Visit the scenic Gulf Coast now, and catch a glimpse of nature!
They're only birds, does it matter that their suffering is immeasurable and their deaths ignominious? Surely not, not when their agony is balanced by the wonderfully elegant plumage of Washington lobbyists and oil company executives. An Armani suit must be far more divine than a feathered wing.
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