Is there any meat to 'vegan' attack on Texas Democrat James Talarico?
When James Talarico warned supporters in his Senate primary victory speech that Republicans would accuse him of everything from being a hell-bound heretic to an America-hater, he apparently overlooked the one charge that his opponents seem to think might be politically career ending.
Republicans in Texas and across the country have spent the last few days accusing the Austin Democrat of being a closet vegan, bent on shuttering the cattle ranches and poultry farms all across Texas. It is the latest in an all-out blitz by the GOP to paint Talarico as an anathema to traditional Texas values as he has proven to be a fundraising powerhouse in his bid become the first Texas Democrat to win statewide since 1994.
So how did the 36-year-old seminarian respond? By posting a photo of him wearing a Texas flag shirt at the State Fair and chomping down on a hickory-smoked "Big Tex" turkey leg that sold for $25. "Official Statement from James Talarico on Vegan Accusations," the tongue-in-cheek post read.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/state/article/meat-vegan-attack-texas-democrat-james-talarico-22085629.php
It's funny to me that being called a "Vegan" is a threat to Texas shitkickers 😂😂
Reminds me of the smears they used against Ann Richards in '94 election vs George "W" Bush...they spread rumors that she was a "Lesbian" which the "kiss of death" for any politician in the Bible Belt.
These are some nasty bastards.
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It was because they didn't want to see James Talarico running against their weak candidate... and they still don't have one. I think we're going to be calling him "Senator-elect Talarico" pretty soon.
I was hoping he was. 