Senator Byron Dorgan (D-Caddyshack) wants you to know that he hates prairie dogs. Hates, hates, hates ‘em. Did you know there are more prairie dogs than people in his county?

And did you know the federal government wants more prairie dogs in North Dakota? Or that prairie dogs, while they “essentially look like a rat,” respond to verbal commands by 16-year-old kids?

Learn about Dorgan’s frightening obsession, after the jump.

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