Not Libelous Poem by Saiom Shriver

Not Libelous



Truth is not libel.
but a command
in most bibles,
no matter the
traditions
of ancestors tribal.

Not Libelous
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: food
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
When Oprah Winfrey and Howard Lyman were sued by Amarillo Texas cattlemen twice (double jeopardy?) for 'libeling meat' in asserting that Mad Cow and spongiform encephalopathy in other 'food animal' species were not being reported, twice the 5th Circuit court ruled
'truth is not libel'.

Howard Lyman had been a 4th generation Montana cattle rancher. When he developed a cancerous spine, he promised God that if he were healed he would end cattle ranching, which he did. His site is
Mad Cowboy.

http: //madcowboy.com

Oprah angered the cattlemen by saying on the show
that she would never eat another burger.

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