First Democratic Mayoral Hopeful Debate Tonight

Gothamist learns something new everyday! In today's NY Times profile of City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Gifford Miller, not only did we find out his first name is Alan, it turns out that Miller is also the one who worked on the "investigation into vastly understated calorie counts in some of the city's best-selling frozen yogurt brands" a few years ago! Oh, to be living in those simple days again.

The Times also says that the Democrats are trying not to attack frontrunner Fernando Ferrer, lest it backfire, and that Congressman Anthony Weiner's criticism of Ferrer doesn't really hurt Weiner, as he's pretty much in last place and doesn't have Miller's kind of funds. But let's see how nice they play tonight, as it's the first official Democratic Mayoral debate. The debate airs at 7PM on NY1 and on WNYC.

As far as we know, Tasti-D-Lite is 99% fat-free. And here's the script of the Non-Fat Yogurt Seinfeld episode.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 16, 2005 9:35 AM

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Gideon

Yes, Seinfeld did predict the low-fat yogurt scam.

If we all watch Seinfeld thouroughly, maybe we'll see more predictions for the future of NYC.

Something about Cardigan sweaters, maybe?

amh315

I dont understand how the hell the Seinfeld episode KNEW about the whole non-fat yogurt thing like 10 years ahead of time. Isn't that crazy? It was completely predicted by a Seinfeld episode

pugsley

what's weiner's position on Tasty D-Lite?

Birdski

Helloooo....Tasti-D's NOT yogurt!

essny

ohmygosh, yeah. you get the most fleeting of tastes, and then the flavor just disappears.

eyescream

Has anyone else noticed that Tasti D Lite lists about 30 flavors, but they only dispense 4 of them? And on top of that, they all taste the same!

Blike Moomberg

Yep, Bloomberg's doing a great job. Nearly 17% higher homeless rate than Giuliani, major increase of the consumer price index, and still nothing at ground zero yet. What would you call a bad job then?

former ferrer voter

None of them stand a chance against Bloomberg. I voted against him in 2001 because I resented the mass mailings and phone calls, not because I was enamored with Mark Green, who was and is a self-serving douchebag. But overall I'm pleased with Bloomberg's performance and will probably vote for him this time, unless Ferrer can clearly show he's the better man for the job, which seems like an impossibility at this point.

pugsley

If his name is Alan, why does he call himself Gifford? Probably because it sounds more Gatsby-esque. Miller seems like some mutant yuppie like those that emerged in the late eighties.