Bill Clinton and Don Tyson

[rainforests1]

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2011/01/06/don-tyson-dies-of-cancer
A statement by Clinton at the end. Apparently they were very close friends and Clinton helped Tyson Foods prosper while he was governor. How do the Democrats here feel about this?

 

[ledboots]

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2011/01/06/don-tyson-dies-of-cancer
A statement by Clinton at the end. Apparently they were very close friends and Clinton helped Tyson Foods prosper while he was governor. How do the Democrats here feel about this?

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

 

[Spang]

I'm not a Democrat, but Bill Clinton signed a lot of awful **** in to law while he was president. Mr. Clinton has been a much better person post-presidency.

 

[mlp]

Why would you assume that Democrats generally care more about animals than Republicans do, or vice versa?

Animal rights and animal welfare are not particularly high on the list of priorities of any political party, although getting animal welfare legislation passed is easier in a Democratic environment, since Republicans tend to be more "ZOMG, the government is trying to tell me what to do!!!", even when they happen to be personally animal-friendly.

 

[rainforests1]

Why would you assume that Democrats generally care more about animals than Republicans do, or vice versa?

I'm assuming you're asking me this question, but I don't recall implying that they care more. This board is dominated by Democrats, so I figured I'd ask. Tyson is one of the worst people that has ever lived. If I was a Democrat, a Democratic President being among his closest friends would scare me.

 

[rainforests1]

I'm not a Democrat, but Bill Clinton signed a lot of awful **** in to law while he was president. Mr. Clinton has been a much better person post-presidency.

Clinton remained close friends with Tyson until his death. Going vegetarian is a big plus, but in many ways I don't think he's changed.

 

[mlp]

I'm assuming you're asking me this question, but I don't recall implying that they care more. This board is dominated by Democrats, so I figured I'd ask. Tyson is one of the worst people that has ever lived. If I was a Democrat, a Democratic President being among his closest friends would scare me.

I wouldn't say that Tyson is one of the worst people that has ever lived. If I were to hazard a guess, probably half the humans alive right now (actually, probably a considerably higher percentage than that) would do exactly as he did if they could have his financial success by doing so.