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Sen. Schumer -- The Battle for Maple Syrup

Posted May 13th 2009 10:45AM by TMZ Staff

Senator Charles Schumer (D, NY) is on a one man maple syrup crusade -- indirectly waging war on Vermont because he believes the sugary sap from his state is better than anywhere else.

Schumer fired off a letter to the CEO of IHOP, pleading for the restaurants in his state to serve maple syrup from New York with their Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruities -- an idea he got from the good people of VT.

As for his scientific evidence behind the claim that syrup in the Empire State rules supreme: "It's more mapley than any other."

UPDATE: It's about to get sticky because Senator Patrick Leahy (D, VT) just gave TMZ this statement--
"If Senator Schumer can convince restaurants in his state to use New York syrup, more power to him. Just so long as they're ready to lose market share to restaurants that use the real thing from Vermont."

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16. this Guy is the biggest rooty tootie fresh and FRUITY ScHMUCK out there.

Posted at 4:18PM on May 13th 2009 by ZrocK

17. I thought they were going to tax anything that is sugar because it is bad for us. I think maple syrup is pretty much sugar. Wow maybe they are not going to tax that since a democrat loves it.

Posted at 4:30PM on May 13th 2009 by Shadowwolf

18. Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruities doesn't need syrup.

Posted at 7:13PM on May 13th 2009 by Brenda

19. Please New Yorkers vote this self-important gasbag out in your next election!

Posted at 6:00PM on May 13th 2009 by still has a job for now

20. Schumer is just a total douchebag.

Posted at 10:25PM on May 13th 2009 by lensmanct

21. America's economy is melting down. More than 1.5 million Americans have lost their jobs on Obama's watch, with many more to come. The banking and auto industries are on the verge of collapse. The Taliban, in collaboration with Al Quaeda, is close to taking power in Pakistan, a nuclear nation.

And the Democrats' "best and brightest" are wasting their time and ours arguing about maple syrup.

What an abject waste of human DNA.

Posted at 12:06AM on May 14th 2009 by Ted

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