AP: Bush Pardons Turkeys

[Hissyspit]

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President George W. Bush pardoned Pumpkin, the National Thanksgiving turkey, at a Rose Garden ceremony Wednesday. (Nov. 26)

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. At least he's smart enough not to go anywhere near the slaughter while talking to the press.

[fumsm]

2. Please refrain from

using Bush and Smart in the same sentance. It was probably just practice for the coming onslaught of repig pardons. I'm surprised he didn't fuck it up. Someone must have hidden his bottle this morning.

[underpants]

8. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[awoke_in_2003]

15. Look at his face...

nobody hid the bottle. Either he was doing early morning drinking, or he was at it late last night. Welcome to DU

[cboy4]

3. This is my final Thanksgiving as the President.

:bounce:

Hell, that's all I needed to hear. :party:

[fumsm]

4. Hear, hear...

[proReality]

13. I need to hear...

This is my final day as pResident.

That won't come fast enough for me.

[Donnachaidh]

5. the hula jaw is back

I can't watch this again because he's so repulsive, but he let rip with one real good jawjerk during this photo-op. I'll bet the booze bill for the WH's last quarter will be set a record. :eyes:

[bobd0]

6. Fucking asshole. nt

[Muttocracy]

7. was it Rachel Maddow who did the segment last night about the pampered turkeys

who are raised separately, they pick the tamest one for the photo op, and they all go live at disneyland?

[Rhiannon12866]

20. I missed Rachel on this, but I know it's true that they go to Disneyland,

but they generally don't live that long because they are so overweight...;(

[FVZA_Colonel]

21. They do get to be the grandmarshal at the Disneyworld Thanksgiving Day Parade.

So I guess they've got that going for them.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. While it lasts...

And they are pretty impressive birds, but I imagine they choose the largest and most impressive birds for what is really just a photo op. It's really unfortunate that they are so unhealthy because of the weight, as anyone with pets knows, but I guess the alternative is a hell of a lot worse. I saw that gruesome Sarah Palin video more times than I like to think about, but it was totally impossible to avoid. They were showing it, yet again, on MSNBC, so I quickly changed to CNN, but they were showing it there, too... x(

[underpants]

9. Did this one also try desperately to signal Mother Nature's assessment of this ass hat?

[vegleftie]

10. and their crime is . . . ?

This is one of the more patronizing human carnivore "traditions", designed to garner a few giggles from participants in the annual American animal sacrifice bloodbath called Thanksgiving: pardoning turkeys. For what, exactly?

Go vegan.

[prostock69]

11. Oh DAMN! He DID pardon himself afterall!

:dem:

[ksimons]

12. do you want to touch my turkey? it won't bite

oh dear, was that thing sedated? no wonder they don't want anyone to eat it, it looks to be full of downers LOL

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

14. I would say something but I can't make myself care anymore. buh byah bush

[awoke_in_2003]

16. Which idiot started this tradition?

It is one we could do without.

[Hissyspit]

17. Snopes:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/thanksgiving/pardon.asp

[awoke_in_2003]

19. HW....

that figures. Too bad snopes took 6 paragraphs to get to the point.

[Jack Rabbit]

18. He's got a lot more turkeys to pardon before he leaves office

Duke Cunningham, Jack Abramoff, Bob Ney