West Point, Iraq and … bladder cancer in mice?

January

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, visited the U.S. Military Academy at West Point today to tour the campus and eat lunch with nine of the cadets he sponsored for entry into the academy.

When he arrived (45 minutes late) he was ushered into the superintendent’s conference room, where he requested Sweet’N Low for his coffee. OK. So the senator watches his sugar intake.

But then he launched into a story about the history of Sweet’N Low and how the company, based in Brooklyn, had to fight off claims that it caused bladder cancer in lab mice.

With the superintendent, Lt. Gen. Franklin Hagenbeck, sitting nearby, Schumer continued, going into details about how the lab mice were fed large quantities of the substance and that when the crystalized saccharine rubbed against the lining of their bladders it caused cancer.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 5:17 pm by Sarah Netter.
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2 Responses to “West Point, Iraq and … bladder cancer in mice?”

Jim Kelly - NY Conservative Campaigns January 17th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I have met Schumer as he was my Congressman in Brooklyn.

One of the most energetic men you would want to meet.

One of the most Liberal Loonies you would want to meet.
(Although has moved more center since the Senate as he got to see how the rest of the Country Operates and now dealing with Upstate New Yorkers)

But Clearly a Putzy type of a guy.
Ethan Edwards January 17th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Scumer continues to prove how wacky he is.

Where is the most dangerous place in the USA?

Standing between Schumer and a camera.

This is the guy who holds a press conference,
in a wooded area, mind you, to announce he
has lyme disease. Unbelievable.

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