A Politician's Grocery List

Brown Sugar That's Racist.

Sharp cheddar That's Dangerous.

Ham That's not Kosher.

Organic Carrots That's Pretentious.

Eggs Those are Unborn Babies.

Cigarettes Those cause Cancer.

Candy That will make you Fat.

Ground Beef Those Cows were Sacred.

Spam That's for Poor people.

Frozen Burritos That's the food of the Illegals.

Canned Salmon Those fish are Farm-raised.

Bottled Water That doesn't have Fluoride in it.

Chicken Breasts Those chickens were raised in Terrible Conditions.

Celery That's for the Vegans.

Lorna Doon's Those are Sexist.

Beef Jerky Those aren't Vegetarian.

Freedom from Judgement That's Not how this Works.

Why are Americans starving for acceptance?

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