PETA Sending Chocolate with Face of Bin Laden to Troops

11/19/2009

Posted by mafbloggerdanny

The following article comes to us from STOP THE ACLU BLOG

Thank you to the ACLU Blog for mentioning Move America Forward, as we as Soldier Angels, another great organization.

I have to say though, I don't really agree with the STOP-ACLU blogger about these PETA treats. I would say... 'NICE TRY, JERKS"  instead of "Kudos for trying"

I have nothing against PETA for wanting to help our troops - that is admiral thing... but did they think at all? Maybe I'm just oversensitive but I have 2 issues as to why I don't think this idea, however well intentioned, was a good idea, or helps our troops. Here's why

One - the idea of putting Bin Laden on a piece of chocolate is pretty much stupid. I know some might think it's cute to bite the head off of this hated terrorist, but look at the other examples of things we make chocolate out of.

Chocolate Bunnies. Chocolate Santa.

Chocolate Obama even

We even have chocolate Star Wars

NO ONE makes or produces a milk chocolate Hiter. No matter what the joke is, if it's cute or funny, I think either way, a milk chocolate hitler would be considered by most to be in poor taste. We make chocolate in the likeness of things we love, not things we want to destroy. Because chocolate is awesome, and I'm sorry but Chocolate Bin Laden, you are not awesome.

Point 2.

why do we not send chocolate to iraq? it melts.

Vegan chocolate is non-dairy, but it still melts.

Which sucks for troops opening up a box of messy, disgusting chocolate. In fact, the BEST way to send chocolate to Iraq, is in cookie form, which is how MAF sends chocolate through our OREO brand cookies.

So thats why I think PETA is still lame, despite trying to do a good thing. Now for your reading pleasure, here is the original article

Even When Doing Something Great For The Troops, PETA Goes Wonky

Posted on November 19, 2009

The first part deserves a big “kudos!”

Troops craving chocolate in Afghanistan could soon be eating dairy-free treats bearing the image of Osama bin Laden.

A chocolatier and longtime People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals supporter is making the special vegan chocolates for the troops after reading about how difficult it was to get chocolate in Afghanistan. The so-called “bin Laden bites” give the troops the chance to bite his head off, a news release from PETA said.

As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts, and, hey, there could be some who are allergic to milk. Either way, chocolate is chocolate, when you are in a war zone. What about the Iraq troops, though?

In addition to supporting the troops and protesting the Sept. 11 attacks, PETA said it also wanted to use the chocolates to protest bin Laden’s torture and killing of animals during and in the days following the World Trade Center attacks, when their guardians were killed, leaving the animals to die of dehydration, starvation or exposure to toxic fumes.

Sigh. While certainly noble in concept, they do realize that 3,000 of friends, neighbors, and loved ones died that day, and huge amounts of people were injured and affected, right? At least they, unlike so many on the left, hate Osama, so, a bit of props to them on that. So, credit where credit is due. Even if a bit wonky.




With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, and, heck, just a day ending in a “y,” there are tons of places you can send a care package to our troops. I usually do it through Soldier’s Angels and Move America Forward, and Food Lion have a chocolate for the troops program, at least at the 2 different ones I tend to hit.

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