Mar 13 2010

Humane Realpolitik

You may remember that a few weeks ago, Humane Society Legislative Fund president Michael Markarian made a big deal about how he was giving "Humane Legislator" awards to 131 members of the U.S. House and Senate—including a grand-prize winner who turned out to be a one-man wildlife wrecking crew.

The awards "ceremony" wasn't a glitzy bash at the Washington Hilton. it consisted of a closed room and a photo-op for any of the "winners" who didn't mind posing with Markarian and HSUS president Wayne Pacelle. So we wondered how many awardees took ten minutes out of their busy schedules and actually showed up.

Thankfully, Markarian did a little bit of self-promotion with a photo gallery on his Facebook page, so we know the answer: Just 37 of the "Humane Legislators" (24 Democrats and 13 Republicans) thought it wasn't political suicide to be photographed with their vegan overlords. That's 28 percent. Will it help or hurt in November? Only their pollsters know for sure.

Here's the list:

And by all means, if your Congressional representative is listed here, let him or her know how you feel about it.

  1. Sen. Al Franken (MN)
  2. Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR)
  3. Sen. David Vitter (LA)
  4. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)
  5. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR-3)
  6. Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. (SC-1)
  7. Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5)
  8. Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-44)
  9. Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-9)
  10. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14)
  11. Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-14)
  12. Rep. Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
  13. Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA-6)
  14. Rep. John Hall (NY-19)
  15. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12)
  16. Rep. Jay Inslee (WA-1)
  17. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15)
  18. Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)
  19. Rep. Ron Klein (FL-22)
  20. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
  21. Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-7)
  22. Rep. James Langevin (RI-2)
  23. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
  24. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)
  25. Rep. James McGovern (MA-3)
  26. Rep. James Moran (VA-8)
  27. Rep. Gary Peters (MI-9)
  28. Rep. David Price (NC-4)
  29. Rep. Nick Rahall (WV-3)
  30. Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-8)
  31. Rep. Phil Roe (TN-1)
  32. Rep. Ed Royce (CA-40)
  33. Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-3)
  34. Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-3)
  35. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1)
  36. Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-27)
  37. Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13)

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Posted on 03/13/2010 at 09:59 AM by the HumaneWatch Team

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You’d think Al Franken would recognize farce when he sees it.  Very disappointing.

Posted by padraig on 03/13 at 11:52 AM

I have scraped better looking turds off of the bottoms of my shoes.  This picture makes me want to hurl.

Posted by Animal Eater on 03/13 at 02:04 PM

All most every one of these politicians are from a coastal state.  What a bunch of buffoons.  Obviously some politicians can’t smell a rat.  Wait, what am I saying, these politicians ARE rats.

Posted by Animal Eater on 03/13 at 02:15 PM

Thank you for posting the list.  I will definitely be letting all of my family and friends know about the list.  I will also make sure to vote against Brad Sherman here in CA.  Our politicians have drank enough of H$U$‘s cool-aid and need to be reminded who put them in office in the first place.

Posted by Angel on 03/13 at 05:43 PM

I just “LOVE” how there are 3 (or 4?) reps from Ohio.
Actually, that makes me ill.

Posted by toastyosty on 03/13 at 09:56 PM

We all need to email all the TV channels, Animal Planet, Discovery etc, who run their ads and ask them if they KNOW the ads are deceptive and misleading, and do they really want to run them.  I get so sick of the crap they spew and the heart-wrenching video that accompanies their commercials.  Knowing barely a dine actually goes to help any animal, and that their purpose is to make money form themselves, NOT the animals.

Posted by Margaret on 03/13 at 11:02 PM

After looking at the entire 131 member list, I’m glad to see NO ONE from my State of Texas!!

Posted by Mark L on 03/13 at 11:23 PM

I spooted a rep from Tennessee so think Ill start posting his name.

Posted by williams2989@bellsouth.net on 03/14 at 12:30 PM

Forget about an e mail to any rep. in Tennessee. If you arent in their district, they wont take your e mail. Guess they just dont want to hear how they are a public disgrace to every hard working farmer in Tennessee when they make bed with HSUS. I talked to 6 new people yesterday and was supprised that they werent aware of the truth about HSUS. And I am really sick of people defending HSUS when it is print from the IRS about them and in quoted words they say. that convicts them, not public outcry or comments from the public

Posted by williams2989@bellsouth.net on 03/14 at 01:01 PM

MN senator - choices were a crook or an idiot- we picked the idiot.  I voted for Dean Barkley - sigh :o(

Posted by DVM Voice on 03/15 at 12:26 AM

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