Staten där vegetarian är ett skälsord

Letar du efter en plats där "vegetarian" är ett skälsord behöver du inte leta längre än till Montana - "the meat-loving state" - i nordvästra USA. Citatet nedan tillhör republikanen Roy Brown, som vill guvernör i staten. Och som enligt rykten är vegetarian.

Men det är han absolut inte! Och dementin i tidningen Billings Gazette låter närmast komisk i sin desperation:

"I am not and have never been a vegetarian," Brown said.

"I am disgusted by the baseless allegation that I am a vegetarian and that my personal eating habits should somehow be construed as opposed to the economic interests of Montana's livestock industry."

Brown did say that he and his family temporarily cut back on their consumption of meat and dairy products 25 years ago when they were caring for a dying loved one who couldn't eat those products.

"It was the least we could do to make the life of a loved one more comfortable at a very difficult time," he said.