A Heartfelt Display of Patriotism

You gotta have heart

Miles and miles and miles of heart

Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course

But keep that old horse before the cart

First you've gotta have heart

The media in Canada is all agog over Governor General Michaelle Jean eating raw seal heart. While visiting the Inuit village of Rankin Inlet in the northern territory of Nunavut Jean witnessed the carving of a seal and asked the locals if she could try the heart. She said she did it to show solidarity with seal hunters and said it is difficult to believe anyone would characterize the traditional hunting practices as inhumane. That may be so. But did she have to eat a seal's raw heart to prove her point?

Earlier this month the European Union called the seal hunt "inherently inhumane", voting to ban seal products.

Well, we certainly know where Canada's Governor General stands on this issue. There's been no reaction yet from Seal.

Comments

DouglasDyer said…

I'm all for women putting weird things in their mouths.

28 May 2009 at 10:15

Mike said…

I second Douglas!

28 May 2009 at 12:21

Anonymous said…

I'm sure I read somewhere that seals are made of tofu, so what's the problem?

28 May 2009 at 17:29

nonamedufus said…

Doug: Hmmmm...

Mike: Hmmmm...

Tiggy: Blech!

29 May 2009 at 07:42

little paulie k said…

So c'mon take another little bit of my heart now baby and everyone appreciates a tight seal and a properly functioning heart but raw organ meat is very bad for your body soul and spirit. just as bad as oprah promoting slave-range chicken meat versus-free range all pumped up on steroids--be a vegan love animals don't eat 'em don't beat 'em and especially don't beat and eat 'em.

29 May 2009 at 18:20

Tiggy said…

I'm sure I read somewhere that seals are made of tofu, so what's the problem?

12 May 2011 at 14:44

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