Wednesday, September 15, 2010

PETA's got even more advice for people they shouldn't be advising!

Hey, remember when PETA came up with all those great things high-end survivalists should be eating? Well, guess who wants to dictate what soldiers eat, too?
PETA — well-known for dogging politicians with various protests — didn't see the humor in that. The animal rights group has sent a letter to Biden "urging him to stop feeding returning U.S. troops fat- and cholesterol-laden hot dogs and to give them lean, nutritious veggie dogs or other vegan food instead," according to a release.

The case is thus: "One in four Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 [is] too fat for military service, and research shows that vegans are far less likely to suffer from obesity as well as leading killer diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes."

"You can't expect the troops to be lean, mean fighting machines if you're stuffing them with fattening, artery-clogging meat, eggs and dairy products every day," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman says. "These men and women have seen enough violence, so the nicest thing that the vice president can do is to spare animals from the violence of factory farming and turn our servicemen and servicewomen onto the lifesaving benefits of delicious vegan food."
Sheesh. Joe fergodsake Biden briefly does something I don't find completely contemptible, and the loonies descend on him for it.

Not even the Annointed One escapes unadmonished:
And what about all those hamburgers enjoyed by Biden's colleague, Barack Obama?

"The next time that the president stops at Ben's Chili Bowl, we'll have a Boca burger reserved for him so that he can promote healthy eating to his kids and the nation's," said a PETA spokesperson. "They sell Boca burgers at Ben's, and they're delicious!"
With friends like these...

Seen at Sipsey Street.

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