Posted on 03/20/2021 8:16:25 AM PDT by george76
GOP rallies around meat industry in response to attack by Colorado's Jared Polis...
The red meat wars have hit America.
Republican governors representing heartland states are uniting in support of the cattle industry in response to calls from Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, to move his state away from eating meat. The herd of Republican governors of Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming, and Montana has taken issue with Polis's call for Saturday, March 20, to be observed as "MeatOut Day," during which residents are asked to replace meat with a plant-based alternative.
All four Republican governors issued proclamations in response, declaring upcoming meat days and even meat months as a show of solidarity with America's ranchers. Nebraska governor Pete Ricketts declared March 20 to be Meat on the Menu Day, explicitly urging Nebraskans to "purchase and eat beef, pork, chicken, lamb, or another kind of meat."
In Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte declared Saturday Montana Meat Day but also added that "every day is meat day in Montana." In Wyoming, Governor Mark Gordon, himself a rancher, said his state will celebrate Saturday as Hearty Meat Day.
Not to be outdone, Iowa's Kim Reynolds took things up a notch, proclaiming the entire month of April as Meat on the Table Month.
Polis—a meat eater himself—was heralded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for staking out an anti-meat position. The radical animal rights group's president, Ingrid Newkirk, lauded Polis for "provok[ing] a nationwide discussion" about vegan eating, even as over two dozen Colorado counties countered his proclamation with "MeatIn" days scheduled to coincide with MeatOut day.
In addition to celebrating Polis, PETA is using its resources to attack governors like Ricketts. PETA told the Washington Free Beacon it will be erecting a billboard on the Colorado-Nebraska border telling drivers they are "Entering Nebraska, Home of Meathead Governor Ricketts!"
Asked by the Free Beacon if he views "meathead" as an insult, Ricketts said, "No, not really."
Ricketts said the pro-meat day is about educating people about the importance of agricultural industry.
"Meat on the Menu Day is to educate people about where their food comes from," Ricketts told the Free Beacon. He added that Polis's planned day without meat is a "direct assault" on Nebraska's way of life and "undermines food security."
Nebraska politicians are celebrating his stand on the issue. Rep. Don Bacon (R.), whose district includes the headquarters of Omaha Steaks, told the Free Beacon that Ricketts has his full support in his fight against Colorado's assault on meat.
"This Bacon has absolutely zero beef with Governor Ricketts's meat proclamation," Bacon said. "Colorado going meatless is full of baloney."
Wyoming senator Cynthia Lummis (R.), a rancher, celebrated the governors' meat embrace, telling the Free Beacon she has "a particular appreciation for beef, lamb, bison, yak, and other ‘hearty meats.'"
"I'm proud to support the farmers, ranchers, and producers whose hard work drives Wyoming's economy and keeps steak on our tables," Lummis said.
PETA, however, predicts that vegans will ultimately get the last laugh.
"We wouldn't be surprised at all if even cattle-backed states like these will have vegan governors in a few years," a spokesman
Mail-in voting made sure that Reps cannot ever win a statewide election again.
I remember when Obama won a mountain county with 108% of the eligible voters.
[[All of these videos, of course, have comments by other vegans denouncing them for “doing it wrong.”]]
Just like the prosperity preachers and “healer preachers” who accuse the congregation of not “praying with enough faith” when the person remains sick or poor.
why? are you a vegetarian? If not why would you eat that? That is an ‘agenda driven’ product. It wasn’t created to give consumers a choice, it was created to drive out the meat industry.
Meat on a stick.
I eat meat made from plants..... well of course the cow are the grass first.....
Having me some Korean Kalbi Beef Ribs tonight. Kiss my ass Colorado.
Look up soy toxicity and health effects. Soy is loaded with phytoestrogens that compete with and mess up natural hormones and hormone responses.
Soy screws up your thyroid, and my cause feminization of boys and moobs (there is controversy here, but caution in reviewing the information as the soy advocates have a loud voice and lots of influence.)
Other effects too.
I enjoy meat daily, as it's a much more healthful protein source than soy. I do avoid prepared meat products, including lunch meat and sausage as the additives do you no favors. (And my total cholesterol is 165)
On MeatOut Day, can I replace meat with chicken?
I’m having a Lebanon bologna sandwich for lunch and making salisbury steak for dinner.
Republicans need to spread the message that control freak/fascist asshole/Democrats are deciding they should try & shame you Mr & Mrs America for enjoying a steak/pot roast//grilled hamburger instead of tofu💩!
Even Bezos knows that mail-in ballots are designed to create fraud..
CO hasn’t had an honest election since mail-in ballots and same day registration was instituted..
Bill Clinton signed the 1993 Motor Voter bill, mandating states to offer on- the-spot voter registration.. was strongly influenced by professors / socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven....
Omaha Steaks funds the Demonrat Party.
Ever looked at the ingredients list on the back of those “improbable” burgers? Real Frankenfood!
See #17.
“What are the ingredients In that?”
Ok, dangit. You said the magic word...GMO. Now I’m gonna have to check the ingredients....
From MorningStar’s website:
“Water, onions, cooked black beans (black beans, water), cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), corn, soy protein concentrate, tomatoes, wheat gluten, onion powder, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), green chiles, soy protein isolate, bulgur wheat, cornstarch.Contains 2% or less of green peppers, red bell peppers, spices, tomato powder, cilantro, tomato juice, salt, chipotle pepper, methylcellulose, cooked onion and carrot juice concentrate, jalapeno pepper, carrageenan, garlic powder, natural flavor, paprika, soy sauce powder (soybeans, wheat, salt), gum arabic, vinegar, citric acid, red pepper, green pepper juice, turmeric, garlic juice, lime juice.”
Don’t disguise vegetable meals as meat. I have no problem with vegetarians eating only vegetables but don’t tell me “it’s just like meat”
I’m a omnivore. When I feel the need to eat meat I have in the past hunted meat down, gutted, skinned and butchered it. Cooked it and ate it. I have no compunction against doing it again. Occasionally I will eat a nice salad, or broccoli or green beans. It’s all good.
I’ve seen plants being tortured. It’s awful.
doesn’t look like anythign nefarious- not sure what methylcellulose is- probably fine to eat- sadly htough for me it’s got lots of soy stuff, and also garlic- I must be part vampire cuz garlic is like kryptonite to me (I think i have an allergy to it)
I’d like to try ‘veggie’ stuff, just to cut down a little o nthe meat diet- but either most of it has soy stuff, or GMO like impossible burger has in it i think- (which they say tastes a lot like meat)
Way off topic, but Chrissy Hynde provided the theme song for the opening of the Rush Limbaugh show. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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