A Vegan, Sarah Palin, and The Greatest Restaurant In The Universe

by John Devore, Posted Feb 3rd 2010 @ 4:30PM

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Andrew Hunt and I have something in common: we're both writing letters to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

But that's where our similarities stop.

Hunt is a devout vegan who, according to Ontario's The Record, has written Palin a letter extolling the virtues of a vegan lifestyle, which is a diet devoid of any and all animal products, including cheeses and milk. The Republican Party's 2008 Vice Presidential candidate is a very public hunting enthusiast.

But wait, there's more: A professor of history at the University of Waterloo, Hunt promises cordial, weekly letters to Palin about animal rights, vegan recipes, and his experiences as an ex-carnivore.

Hunt hopes to compile these letters into a books, with the proceeds going towards animal sanctuaries in both the US and Canada.

And I wish him the best of luck. I am not a vegan. I am a Texan, and Hunt lives in a part of the world I call "Snow Mexico" (Canada. It's like Mexico, a vast country that boarders ours, but is covered in snow.) While we both love animals, I love them with gravy. He is writing to a controversial political figure in order to amiably promote a philosophy that he passionately believes in.

I want to write Sarah Palin a letter because I want her and I to go into business. And business is good for Palin: a best-selling book, a lucrative FOX News deal, and $100,000 speaking fees.

Here's my letter:

Dear Governor,

In your book Going Rogue, you wrote the following quote, "If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?"

How true.

I am writing to you, because I think a chain of patriotic restaurants inspired by your persona is exactly what this country needs, featuring an underrated ingredient that you have actually hunted. Delicious, lean, gamey moose.

Imagine: a franchise of affordable restaurants with you as their spokes-governor -- Sarah's Moose Hut! Or International House of Moose! TGIMoose?

That's right. Moose burgers. Moose stew. Moose cakes. Moose dumplings. Moose loaf. Moose kabobs. Moose casserole. Moose and potatoes. Moose lo mein. Moose tacos. The mind boggles.

It won't just be a family restaurant. It will be a Temple of Meat, where vegans will fear to tread.

Yours,

John DeVore

Let's see who gets an answer first, Andrew.

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2-03-2010 @4:56PM Dwight said... "If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?"

Isn't that an endorsement of cannibalism?

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2-03-2010 @5:17PM Allen Sneed said... If God intended for us to eat animals, then why did he make them with the ability to suffer?
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2-03-2010 @5:24PM gobo said... I think Sarah Palin is the only person on earth who read that old "God made animals out of meat" joke and took it seriously.
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2-03-2010 @9:52PM Mike said... "snow mexico"--- Seriously? That is a pretty ignorant statement.
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2-04-2010 @10:07AM djamesbart said... Not funny AND ignorant is a pretty sad way to live your life John Devore.

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2-06-2010 @9:55PM Stephen said... Says the person who took a satirical article seriously...

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2-05-2010 @10:06AM cathy said... Yet another article extolling the stupidity of Sarah Palin. She is anywhere and everywhere as long as their is a camera. Who even wants to eat food after listening to her. http://newsy1.wordpress.com
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2-05-2010 @7:31PM Bea Elliott said... gOd made 'm outta meat - and we got teeth to eat 'm!

Some of us have evolved passed our gluttony... some have evolved past our dentures...

Palin? Has yet to evolve - AT ALL!
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2-05-2010 @10:47PM Jake Holiday said... If God didn't want us to eat Sarah Palin, how come he made her out of meat?
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2-06-2010 @9:55PM Stephen said... Calm down people. Stop taking this writer so seriously. Seriously.

John DeVore often writes satirical articles for many, many sites (a simple Google search will provide hundreds of results). I have zero doubt this is anything other than him poking fun at Sarah's own ignorant statement.

Notice the jokes being made by some people here?

That was his intent.

He's not endorsing Sarah Palin and he's definitely not offering IHOM as a legitimate suggestion. Take off your tin hats.
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