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Bunten against PETA's (pothole) offer (evil Col. Sanders)
Topeka Capital-Journal ^ | August 26, 2009 | James Carlson

Posted on 08/26/2009 2:31:03 PM PDT by La Lydia

An animal rights group has offered to double a fast-food restaurant's recent monetary gift to patch up the city's potholes. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said in a letter to Mayor Bill Bunten it wants to help improve Topeka's roads by giving the city $6,000, twice as much as Kentucky Fried Chicken gave to Topeka for the same purpose. In return, PETA wants the potholes stenciled with an evil Colonel Sanders next to the phrase, "KFC tortures animals."...

The city was recently chosen by KFC as one of four cities to receive $3,000 for pothole repair. About 60 holes will be filled and then painted with the phrase, "Re-Freshed by KFC."

Bunten said he "cares about our animal friends and wants them to be treated well," but he won't support acceptance of the money. He said while KFC's money was directed to help the city's roads, PETA's offer was meant more for pushing their political message....

(Excerpt) Read more at cjonline.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: citygovernment; colsanders
I thought we needed something silly, although we are still a ways from Friday.
1 posted on 08/26/2009 2:31:05 PM PDT by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

One of the pleasures I get when I watch ‘Deadliest Catch’ or the new show about swordfish fishing is how crazy it must make PETA. I’m sure Discovery Channel has gotten some heat over them.


2 posted on 08/26/2009 2:34:12 PM PDT by Spok
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To: La Lydia

PETA people really think that ideology is above everything. The Mayor is right on money. This is about pothole, not a**hole message.


3 posted on 08/26/2009 2:34:21 PM PDT by paudio (Road to hell is paved by unintended consequences of good intentions)
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To: La Lydia
Every Kansas should contribute to KFC stating that the money is to go to fill potholes. Out do the People eating tasty animals folks.
4 posted on 08/26/2009 2:36:14 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Warning: Some words may be misspelled/ You will get over it / Klingon is my 1st language)
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To: La Lydia

KFC actually got some cities to accept this publicity stunt?


5 posted on 08/26/2009 2:37:53 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Barack Obama is a political suicide bomber and the Rats are political arsonists.)
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To: La Lydia

PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals).


6 posted on 08/26/2009 2:43:43 PM PDT by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: La Lydia

Double down KFC!

Offer 12,000 dollars if they stamp PETA kills animals, too on their manhole covers.


7 posted on 08/26/2009 2:52:17 PM PDT by Ronin (Nemo me impune lacesset)
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To: Ronin

dern tootin that peta kills animals. they snookered people into giving their pets up to them rather than to an animal shelter. then they promptly killed said pets.


8 posted on 08/26/2009 2:55:37 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Barack Obama is a political suicide bomber and the Rats are political arsonists.)
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To: La Lydia

How about if somebody etches a stencil design of Ingrid Newkirk in a straightjacket on the pothole’s tar instead?


9 posted on 08/26/2009 2:56:19 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Pro life & Vegan because I respect all life, Republican because our enemies don't respect ours.)
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To: La Lydia

Hey PITA! I got yer' hole right here!

10 posted on 08/26/2009 2:56:40 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Fill your hands you sons of bitches!)
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To: La Lydia

Indy has some KFC repaired streets.
Have not heard about PETA counter-attack.

I assume eventually all stimulus-repaired roads will feature stenciled portraits of Baraq.


11 posted on 08/26/2009 3:06:09 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: La Lydia

Watch Whale Wars on the Animal Channel. Paul Watson and his crew are the Skipper and Gilligan of the “anti whale” movement.

You gotta watch at least one episode before they sink their own ship.

It’s a whale of a good time./sarc


12 posted on 08/26/2009 3:11:16 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Fear the government, pray for the country)
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To: La Lydia

Is FR having a prob ??? This is a test message ...

Cannot reply or post ...


13 posted on 08/26/2009 3:21:37 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: La Lydia

Take the money.


14 posted on 08/26/2009 3:32:06 PM PDT by nkycincinnatikid
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To: La Lydia

“KFC tortures animals”

And what a tasty job they do of it, too!


15 posted on 08/26/2009 3:55:48 PM PDT by DemforBush (Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
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