Salon's David Sirota suffers hilarious meltdown over Chick-fil-A's 'Jolly Barnyard' horror

Jenn Taylor | 2:06 PM on December 28, 2012

The last couple of times we checked in with progressive author and Salon contributor David Sirota, he was race-baiting his way around the Twitterverse. But this week, Sirota has the vapors over something truly “insidious and dangerous”: a Chick-fil-A-branded version of the Little Golden Book classic “The Jolly Barnyard.” Evidently the children’s book fails to accurately depict the realities of the factory farm industry.

This absolute monstrosity of agri-propaganda for ages three and up amounts to what Sirota calls “Chick-fil-A’s latest horror.”

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As Jonah Goldberg points out, this is not a parody. It doesn’t even have the stench of a failed Roger Simon-style satire. But that doesn’t make it any less hilarious.

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Via @jonahnro, Salon vs. Chick fil A happy meal books. http://t.co/1FCAzSZO A Salon attack for the half-truths of Old MacDonald song next?

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) December 28, 2012

I, for one, am shocked to find out @davidsirota is a moron. http://t.co/wAbRXmwj

— RBe (@RBPundit) December 28, 2012

So, how did this horror show of a Golden Book get into Sirota’s house anyway? He’s not sure since he and his family are vegetarians, but clearly the calculating “evil geniuses” at Chick-fil-A are to blame.

Despite his misgivings about anything related to Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A, every night Sirota sits down with his two-year-old son to read all about Farmer Brown. Heaven forfend he simply buy a copy without Chick-fil-A branding for $3.99. Is 4 bucks really too much to prevent Chick-fil-A from literally rewiring his son’s brain to foster brand loyalty and love of Big Chikin?

Such a LOON! Isn't it equally possible they are simply supporting the reading of a classic children's book? http://t.co/vBCb6A8O

— Rich Dunbar (@RichDunbar) December 28, 2012

Update:

Enter Ace of Spades to deliver a well-deserved drubbing:

I'm having a lot of trouble believing the factual claims in your article, @davidsirota

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 28, 2012

I find it hard to believe that this book just appeared in your house, or that you read it to your kid every night @davidsirota

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 28, 2012

…given your zealous hatred of all things Food. @davidsirota

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 28, 2012

I'm thinking it's more likely this is all just a made-up premise, and that you got the book from Peta or something. @davidsirota

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 28, 2012