Posted on 11/24/2016 8:28:05 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
WASHINGTON President Obama officially pardoned two turkeys on Wednesday, in an oddly mournful replaying of a White House Thanksgiving ritual that not even his daughters attended.
Standing in for the presidents two daughters were two nephews, Austin Robinson, 6, and Aaron Robinson, 4, who, unlike Malia and Sasha, have not yet been turned cynical by Washington, Mr. Obama joked. They still believe in bad puns. They still appreciate the grandeur of this occasion. They still have hope.
At the mention of hope, the crowd in the Rose Garden made up of family and friends getting perhaps one last visit to the White House grounds grew quiet, and Mr. Obamas staff, gathered along the nearby colonnade, looked grim.
Mr. Obama has spent much of the last two weeks as a kind of crisis counselor, trying to persuade his staff and Hillary Clintons supporters that Donald J. Trumps victory will not spell disaster for Mr. Obamas priorities or the nation.
And on Wednesday, the president was at his this-will-all-be-all-right best.
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The girls were also pardoned since they have an attitude and are too cool and not needed for a photo-op this year. I can’t watch him even pardoning the turkeys, but at least he had cute little kids who probably thought it was neat.
“...at least he had cute little kids who probably thought it was neat.”
Yes, that’s what I was thinking. Let’s face it, a turkey pardoning is no place for a teenager.
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