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This story just makes me sick...
This is bad for so many reasons. First of all, a Godly multinational corporation like Cargill creates jobs. Therefore, the more money the CEO makes, the more will trickle down. Unfortunately, thanks to this welfare queen in Minnesota, that's probably one less LearJet that the corporate executives can afford to buy for their weekend trips to Hawaii. The Marxists won't be happy until all CEOs are forced to fly in business class and trade in their stretch limos for a Toyota Prius!
Secondly, this "settlement" sets a bad precedent. Other people will no doubt read about this, and think that they too deserve financial compensation if they become physically crippled from eating contaminated meat. That's ridiculous - people need to take individual responsibility and test their own meat for contamination, rather than relying on the nanny-state to do it for them. That's why I employ low-wage Chinks as food tasters - if I can do it, why can't everybody else?
Recently unemployed food taster
Third, it was because of communist reporters working for the liberal media (ie New York Times), that Cargill decided it was time to settle. If our legal system wasn't broken, those reporters wouldn't have gotten a Pulitzer Prize - instead, they'd be wearing orange jumpsuits down in Guantanamo, Cuba, while undergoing "enhanced interrogation techniques" just like their fellow liberal terrorists. Don't get me wrong - I believe in freedom of the press, which is why I've invested in Clear Channel.
Clear Channel - "the truth shall set you free"
In short, this Cargill case is a disaster. Fortunately, we still have the Supreme Court stacked 5-to-4 against the liberals, so there's a good chance we can get this reversed. I'd rather spend $10 million in legal fees than give one penny to that whining welfare witch who thinks corporations can be shaken down for medical expenses when their products cripple consumers. It's so outrageous that it gives me heart palpitations - hey, maybe I can sue her for that!
Stephanie Smith, Cargill Settle E. Coli Case After New York Times Story About Tainted Meat
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota woman who became severely ill with an E. coli infection from a tainted hamburger has reached a settlement with the meatpacking arm of agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., both sides announced Wednesday.
Stephanie Smith, 23, of Cold Spring, and Cargill said the terms of the settlement were confidential, but that it will provide for Smith's care throughout her life. The former children's dance instructor was left paralyzed, with cognitive problems and kidney damage.
Smith became ill in 2007 after eating a patty produced by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wichita, Kans.-based unit of Minnetonka-based Cargill Inc. Her E. coli infection led to kidney failure. She went into seizures and was kept in a medically induced coma for three months.
Smith's battle to recover was the centerpiece story last year in a New York Times series that won a Pulitzer Prize.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota woman who became severely ill with an E. coli infection from a tainted hamburger has reached a settlement with the meatpacking arm of agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., both sides announced Wednesday.
Stephanie Smith, 23, of Cold Spring, and Cargill said the terms of the settlement were confidential, but that it will provide for Smith's care throughout her life. The former children's dance instructor was left paralyzed, with cognitive problems and kidney damage.
Smith became ill in 2007 after eating a patty produced by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wichita, Kans.-based unit of Minnetonka-based Cargill Inc. Her E. coli infection led to kidney failure. She went into seizures and was kept in a medically induced coma for three months.
Smith's battle to recover was the centerpiece story last year in a New York Times series that won a Pulitzer Prize.
Secondly, this "settlement" sets a bad precedent. Other people will no doubt read about this, and think that they too deserve financial compensation if they become physically crippled from eating contaminated meat. That's ridiculous - people need to take individual responsibility and test their own meat for contamination, rather than relying on the nanny-state to do it for them. That's why I employ low-wage Chinks as food tasters - if I can do it, why can't everybody else?
Recently unemployed food taster
Third, it was because of communist reporters working for the liberal media (ie New York Times), that Cargill decided it was time to settle. If our legal system wasn't broken, those reporters wouldn't have gotten a Pulitzer Prize - instead, they'd be wearing orange jumpsuits down in Guantanamo, Cuba, while undergoing "enhanced interrogation techniques" just like their fellow liberal terrorists. Don't get me wrong - I believe in freedom of the press, which is why I've invested in Clear Channel.
Clear Channel - "the truth shall set you free"
In short, this Cargill case is a disaster. Fortunately, we still have the Supreme Court stacked 5-to-4 against the liberals, so there's a good chance we can get this reversed. I'd rather spend $10 million in legal fees than give one penny to that whining welfare witch who thinks corporations can be shaken down for medical expenses when their products cripple consumers. It's so outrageous that it gives me heart palpitations - hey, maybe I can sue her for that!
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