Orrin Hatch Mocks PETA By Sending Them Pictures Of Bacon
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By Jack Crowe
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah tweeted pictures of bacon to PETA Thursday in response to a message the animal rights group sent challenging bacon-eaters to defend their dietary choices.
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) June 29, 2017
Hatch’s office responded to PETA’s challenge, which called on bacon lovers to “present [their] best argument for eating bacon, by tweeting pictures of the Senator shopping for bacon and enjoying a bacon cheeseburger at a fast food restaurant.
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) June 29, 2017
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) June 29, 2017
A number of journalists joined Hatch in taking a stand in defense of bacon. CNN political commentator Ben Ferguson and Wall Street Journal contributor Jon Gabriel kept their defense of bacon simple.
1. It's BACON 🥓
2. It's BACON 🥓
3. It's BACON 🥓
4. It's BACON 🥓
5. Its BACON 🥓 https://t.co/EB86EINm1F— Ben Ferguson (@benfergusonshow) June 29, 2017
It's bacon. https://t.co/bEmj0kTNcy
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) June 29, 2017
The journalists’ abbreviated responses were effective but failed to match Hatch’s hands on commitment to bacon.
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