I was a vegetarian - but now I'm a happy meat-eater

The Irish Independent ^ | February 18, 2003 | Louis Williams

[MadIvan]

Kudos to the French for one thing - one less vegetarian in the world is something to be grateful for.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[goldstategop]

Sssssssh....... the PETA wackos will probably want to lynch him.

[BlessedBeGod]

Yeah, I guess the French are good for something. Maybe we won't bomb them after all.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Sssssssh....... the PETA wackos will probably want to lynch him.

Is that somewhat like the Muslims not allowing anyone to leave their cult?

[Qwerty]

I don't get it.. what's the problem with vegetarians? Many of them just don't like the taste of meat, for one.. but besides that... why would you care about what anyone eats?

I guess I'm missing what makes this a conservative issue.. or any issue at all.

[ECM]

He was remarking that, on occasion, the French are good for something (as he plainly states after the story post).

[Looking4Truth]

I'm sure that the guy has had some wonderful meals in Paris, but he hasn't had a real steak from the USA yet.

I can say this because when I lived in Europe as a DOD civilian, no beef could beat the American commissary beef.

Too bad he's in France. If he was in a country that still had an American presence to speak of, maybe some gracious G.I. family could have him over for dinner. He'd never look back.

[Qwerty]

His main remark takes a swipe at vegetarians though. This is what I'm asking about.

[Qwerty]

USA has some really nice steak.. BUT... I have to say the best filet mignon I've ever tasted came from Braidwood, NSW in Australia. Truly the most amazing flavor and it just MELTED in your mouth... I've considered going there again just for another.

[dennisw]

He came over from the dark side

[lysol@whitehouse]

Brilliant! Let's hear it for obesity, heart attacks, slaughter houses, and tasty charred animals. Who gives a poop about suffering when taste buds cry out for sumptuous deceased and putrified animals?? With a modicum of cooking knowledge a plant-based diet is delicious, healthy, and full of energy. I work out each day, and have MUCH more energy than my meat eating friends. I wonder how many meat-eaters could tour a typical slaughter house operation and then defend this outrage?? BTW the Vegi-Burger at Burger King along with a dry baked potato loaded with chives make a great alternative lunch for those interested in changing fast food habits.

[Mamzelle]

Because the PETA folks are the same sorts of bossy, self-righteous folks who want to tell us what to drive, what we can shoot, that we shouldn't be able to keep what we earn.

There is a political component to vegetarianism, a "you shouldn't eat more than your share" that is socialistic in outlook. Those who eat a lot of expensive protein consume more, in their thinking, than someone who eats soybeans. Takes more land to support a cow, yadayada. Resentments of this sort are leftish more than sympathetic to animals.

[Trickyguy]

No society in history has been vegetarian. The reason is
because vegetarian mothers have sickly, brain-damaged
babies. You're leaving in a crackpot fantasy land, and I hope to God you have no children.

[Ditter]

Welcome back!

[ProudGOP]

You must have missed this line.

I wasn't one of those vegetarians who felt the urge to lecture meat-eaters about the wrongness of their ways

[lysol@whitehouse]

There have been many societies that had a plant-based diet. The curious fact is that they were nearly devoid of cardiovascular disease and were long lived, UNTIL the society changed to meat/fat eating. Funny you should bring up "brain damaged" as a result of one's diet. Have you heard of MAD COW DISEASE? BTW I have a child...beautiful, lean and healthy graduate student in environmental studies at Western Washington University. DAMN PROUD of her too. Suggest you try REDI-BURGER, a vegan food available online. With the right preparation, you may be surprised that becoming a vegan can be quite easy and your physician will marvel at the decrease in your blood pressure! Working out daily is a great adjunct to a vegan diet...watch that roll of belly fat disappear!

[KLT]

I LOVE ANIMALS!
THEY'RE DELICIOUS!

[Qwerty]

"Because the PETA folks are the same sorts of bossy, self-righteous folks who want to tell us what to drive, what we can shoot, that we shouldn't be able to keep what we earn."

For some reason, your reply has reminded me of many different Freepers. Authoritarians are authoritarians are authoritarians. ;-)

This guy doesn't seem to have been that kind of vegetarian.. so I can't really see this as some sort of ideological victory... and it's a pretty pointless article to boot. Vegetarianism never required an "excuse". Don't they have editors in Ireland?

[Mad Dawgg]

"There have been many societies that had a plant-based diet."

vegetarian: Primitive word for "lousy hunter"