Palin Pardons Turkey, Kills Thanksgiving Instead
Okay, we’ve all seen the footage (or, because of certain squeamishness, just heard it) of Sarah Palin giving her gubernatorial pardon to one turkey while hundreds were slaughtered right behind her. Her reputation could hardly be tarnished more at this point, so let’s take a look at the situation from another perspective. How many Thanksgiving dinners will have moments of strained, awkward silence (even on top of those usually found at large family gatherings) as the guests replay the images of slaughter next to Palin’s head?
I am sure that with the 24-hour news cycles this particular Palin fail moment will be buried with the rest of them. However, I think that this foible feast will resurface again in a few days time: the end-product of such gruesomeness will be at the center of attention on dining tables across America on November 27th. Dead center, probably. Not only will the graphic video of turkey slaughter replaying in our memories dampen holiday cheer, but we will also be forced to think about Sarah Palin while eating. There goes the ‘happy’ in Happy Thanksgiving.
We can still be thankful, though. We can give thanks that Sarah Palin is no longer a “heartbeat away” from the presidency.
Snopes checks into the facts of the presidential turkey pardon.
November 24, 2008
Tags: food, food event, policy Posted in: Politics, Uncategorized
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yes, I gasped when I saw this video. it was so dumb and so offensive.
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