Marathon Pundit: Sen. Harkin doesn't want Shrek to promote junk food

The last time I saw Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), he was on TV with an idiotic grin, clapping during Howard Dean's "I Have a Scream" speech after the 2004 Iowa caucuses.

Some of that insanity has rubbed off--Harkin has joined the "Nanny State" crowd, and has the world's favorite ogre, Shrek, on his target list.

Senator Tom Harkin wants Shrek to shape up.

The Iowa Democrat is criticizing the producers of the new movie "Shrek the Third" for allowing the green ogre to promote snack food, candy and other products.

Harkin, a proponent of decreasing childhood obesity, sent a letter to Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of DreamWorks Animation, Shrek's creator, objecting to the movie's commercial partnerships promoting snack and junk foods.