?

I mean, if I’m going to pick up poop with something, I don’t then want to bring that bag home to use again. Mediaite Editor in Chief, Colby Hall, suggested a newspaper and I guess that makes sense. But newspapers are expensive and not every street corner has those boxes with the free real estate listing papers. Clearly, if this anti-plastic bag movement spreads, there’s going to be a huge market for an organic poop picker-uppers. Readers, get on that and send us some of the money you make.

Either way, I have to hand it to Fox News. Their report got me to really think. Sure, I was thinking about dog poop but, eh, I don’t have anything better to do.

Check out the clip from Fox News before and see if you can answer this deadly serious dilemma. Also, see if you can figure out if Bream’s dog is actually named Poochie and, if so, whether he will one day leave her when his planet needs him.

Dog Poop, Plastic, Plastic Bags, Shannon Bream, Trace Gallagher

Moderate

I do not own a dog but I have several trashcans designed to use those bags as liners, now I will need to buy different trash cans and plastic liners.
SlurpeeSummit

Yet another reason I’m got out of LA…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Bourekas/1538058627 Phil Bourekas

LA can save the dog poop, and reelect it to a california political office as they did last election.
The Real Royal King

Wrap it in a tissue and send it to FOX “News”. Is seems to be able to dump crap on its witless viewers in enormous quantities.
cjd ohio 1

or msnbc, because we have two dumps
sarainitaly

you can’t recycle paper that has been used to pick up poo…
so now you will be killing trees or not recycling?
SpineCrusher

there are plenty of compostable bags options on the market, specifically tailored to dog owners.

people are lazy and ignorant when they are fed lazy and ignorant news.
The_Reasonable_Lib

This is stupid.
The law that is.
Institute a fine for littering and actually enforce it, problem solved.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Bourekas/1538058627 Phil Bourekas

The next step, LA county will outlaw dog food. No dog food, no dog poop, no need for a plastic bag.

Arizona will then start enforcing the “don’t litter” law, and LA will vote to boycott them over it, but will actually continue to buy stun guns and electricity.

Finally, LA will put up a ballot issue asking to legalize dog poop, since they can’t enforce the laws they have. They will claim that the anti-poop laws are discriminatory….
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Frey/782443471 Michael Frey

Does the RRK ever leave the house, or does he not have his parents’ permission to leave the basement?
Moderate

“LA will put up a ballot issue”

Ballot issues are a major contributor to California’s woes, you idiots must pay for all those issues or do you never consider that?
greg454

Well, this is what happens when you let the evironazis get out of control. Of course, no plastic bags means more paper bags, which means cutting more trees, specially those redwoods that give Al Gore a boner.

http://politicallyincorrectlibertarian.wordpress.com
jrcmi

“Fox News Wonders What Will Happen To All The Dog Poop”

It appears to wind up, in one form or another, on their programs.
sarainitaly

SpineCrusher said:
there are plenty of compostable bags options on the market, specifically tailored to dog owners.

people are lazy and ignorant when they are fed lazy and ignorant news.

Don’t be so hard on Jon and Colby. Maybe they don’t own dogs.

BioBags for dog poo – who knew…
http://www.biobagusa.com/biobag_dog.htm
Tedderman

Fox news can give it(dog poop) a 2 million dollar contract and put it on air. It seems to have no problem putting all that other shit on it’s network.
cjd ohio 1

just like the shit on msnbc, matthews, schultz, olbermann,maddows, odonnoll, that is one hell of a trash bin
cjd ohio 1

oops lineup
Tedderman

If that’s what you think than too bad for you. Who needs facts when you have Fox, right?
cjd ohio 1

no, but do you think you get the facts from those guys lol
Tedderman

And if you think they’re “Fair and Balanced” you’re nuts!
cjd ohio 1

no i think fox slants way too the right, but msnbc slants far too the left, but you dont seem to see it
Big_F-ing_Deal

People will just have to buy their poop bags. (100 Degradable Bags Shipped $8.99) Problem solved. That will cut back immensely on the amount of free plastic bags going into the environment.

Like my momma always told me…

“If you can’t afford the poop-bag, don’t own the dog.”
cjd ohio 1

another liberal telling us what we have to buy, wow
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
another liberal telling us what we have to buy, wow

Another Righty who chooses selfishness over the environment. Wow.

The free bag gravy train is OVER!!!

Those degradable bags aren’t so bad..

I’m shitting in one now.
cjd ohio 1

and you still dont get it, i believe people should do the right thing, but you believe to make laws for people so they will behave how you want them too. …. and freedom goes out the door
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
and you still dont get it, i believe people should do the right thing, but you believe to make laws for people so they will behave how you want them too. …. and freedom goes out the door

I hear ya, ever since those pesky asbestos laws I don’t feel free anymore.
Big_F-ing_Deal

Big_F-ing_Deal said:
I hear ya, ever since those pesky asbestos laws I don’t feel free anymore.

People should have the CHOICE to put asbestos in their walls.

It’s what the Founding Fathers wanted.
cjd ohio 1

no dummy but transfat, happy meals , health insurance , helmet laws, seat belts, what to protect us from ourselves, and the list will keep getting bigger
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
helmet laws, seat belts

lolol…damn seat belt laws

people should be free to fly through their windsheilds amirite?
cjd ohio 1

so you believe the government needs to protect us from ourselves?
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
so you believe the government needs to protect us from ourselves?

Oh no. I believe all drugs should be legal and sold at Walmart just like you do.
cjd ohio 1

nice dodge, just say you cant answer
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
nice dodge, just say you cant answer

I did answer. A coupla times. You just dont like the answer.

Too bad.
cjd ohio 1

because you dont, you ,GBR, and gordon are all the same, so when is government control enough for you
cjd ohio 1

well at least you have the right picture up for youself, he cant answer a question either
Big_F-ing_Deal

cjd ohio 1 said:
so when is government control enough for you

What the fuck kind of stupid simplistic question is that?

Laws must be addressed individually, according to your beliefs and the facts.

Happy Meal law….a stretch…bad

Less sugar in school meals…good.

A tax on soft drimks…bad.

Meth laws…good.

Baby car seats…good.

Marijuana laws…bad.

Pollution laws…for the most part good.

These are my opinions, you must make your own.

But stop with the repeated idiotic questions of “Duhh…shud goberment protect us?” There is no one answer for that.

Sheesh…it’s like talking to a child.
cjd ohio 1

well thank you sir, now go and make some more laws to protect us dumb citizens from ourselves , we are lucky to have you sir lol………………………dumbass
cjd ohio 1

exactly my point, there is no simple answer, but you just come back with smart ass remarks, but you are a partisan hack, on other things you solutions are democrats lol
Harry Flashman

Speaking of dog poop, I see the Westboro Baptist Church is protesting Islam outside of that mega-mosque in Dearborn, Michigan tomorrow. Really.

Hoo, boy, this is gonna be fun.

I wonder what they’ll use to pick them up?
njoy-d-ride

Years ago, when I was a lad and we didn’t have plastic bags, we used an old-school device called a “brown paper bag”. Been years since I’ve seen one in a store. I remember they came in assorted sizes, and the stuff they were made of was strangely like a very thick newspaper. Someone might want to do some research into it…
Nachi

Nothing will change. As ever, all the poop will remain with the Republiscum. Not to worry.