posted on November 24, 2004 06:40:40 AM new
Bush Kills Turkey, Pardons Tom DeLay
In a departure from White House tradition, the president shakes up Thanksgiving ceremony
Nov. 23 - President George W. Bush broke with White House tradition today, killing the ceremonial White House turkey and pardoning House Majority Leader Tom DeLay instead.
The reporters and busloads of school children who had gathered on the White House lawn to see the president pardon this year's turkey, named Biscuits, were surprised to hear Bush adopt a hard-line stance toward the bird.
"I have political capital, and I intend to spend itfirst by killing, and then by eating, this delectable turkey," Bush announced to the stunned onlookers, who watched as Biscuits was dragged away by two burly Secret Service agents.
Bush then said that he would use his traditional Thanksgiving pardon to free DeLay should he be indicted for political corruption charges in Texas, and then paraded the Texas congressman across the lawn to complete the festive holiday ceremony.
Jenny Colver, 11, of Silver Spring, Md., expressed a view shared my many who witnessed the history-making event: "He pardoned the wrong turkey."
As news of the Thanksgiving-themed reprieve spread, some in Washington argued that the president's pardoning of the House Majority Leader was unnecessary, since House Republicans already passed a law last week declaring DeLay an endangered species.
But White House spokesman Scott McClellan defended the president's action as in keeping with the holiday spirit: "This holiday is all about giving thanks, and right now Tom DeLay is extremely thankful that Republicans are calling the shots."
Elsewhere, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced his resignation today but said he had "no specific information" about when or where his resignation would take place.
Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War?
A. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War.
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There's an old saying in Tennessee I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says, fool me once, shame on shame on you. Fool me you can't get fooled again." George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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posted on November 24, 2004 07:58:40 AM new was that from The Onion?
Regaarding the annually pardoned turkeys: there was an article a year or so ago that said that the birds don't live much past their "pardons" anyway. Domesticated turkeys can't live very long in the normal way of things because of the exaggerated physical structure we've bred into them.
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posted on November 24, 2004 08:49:30 AM new
Bunni, that was taken from Newsweek.
Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War?
A. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War.
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There's an old saying in Tennessee I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says, fool me once, shame on shame on you. Fool me you can't get fooled again." George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
---------------------------------- "Give it up for George W. Bush, the best friend international jihad ever had."
posted on November 24, 2004 10:33:49 AM new
Oh, I thought this would be about the bush's favorite Thanksgiving guests, the Saudi Royal family and their close personal friends, the bin Ladens.
posted on November 24, 2004 11:38:33 AM new
Just out of curiosity Crow - do you consider every president for the past 40 years to be as horrible as Bush since we have had a close and very friendly relationship with the Saudis for at least that long?
I like Moore, I don't disagree with much of what he was trying to do but you and he seem to have the same selective knowledge when it comes to everything Saudi. You either do not know or have chosen to ignore that Bin Laden despises the Saudi Royals and has vowed to bring them down and has plotted at least two failed assasinaion attempts.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on November 24, 2004 11:58:06 AM new
No, fenix, no president has been as horrible as bush. But where did I say in my post that bush was horrible?
You say, "You either do not know or have chosen to ignore that Bin Laden despises the Saudi Royals and has vowed to bring them down and has plotted at least two failed assasinaion attempts."
I say you have no proof of how bin Laden feels.
And I'll repost my post and you tell me why you're so defensive.
""Oh, I thought this would be about the bush's favorite Thanksgiving guests, the Saudi Royal family and their close personal friends, the bin Ladens."""
posted on November 24, 2004 01:23:41 PM new
I'm not defensive sweeteheart. I just despise ignorance and it always irritates me when people hear one extremist view and swallow it whole because it serves their purpose, even when it has no relevence whatsoever to historical truths.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
[ edited by fenix03 on Nov 24, 2004 01:31 PM ]
posted on November 24, 2004 01:33:40 PM new
Crow, were you aware that several MILLION DOLLARS that went toward the recently dedicated CLINTON LIBRARY were donated by the Saudi Royal family?
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posted on November 24, 2004 03:47:17 PM new
fenix, DEARIE, you must despise SO many people in here.....""""I just despise ignorance and it always irritates me when people hear one extremist view and swallow it whole because it serves their purpose, even when it has no relevence whatsoever to historical truths. """"""
posted on November 24, 2004 06:05:34 PM new
No, I wasn't aware of that, replay, but it's not surprising since the Saudi's own quite bit of the US.......one of the reasons we didn't go to war with THEM.
Now,, Replay, tell me what this has to do with the topic.
posted on November 24, 2004 11:54:32 PM new
Well, fenix, I know your great leader wanted it to appear that Iraqis flew planes into the WTC but actually they were Saudis.
Now,
"""""I just despise ignorance and it always irritates me when people hear one extremist view and swallow it whole because it serves their purpose, even when it has no relevence whatsoever to historical truths."""""
but you shouldn't have believed bushy when he so cleverly got you to believe it was Iraqis.
Yeager... Actually, turkeys have a better sense of smell than most American voters and turkeys, with their superior olfactory epithelium, can detect that Bush is sexually aroused by their breed - as you can see...clear evidence that bush is a turkey.
posted on November 25, 2004 10:06:21 AM new
Crow - you truly are a complete idiot aren't you? PLEASE find a single post where I have said anything about supporting Bush. I can't stand the man, don't trust him as far as I can throw him and never have.
As for your other statement, all I can say is... We were not attacked by another nation on 9/11 any more than Oklahoma was attacked by another state back in 95.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
fenix dearie, I'm so sorry you're upset by such a simple statement....relax, honey pots, it's not the end of the world. And certainly doesn't call for your hysteria and name calling, how hate-filled can you be?
Well,gotta go over the hills and through the woods to my gourmet turkey dinner.....
I'll leave you lonely people to a day of name calling and insults.....I'm saving mine for my in-laws
posted on November 25, 2004 12:59:10 PM new
Sweetie - I don't hate you. I pity you. I pity how quick you are to speak negatively about thing you know nothing about and I pity those that must deal with you on a direct and daily basis because of that negativity.
Oh and BTW ... not in spanish.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on November 26, 2004 08:06:22 PM new
Helen's jealous the turkey got there before she did.
Americans again prove Pres Bush is the best man for the job
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." --John Stuart Mill
was that from The Onion?
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