Animal rights group claims victory in Louisiana's Senate race

[funkybutt]

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-12/110110014330061.xml&storylist=louisiana

By DOUG SIMPSON
The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For those who lie awake worrying about chickens' rights, Louisiana's U.S. Senate race was the most important election of the year.

We had U.S. Rep. David Vitter, a Republican who has supported legislation clamping down on cockfighting. We had U.S. Rep. Chris John, a Democrat who has the distinction of being the only known member of the U.S. House of Representatives to have spoken out in favor of cockfighting.

[Algorem]

1. "For those who lie awake worrying about chickens' rights"-strange way to

start a news report.Doesn't want to piss off the meat industry advertisers?

[Forkboy]

4. That was my first thought too

[jdj]

2. is this one of the states it's legal in?

I think there are a few states left where it's legal. Maybe they'll just start killing each other like the deer hunters are.

[funkybutt]

3. I think it's only legal in LA and NM

may be Arizona though...not totally sure