Obama Flipflops on Campaign Pledge to Prevent Horse Slaughter, Media Mum
The Obama-loving media have been paying a lot of attention of late to flipflops made by Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney throughout their respective political careers.
Yet as Politico loosely addressed earlier this month, the current White House resident signed a bill in November that reversed his campaign pledge to prevent the slaughter of horses (picture courtesy NowTheEndBegins.com) :
Over the years, we’ve covered the efforts of former Playboy playmates Shane and Sia Barbi to put an end to the slaughter of horses in the United States. And, now that Congress has just lifted a ban that could result in a return to horse slaughter for meat after it had been outlawed for five years, the Barbi Twins are revamping their efforts. [...]
The twins are asking fans to get involving either by signing a petition, calling the White House (“Tell Obama to keep his promise to ban horse slaughter and pass H.R. 2966,” they write) or to call Wyoming Rep. Sue Wallis “who is pro horse slaughter and tell her that Americans don’t want to see PET horses as meat on our dinner tables.”
For some background, the elimination of this ban was placed into an appropriations bill that passed the House and the Senate on November 17, and was signed by the President the following day.
What Politico failed to inform its readers is that Obama in a presidential candidacy questionnaire from the Humane Society in 2007 promised to not end this ban.
But Politico wasn't alone. According to LexisNexis, not one major news outlet bothered to report that the bill the President signed on November 18 broke one of his campaign promises.
Given the subject - the slaughter of horses to be sold in the marketplace and eaten by humans - along with the high profile of the Barbi twins, one would have expected this flipflop to have garnered a great deal of attention.
Just imagine the media's outrage if George W. Bush had gone back on such a humane promise.
But when a President the press are trying to get reelected does it?
Crickets.
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Horse's Ass,...
Submitted by BBallleaper on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 1:16pm.
flip-flops on Horse's ass!
Wrong end of horse pictured with Obama
Submitted by snowshooze on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:14pm.
Maybe NB can fix it?
In the name of being nice to the animals...
Submitted by kch50428 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 1:54pm.
Those people in favor of stopping horse slaughter created a problem that was far worse... horses that might have gone to slaughter before the ban were turned loose in the wild to die horrible deaths, or horses left to starve to death... far more evil than human slaughter ever was.
There is a reason they
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:52pm.
There is a reason they control the population of horses here on the Outer Banks, to keep them from starving.I imagine the same thing applies to the horses roaming the western states.
I keep saying this - Let the
Submitted by Van Halen on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:05pm.
I keep saying this -
Let the media lie and obfuscate all they want. The fact is, that when people are broke, unemployed, on the battlefield, and have seen their own hopes in Obama smashed against the rocks, they are NOT going to vote for him.
How many of them are better off than they were four years ago? Government workers - all of them. But those aren't enough to save his presidency. Throw in the shrinking percentage of rabid Obama fans and it's still not enough.
****The media can lie, but they can't make money appear, or jobs appear, or wars end.****
THAT is what the election will come down to.
That's a great composite
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:06pm.
That's a great composite photo............the only thing missing is John F. Kerry. Then we would have Horse, Horse-Face, and Horse-Ass!!!
No Surprise
Submitted by Kleenex on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:10pm.
Two completely expected events, Obama doing a 180 and the media covering for him. I think the voters see through the lefty media constantly covering up for Buckwheat.
They probably eat horse meat.
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:56pm.
They probably eat horse meat. It is considered a delicacy in Europe and Asia. We know how Thunder Thighs like to eat anything that is a delicacy. They are so dumb they'd think an equine burger was something very rare.
Deep-fried horse fritters???
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:09pm.
Deep-fried horse fritters???
Moochie is on a See Food Diet....
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:39pm.
...She eats everything she sees.....
Wait
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:19pm.
Seattle Slewburgers are back on the menu?
I don't mean to be ignorant here, but if you don't race them, or ranch them, what are horses good for again? I know there are still some mounted police units, but they're mostly for show. I see a lot of small farms in my area with a few horses here and there and they always just look like a drain on the wallet to me; you feed them, care for them, maybe ride one once in a while, but you've got 25 years of pretty expensive maintenance with very little in return. Maryland has traditionally been a horse-friendly state (i.e. the Baltimore Colts and the Preakness at Pimlico, along with several prominent thoroughbred facilities) but I don't get the attraction to boarding them.
Not that I'm looking forward to the new McManOWar or the Bacon Double Barbaro... with cheese...
I'll bet John Kerry is suddenly feeling a bit nervous... they say ketchup is good on horse [face] meat...
[Edit: btw NB- {strike} not working in rich text.]
Who can afford them? They
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 4:29pm.
Who can afford them? They eat, well like a horse.I am more partial to the draft horses like the Belgiums or Perchons. The Clydesdales are just a bunch of wussie show horses. They have never had to do a real day's work. You hear a lot about Angus beef being so great. I can't really tell the difference. I wonder which horse makes the best burger, a Belgium or a Morgan?
The Percherons are my
Submitted by celator on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:53pm.
The Percherons are my favorite. Majestic, proud and loyal. They were "developed" by my way, way, way, way ancestors in the region of Perche, France (so I am told). Don't know if it's really so. Beautiful animal. I like the black ones best.
Media should have reported
Submitted by Ken Shepherd on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:24pm.
Media should have reported it, but on the policy end of this matter, I don't mind having horse-slaughtering facilities domestically.
They're just animals. Slaughter them humanely, efficiently and hygienically. Sell the meat to folks who want to buy it, whether it's for animal consumption or odd human culinary tastes.
Yea, looks like Obama forgot
Submitted by celator on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:50pm.
Yea, looks like Obama forgot all his early days as a ranch hand, breaking in horses, feeding them, combing them down, saddling up for a day on the range, getting ready for the big cattle drive up to Omaha, taking care of them when they were sick. Yep, those were the days. NOT. The guy wouldn't know a horse from a prairie dog. What's he care about horses? Nothing.
New Dem Campaign Slogan
Submitted by Beresford on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:35pm.
They Chew Horses, Don't They
Well with Obama making food prices skyrocket...
Submitted by Zilla of the Re... on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:11am.
Many of us struggle daily to put food on the table as grocery store prices on basic food staples have doubled and even tripled under Obama's horrible economic "leadership". Perhaps this is another way for the food stamp president to keep people from dying of starvation long enough to cast a ballot for his re-election.
Even the price of fricken ramen noodles has gone up.