Pandering is in Oprah's blood.
At the same time the 'dark side' special was running--- Oprah was also pimping a couple of turkeys...
Posted on 05/07/2009 7:39:05 PM PDT by melt
Barely six months after running a special about the ‘dark side of chicken factory farming’, Oprah has teamed with KFC to give a free two-piece grilled chicken meal to every family in America. Lucky us. The free meal coupons were offered at Oprah.com yesterday.
The October 2008 show focused on contrasting the practices at conventional factory farms with those at organic, free-range farms – and earned her PETA’s 2008 ‘Person of the Year’.
From Ecorazzi:
Obviously, this is going to come as a shock to PETA — who is in the middle of a renewed campaign urging KFC to change the way its suppliers treat their chickens. Famous folks like Pamela Anderson, Sir Paul McCartney, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Rev. Al Sharpton, and countless others have signed on to boycott KFC.
Some will argue that this is a free meal — and in a time of economic hell, any food is good food. It just bothers me that with everything Oprah has done to bring attention to the plight of chickens and animals in factory farms, that she would approach a chain like KFC to give people a free meal. Why not give something relatively healthy like a free salad instead?
So, how does Oprah reconcile using her enormous powers of influence over the American people to educate them about the realities of dirty, inhumane practices at factory farming, and then turning around and supporting those same practices?
As we’ve said many times here, whether you love PETA or hate them, they’ve got some good points...
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Pandering is in Oprah's blood.
At the same time the 'dark side' special was running--- Oprah was also pimping a couple of turkeys...
so da reverend al givin up on a 2 piece and a bizkit?
Just more liberal hypocrisy. And in her case, it is commercial liberalism. I have lost all respect for her for obvious reasons.
She's not any smarter than Obama. Remember the free car giveaway on her show? Even the media couldn't resist that dumb caper. Looking at the pic, she could "use" some barbecued chicken.
Usually, during the dinner hours, there are two or three cars in the parking lot. Last night, the parade of Cadillacs and Buicks at the drive-up window was around the corner and down the street.....
In Orlando today, a BoJangles had a sign outside that they were honoring KFC coupons. The competition responds.
I wish Popeyes would accept them. We don’t have Bo Jangles where I live.
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