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Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkey: 'Good to Stop One Shellacking This November'
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyWith faint echoes of gobbling in the crisp autumn air at the Rose Garden, President Obama took part Wednesday in the annual presidential pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey -- though this year there were two birds, Apple and Cider. Flanked by his "two trusty assistants" -- first daughters Malia and Sasha -- the commander in chief giggled throughout his opening remarks, saying it felt "good to stop one shellacking this November," a reference to his party's significant losses in the midterm elections. Obama joked that the time-honored event -- this was the 64th annual National Thanksgiving ...
Obama Spares Turkeys 'Shellacking' He Got at Polls
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 24) -- It's official: President Barack Obama has pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Continuing a decades-old White House tradition, Obama issued pardons Wednesday to a gobbler named "Apple" and its alternate, "Cider.' The two 21-week-old, 45-pound turkeys were raised on a California farm. Obama said it "feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November." The president wished America's families, including many buffeted by the economic slump, a safe and happy holiday. After the Rose Garden ceremony, the turkeys were to be taken to George Washington's ...
A Thanksgiving Tradition: Top Presidential Turkey Pardon Videos
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- It is a tradition of great importance. Since President George H.W. Bush administered the first ever Presidential Turkey Pardon in 1989, one lucky bird has been spared the fate of his many feathered friends heading for Thanksgiving tables across the country. Although Bush Sr. was the first to officially pardon a turkey, American turkey growers have presented a national bird to the president since 1947. That year, President Harry Truman told reporters that he would "Greet the bird, then eat the bird." "There are certain days that remind me of why I ran for this office," Barack ...
Sarah Palin in The Silence of the Turkeys
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyToday would be a good day to invest in a company that makes "Tofurkey." Sarah Palin, the former GOP VP candidate and current Alaska Governor, was part of perhaps the most surreal photo-op ever yesterday. She was doing the standard "Pardon the Turkey" routine, when things went horribly wrong. David Knowles posted the short, uncensored version last night (which adds a layer of disturbing, as I now get to picture DK hunched over the computer, fervently watching this video at 1:30 in the morning in his pajamas. God, please, let there have been pajamas), but Countdown has the full video of the ...
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