The Turkish Vans unionized back in the early eighties and hired top notch lobbyists to represent them in congress. At the time most memes were Tabbies due to the poularity of Heathcliff and the Whiskers TV commercials.
After finding Dems willing to pay & play the Tabbies soon found themselves blackballed an Turkish Vans were everywhere, provoking an international investigation by Sibel Edwards and a hearing by senator Ted Stevens that led to his death in a mysterious alaskan plane crashcrash