come on. it sounds ridiculous. it doesn t sound ridiculous. it s one doughnut moderation most things are okay. think about what national doughnut day is. it celebrates a lot of young ladies during world war i called doughnut lassies who went and gave doughnuts to our soldiers while they were fighting to protect. bill: that was before obesity was a national epidemic in this country. moderation works for donuts why not for soft drinks. that s exactly what we re trying to do. bill: national doughnut day was held last friday and in celebration i had a jelly from dunkin to mark the occasion. milk with it though not a giant soda, mr. mayor. check apparently our good friend jennifer aniston, she loves us is changing her wholesome image in the mtv awards she won in a dubious category. and the winner of best on screen dirt bag is. jennifer.
with hand-layered pasta, tomatoes, and real mozzarella cheese. but what makes us even prouder. is what our real dinners can do for your family. stouffer s. let s fix dinner. it s national doughnut day. the reason i m telling you this, new york city mayor michael bloomberg came out in support of the celebration of doughnuts. this all comes one day after the very famous mayor proposed a citywide ban on large sugary drinks. here s how he explained to it matt lauer on today. most thing are okay. it s moderation. think about what national doughnut day is. it celebrates a lot of young ladies during world war i called doughnut lassies who went and gave doughnuts to our soldiers while they were fighting to protect
we ll let you know the result of that vote. patti ann: well some of us eat them for breakfast but did you know our nation s love affair with the doughnut actually started nearly a century ago? back then women served them to u.s. soldiers during world war i. today the salvation army is honoring the so-called doughnut lassies with national doughnut day and of course continuing the salvation army s good works. joining us is the salvation army spokesperson. thanks so much for being with us. my pleasure. patti ann: tell us about the doughnut lassies. the general of the salvation army wanted to respond to the need of american soldiers over in france in world war i. sent these young girls over there to kind of bring home to them. read them letters from home. help them write letters. let them talk about the stresses they have been through and they made something that they wanted them to feel like home so they made doughnuts. patti ann: very nice.