August 2, 2008Discuss Saturday's letters and guest columnCut the meat and pass the corn on the cobDonna Acquaviva Acquaviva lives, writes and teaches in Roanoke County. She is a spiritual director, lector and liturgical dancer at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church.When Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, was a guest on "The View" recently, she made some confessions. According to WVTF and Radio IQ, the two public radio stations in Southwest Virginia, she told deep secrets such as she "doesn't wear panty hose" and she "doesn't like bacon." "At least," the reporter commented, "she's not a vegetarian." I don't know what that would have done for Michelle Obama's image, but it would have been a big boost to vegetarians everywhere. It can get so lonely out there. Read today's letters here. |
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August 2, 2008
Discuss Saturday's letters and guest column
Cut the meat and pass the corn on the cob
Donna Acquaviva Acquaviva lives, writes and teaches in Roanoke County. She is a spiritual director, lector and liturgical dancer at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church.When Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, was a guest on "The View" recently, she made some confessions. According to WVTF and Radio IQ, the two public radio stations in Southwest Virginia, she told deep secrets such as she "doesn't wear panty hose" and she "doesn't like bacon."
"At least," the reporter commented, "she's not a vegetarian." I don't know what that would have done for Michelle Obama's image, but it would have been a big boost to vegetarians everywhere. It can get so lonely out there.
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[August 2, 2008 9:57 AM]
Ed S.The column wasn't so bad until I got to:
"some slaughterhouse workers say that killing living things all day actually makes them immune to violence. What could that portend for a society already the most violent in the world?"
Most violent in the world? I always thought there were more interesting places. The papers tell me how dangerous Iraq is. Somolia does not seem to be the last hold-out of peace on Earth. And what's going on in Sudan right now? Oh, candy and cupcakes, that's right. You're only supposed to take hyperbole to the point where you can still fool your reader.
"I just hope they never form a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vegetables."
A friend of mine suggested an anti-meat organization: Coalition for the Righteous Application of Plants.
[August 2, 2008 3:12 PM]
JohnWow, only three pro-Obama letters today.