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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jun 3, 2021, 03:17 AM Jun 2021

Chicken Fried News: We need to talk about Kevin. Again.

This month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals unveiled a southeast Oklahoma City billboard that welcomes travelers to Oklahoma, “home of meathead Gov. Kevin Stitt.”

Our faithful governor, never one to be the bigger man, took the bait and hosted a barbecue near its base, because as we all know, in post-morality Republicanism, owning the libs is the greatest virtue.

While the incident was prompted by Stitt’s declaration of “meat all week” in March, Stitt could have used the opportunity to instead showcase Oklahoma’s wide plant-based agricultural endeavors, but of course that wouldn’t be enough red meat for its base.

The Oklahoman reported that PETA president Ingrid Newkirk retorted that Stitt “must be in agony from all the bowing and scraping he has to do to keep his meat-industry backers happy,” which is unfair. He will grovel at the feet of anyone with money.

Read more: https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/chicken-fried-news-we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-again/Content?oid=8448465

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