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Mar 05 2011

Nanny of the Month (Feb 2011): Would-Be Brothel Banner Sen. Harry Reid!

Last month’s Nanny tackled the “scourge” of distracted walking, and this month’s runners-up have their sights set on banning big-leaguers from dipping and toddlers from talking.
But top dishonors go to the nanny from Nevada who’s picking a fight with prostitutes.
Presenting Reason.tv’s Nanny of the Month for February 2011: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)!

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Feb 02 2011

Nanny of the Month (Jan 2011) Drug Testing 11-year-olds! Fining iPod Users!

Last month Reason.tv recognized 2010’s Nanny of the Year, and now it’s onto a brand new year of nagging nannies.
This month’s slate features heartland regulators targeting drinking games and New Jersey educators drug testing 11-year-olds.
But top dishonors go to the New York pol who’s pushing a bill that would make it illegal to cross the [...]

Dec 17 2010

Busybodies, Babes, and Bacon: Presenting Reason.tv’s Nanny of the Year!

They touch our lives in so many ways, and now Reason.tv acknowledges those who tell us that if it looks good, tastes good, or feels good, it should be illegal.
Live (to tape) from the fourth floor of the Sepulveda Center in Los Angeles, California—it’s the 2010 Nanny of the Year Awards!
Over the [...]

Dec 01 2010

OKC Mayor Sacks Lingerie Football! Reason.tv’s Nanny of the Month (Nov 2010)

This month nannies banned beverages that mix booze with caffeine and one top official even hinted that the feds may disable cell phones in cars.
But this time top dishonors go to the heartland mayor who sacked the Lingerie Football League.
Presenting Reason.tv’s Nanny of the Month for November 2010: Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett!

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Nov 04 2010

Happy Meals Banned in San Francisco! Reason.tv’s Nanny of the Month for October 2010

Last month the food police sued a North Carolina man for growing fresh vegetables, and this month San Francisco’s food cops have committed a different kind of atrocity by making the City by the Bay the first major metropolis to ban toys in happy meals.
This month’s top busybody is the pol [...]