‘Colbert Report’: The Beefstate Governors
The meaty slurry we now know of as "pink slime" is being unfairly disparaged, according to governors of beef-forward states like Texas (hi there, Rick Perry!), and this grievous mischaracterization of the chemically treated fleshy detritus that was previously earmarked for America's dogs must be righted at once.The meaty slurry we now know of as “pink slime” is being unfairly disparaged, according to governors of beef-forward states like Texas (hi there, Rick Perry!), and this grievous mischaracterization of the chemically treated fleshy detritus that was previously earmarked for America’s dogs must be righted at once. Stephen Colbert is at the ready in this clip from Monday’s “Colbert Report.” –KA
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