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Old November 24, 2003, 19:02   #1
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A turkey was spared from winding up on a Thanksgiving dinner plate when President Bush granted it a pardon today in keeping with White House tradition.
Wow, Bush pardoned someone/thing ! Trully a first!
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Old November 24, 2003, 19:09   #3
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glad to see turkeys are more important than people.
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Old November 24, 2003, 19:14   #4
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I'm sure the democrats will now want to launch an investigation.
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Why? Was the turkey part of Chenyes energy task-force?
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Why? Was the turkey part of Chenyes energy task-force?
No, I was refering to Clinton's legal pardonings and the republican call for an investigation. Just thought the dems might want some quid pro quo.
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Why protest when Bush saves a life? unless this damned Turkey was the one who wanted to gut the EPA's enforcement on rule over coal plants..then i say, stuff the bastard and eat his giblets!
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then i say, stuff the bastard and eat his giblets!
Bush or the Turkey?
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It's tradition. All prez's do it. Every year.
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Have you seen Bush? Not much there to munch on...

Sloww: off course, no one knows that....
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Have you seen Bush? Not much there to munch on...
Politically speaking...I agree
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It's tradition. All prez's do it. Every year.
what? do prez's not eat turkeys on thanksgiving? or do they just eat another turkey?
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They eat the other one, probalby black, sent to an all white turkey jury.
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They eat the other one, probalby black, sent to an all white turkey jury.
Only if it came from a wildlife refuge
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What, is that the Turkey projects or something?
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omg, rumsfeld wanted to invade turkey and bush said "no"!
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I wonder if Bush is planning on having a tofurkey this year instead. He's such a humanitarian!
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This isn't even the first turkey Bush has pardoned. Pretty lame thread.
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Oh drake, you are right..but still, pardoning life is such an alien concept for Bush, it must be celebrated each time he does it.
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They should have killed and eatten it/him.
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