“COVINGTON, Tenn. – The Naifeh family’s annual ‘Coon Supper’ started in 1945 as an informal gathering of 15 or so raccoon hunters and their friends.”

“This week, the supper hosted by state House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh and his brother Joe drew nearly 2,000 guests — including the governor and candidates for the state’s top political offices — to mingle on the Covington Country Club lawn and feast on 75-80 barbecued raccoons,” The Sun Herald reports.

‘It’s not bad,’ said Dick Ritchie of Cordova after taking a bite. ‘I’m not a fan of wild meat, but it’s not gamey. They must do something to sweeten it.’

Yeah. Like handing out tumblers filled with 80-proof Tennessee whiskey, Dick…