President Obama Pardons Turkey Name "Courage", Pictures

http://www.upi.com ^ | Novemver 25, 2009 | Biggirl

[Biggirl]

President Obama Pardons Turkey

U.S. President Obama waved his hand over Courage the turkey Wednesday, pardoning the bird from being the guest of honor on someone's Thanksgiving Day table.

"I hereby pardon Courage so he can live out his days in peace and tranquility" in Disneyland, where he also will serve as grand marshal Thursday in the Orlando, Fla., theme park's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Obama said he was showing mercy to the 45-pound bird at the behest of first daughters Sasha and Malia because "I was planning to eat this sucker."

[Biggirl]

Happy Thanksgiving Day Courage The Pardoned Turkey.:)=^..^=

[Gaffer]

Well, I'll at least say this for him. He's at least making some attempt to keep with US Presidential decorum. From what I heard on the radidio, it sounded normal.

[WKUHilltopper]

Did he bow to the turkey too?

[dog breath]

Which one is Obama and which one is the turkey?

[Mount Athos]

Congrats to dan rather for getting pardoned

[Radl]

This pardon the bird crap is getting silly. Kill the damn thing and eat it.

[Radl]

This pardon the bird crap is getting silly. Kill the damn thing and eat it.

[rlmorel]

"...I was planning to eat this sucker..."

[buccaneer81]

Beat me to it! Next year its name will be “Kenneth.”

[Argus]

Courage is just lucky he’s not a Wagyu Turkey or Obama would eat him no matter what the kids want.

[Tawiskaro]

[wvguy]

Which one is Obama and which one is the turkey?

The bird is a noble fowl. The other is ignobly foul.

[thoolou]

Having someone give him something named Courage is as close as he'll ever get to actually possessing it...

[dog breath]

Excellent! That was very funny, I thought that if I pitched a good straight line someone would hit it out of the park!

[autumnraine]

“Obama said he was showing mercy to the 45-pound bird at the behest of first daughters Sasha and Malia...”

Why is he making it sound like this is just an Obama act of mercy and not something Presidents have done for years?

Congrats Courage on winning the Turkey lotto!

[Tigercap]

Did he bow to the turkey?

[laweeks]

Howz’ about pardoning the one-day slaughter of 3,300 innocent unborn children that get murdered in abortuaries in our country, Mr. Empty Suit. Just for one day at least!

[Retired Chemist]

Pappy Bush was the first President to “pardon” a turkey.

[Grig]

The next conservative president should have the turkey named Osama and NOT pardon it, but behead it himself.

[Dinah Lord]

I like the way you think, Grig.