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08-26-2017, 11:11 PM
Why did Orrin Hatch think it was OK to tweet this about those little piglets?
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Step away from the Twitter account, Mr. Hatch. With your phone fingers up.
Senator Orrin Hatch, the 83-year-old Republican Senator from Utah, has always been a strong advocate for the meat-eating community (http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/340008-petas-call-for-bacon-arguments-sparks-response-from-hatch): a population that, of course, needs no defense. But the Senator took it way too far Thursday night when he shared a story and inadvertently defended one of the most gruesome viral stories (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41012135) of the past year.
SEE ALSO: 13 photos of General Kelly that scream: "I hate my boss" (http://mashable.com/2017/08/25/general-kelly-sorrow-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In Western England this week, a group of firefighters saved 18 adorable baby piglets from a barn fire. To thank the firefighters, the farmer returned the piglets to them — in the form of piglet sausage. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/25/orrin-hatch-piglets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Step away from the Twitter account, Mr. Hatch. With your phone fingers up.
Senator Orrin Hatch, the 83-year-old Republican Senator from Utah, has always been a strong advocate for the meat-eating community (http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/340008-petas-call-for-bacon-arguments-sparks-response-from-hatch): a population that, of course, needs no defense. But the Senator took it way too far Thursday night when he shared a story and inadvertently defended one of the most gruesome viral stories (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41012135) of the past year.
SEE ALSO: 13 photos of General Kelly that scream: "I hate my boss" (http://mashable.com/2017/08/25/general-kelly-sorrow-photos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
In Western England this week, a group of firefighters saved 18 adorable baby piglets from a barn fire. To thank the firefighters, the farmer returned the piglets to them — in the form of piglet sausage. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/25/orrin-hatch-piglets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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