How Not to Pardon a Turkey, and Other Thoughts About Thanksgiving

[tabatha]

In case you missed it, this year the Pardoning of the Turkey by the governor of Alaska set a whole new standard of "Maybe I should have thought this whole thing through a little more thoroughly." After she read her Commutation of Sentence proclamation to the lucky bird, she conducted a spunky on-camera interview while a turkey farm worker stood immediately behind her, staring at the camera and stuffing live non-pardonees into a beheading machine.

The word is that Governor Palin is now reconsidering her plan to go on the air in December to sing Christmas carols with her children Bristol, Piper, Track (via satellite from Iraq), Willow and Trig, along with their cousins Mitten, Screwdriver, Lamp, Faucet, Sticker, Tampon and Crank, while Todd stands in the background tossing puppies into a wood chipper.


http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/82699

[TahitiNut]

1. I always wonder: What CRIME did the turkey commit?

If it were merely about saving the turkey from being put to death - and becoming dinner - then it would be "commutation." But the very word "pardon" clearly implies that some crime was committed. When a governor pardons a felon, that person is forgiven their CRIME, independent of whatever sentence they were given, even if already served. Strange use of the language, to say the least.

:shrug:

[Berry Cool]

2. His only crime was being DELICIOUS!!!!

:9

[TahitiNut]

4. (Hmmm..) Like "long pig"??

:scared:

[dorkulon]

3. Bush Refuses to Pardon Turkey, Execution Proceeds as Scheduled

http://www.buffalobeast.com/64/bushturkey.htm

[childslibrarian]

5. Great post

Thanks!:bounce: