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Braley Bitter over Butter Cow Desecreation? #TeamButterCow
Nothing, not even anything deep-fat-fried on a stick, is a more iconic symbol of the Iowa State Fair than the famed Butter Cow, sculpted by West Des Moines artist Sarah Pratt. Patch agrees: #leavethecowalone.
You hurt the Butter Cow, you hurt us – or so suggests a firestorm that erupted on social media after an animal rights group doused the Butter Cow sculpture with red paint.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, the 1st District congressman who’s seeking Tom Harkin’s seat and is the Democrats’ likely nominee, quickly jumped on the bandwagon.
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“Today, we're standing with the #ButterCow,” Braley’s campaign Tweeted, attaching a #TeamButterCow photo.
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“You people do realize that the Butter Cow is not a real cow, it just looks like one, right,” @trivialqueen Tweeted. She added the hash tag #leavethecowalone
“The hashtag I've been missing, needing, living - my whole life: #TeamButterCow,” @Icanhaskerri Tweeted.
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