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This Thanksgiving, Don't Fear the Five-Letter Word
Esquire ^ | November 22, 2017 | David Litt

Posted on 11/22/2017 5:25:15 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff

ix Thanksgivings ago, as a junior White House speechwriter, I wrote a video script for President Obama. While not exactly destined for the history books, I thought it was a warm, generous celebration of the holiday. I was proud of my work.

That is, until Fox News got ahold of it. It turned out I had forgotten to include a reference to God in the remarks. “President Obama has caused outrage with his Thanksgiving speech,” declared Fox Nation, not mentioning that George W. Bush also frequently omitted the almighty from Thanksgiving. Not to be outdone, conservative pundit Ben Shapiro tweeted that our 44th president was a “militant atheist.” Within hours, what began as the presidential equivalent of a hallmark card was fodder for yet another partisan shouting match.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2018election; davidlitt; depressthevote; dnctalkingpoints; getintheirfaces; holiday; obamunism; politicsatthetable; thanksgiving; trump; waronthanksgiving
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“ix Thanksgivings ago ... I wrote a video script for President Obama. ... a warm, generous celebration of the holiday. I was proud of my work. That is, until Fox News got ahold of it. It turned out I had forgotten to include a reference to God in the remarks.”

Those Fox Talibanditos at it again! Didn’t Fox have enough corporate sense to know all thanksgiving is to be bestowed on our beneficent demigod, Obummer? And who is this God guy they’re talking about?


21 posted on 11/22/2017 6:10:08 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: Electric Graffiti
Thanksgiving Turkey - Vegan style...

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22 posted on 11/22/2017 6:22:54 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: G-dzilla

“Turky”?


23 posted on 11/22/2017 6:44:48 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Truth

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24 posted on 11/22/2017 6:46:36 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: a fool in paradise

” Trumpism, and the GOP’s appeasement of it, are cancers on democracy. They must be stopped.”

Bring it,***hole.

Bring it.

L


25 posted on 11/22/2017 6:51:28 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Don’t eat at David’s for Thanksgiving - he’s serving crap.....


26 posted on 11/23/2017 2:49:12 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Trump is the 5 letter word


27 posted on 11/23/2017 3:45:50 AM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Say PANSY and give thanks today that this particular specimen is nowhere near the offices of power.

And that his former America-hating boss, the ultra-pansy, is watching his entire eight years of sabotage being undone.

28 posted on 11/23/2017 4:11:17 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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