Bush pardons turkeys
- added November 21, 2007
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- ish757
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Two turkeys received full and unconditional pardons yesterday from President Bush just outside the country's most powerful kitchen.
"You cannot take the heat, and you're definitely going to stay out of the kitchen," Bush said to the birds at the 60th annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
Presidents since Harry Truman have pardoned turkeys, but the event has been updated in recent years to include a bird-naming contest, with votes cast on the White House Web site.
Nominees this year included Wing and Prayer, Wish and Bone, and Tom and Jake.
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said not even speech writers at the White House would know the names of the two birds until the president announced them in the Rose Garden.
"I'm pleased to announce the winning names. They are May and Flower," Bush said with a smile.
"They're certainly better than the names the vice president suggested, which was Lunch and Dinner," Bush said as the crowd chuckled and the turkeys gobbled.
Pity Bush isn't quite so generous with his stays of execution when it comes to human beings...
"You cannot take the heat, and you're definitely going to stay out of the kitchen," Bush said to the birds at the 60th annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
Presidents since Harry Truman have pardoned turkeys, but the event has been updated in recent years to include a bird-naming contest, with votes cast on the White House Web site.
Nominees this year included Wing and Prayer, Wish and Bone, and Tom and Jake.
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said not even speech writers at the White House would know the names of the two birds until the president announced them in the Rose Garden.
"I'm pleased to announce the winning names. They are May and Flower," Bush said with a smile.
"They're certainly better than the names the vice president suggested, which was Lunch and Dinner," Bush said as the crowd chuckled and the turkeys gobbled.
Pity Bush isn't quite so generous with his stays of execution when it comes to human beings...
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Looks like the birds are trying to pardon themselves...check out this cheeky little turkey...
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I love this story. It makes me laugh and smile year after year.
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I was waiting for the Bush jab somewhere in this seemingly innocuous article ... and yep... it showed on the last line.
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- GunnarHeinrich
- 1 year ago
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yeah how about pardons for all the people he had put to death in texas when he was governor?
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Gee, I read the title and thought it was talking about pardoning Cheney. And he only pardons the turkey because it is tradititon and he is expected to. I bet if he had his way he would set it loose and let Cheney chase it with his shotgun... Oh, but I forgot, Cheney never hits the bird.
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- JanforGore
- 1 year ago
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