Posted on 10/12/2015 12:02:24 PM PDT by Enlightened1
The nations pork producers are in an uproar after the federal government abruptly removed bacon, pork chops, pork links, ham and all other pig products from the national menu for 206,000 federal inmates.
The ban started with the new fiscal year last week.
The Bureau of Prisons, which is responsible for running 122 federal penitentiaries and feeding their inmates three meals a day, said the decision was based on a survey of prisoners food preferences:
They just dont like the taste of pork.
Why keep pushing food that people dont want to eat? asked Edmond Ross, a spokesman for the prison bureau. Pork has been the lowest-rated food by inmates for several years, It also apparently got more expensive for the government to buy, although he did not provide specifics.
The National Pork Producers Council isnt buying it. I find it hard to believe that a survey would have found a majority of any population saying, No thanks, I dont want any bacon,' said Dave Warner, a spokesman for the Washington-based trade association, which represents the nations hog farmers.
Were going to find out how this came about and go from there, Warner said. We wouldnt rule out any options to resolve this. He said the association is still formulating our strategy to reverse the prison decision, which the industry first learned about Monday when the Fort Worth Star-Telegram called for comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
What? No fatback, no hamhocks, no bacooooooon? What are they gonna feed the little tikes, Kobe Beef and Lobster? Michael (I mean Moochelle) will be pissed.
You mean that the prisons serve more than bread and water?
I like the first seven words of that headline!
rice, beans, bread, water - that is all they need.
“rice, beans, bread, water - that is all they need.”
And goats for conjugal visits.
Would anyone, any where, at any time, believe that they were eliminating it because prisoners didn’t like the taste.....Pork products are loved by most people, they have been served in prisons since there were prisons....if you hate pork, stay out of prison....you are there on a voluntary basis. The islamic crazies are going much too far and our federal gov’t. might as well be headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Do you wear one of those neat little white hats and face Mecca ???sheesh
Obama is a muslim joke. I cannot wait for January 20, 2017 for the goofball to be gone. He is the biggest fake, clown, phony we have ever seen run for office. I can’t believe that the people of this country were slow enough to be duped twice by this joker.
Pork back on the prison menu:
If he wasn’t a Muslim, would he be doing anything differently? Also, when the libs lose their minds when baraq is accused of being a muslim, shows that they know the truth and are willing to do anything to shut that issue down. They can’t have that cat escape the bag....yet.
There will be a heavy population of muslim prisoners flooding the system very soon they must not be denied.
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