What Is It With The GOP And Chickens?

Maybe the GOP Should Change Its Mascot From The Elephant To The Chicken?

It started at a local New York City TV station last September, but went viral quickly. His name is Ernie Anastos, and he is a local FOX News anchor. It clearly was a slip, but on-air, he said, “Keep f*cking that chicken.”

And no worries, Ernie wasn’t fired, and apologized for his slip.

But even before that, there was another chicken “cluck”: the chairman of the GOP himself had gone the chicken route.

You remember Michael Steele’s famous, “I got the fried chicken” statement, as a way of inviting diversity into the party. Okay…

Well, now we have Nevada Republican Senate hopeful Sue Lowden, a former gambling executive, telling the world that you should pay your doctor, yes, that’s right, with a chicken.

I’d like to see her try it.

Besides, I think Washington editor of Mother Jones magazine, David Corn, has a valid point:

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