Meaty election story

I know that some of my readers will be expecting vigorous election day coverage here at normblog. This post is a first contribution. Spare a thought for how difficult it must be to be a candidate for high political office when every aspect of your conduct can be subject to scrutiny and criticism and you may well be the victim of misleading allegations. A report from the Montana press:

Republican gubernatorial candidate Roy Brown this week accused Democrats of spreading a false rumor that he is a vegetarian in this meat-loving state.

"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."

The rest of the story. (Thanks: TM.)