Saturday, January 03, 2004
Mad Cow Strikes America
Eating is a difficult proposition. Now this.
Actually the news coverage has unearthed some new-to-me facts regarding beef. Who knew…
1. I thought only beef cattle were slaughtered for meat consumption. Nope, the diseased cow was a Holstein. That's a milk/dairy dude.
2. How the hell does one cow end up being shipped to EIGHT states? Pieces, parts apparently. Also know as ground beef.
3. The industry has declared that it will no longer process any downer cattle. That is a steer that can barely make it through to the cattle chute. He/she has to be dragged before they die on the spot. Good to know that we have all ingested diseased/almost dead cattle.
4. It is difficult to believe ANYTHING a government says. Governments are known for their lies. They protect monetary interests at all costs.
Have fun at your next barbecue.
Today the worst thing happened. A good friend of mine said these words: The Clinton's are to blame for the mess this country is in. Those exact words are the rhetorical anthem of the rabid right. And for those words…not Bill Clinton, but both Bill and Hillary to be blamed is the way they state our country's demise. It made me shutter. It made me fly off into a rant. It has made me think differently about this dear friend of mine. They have eaten into his brain. Put lies on his lips. And this is a person who reads two daily newspapers, books galore on government, and is surrounded by freethinkers.
I think we are sunk.
(If you are one of those stinky rabid right people and you are reading this and smirking, well I would like to spit on you. STOP IT! Our country is so much better than you.)
