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McCartney says skip the turkey on Thanksgiving
France24 ^

Posted on 11/19/2012 4:38:42 PM PST by Sub-Driver

McCartney says skip the turkey on Thanksgiving

AFP - Former Beatle Paul McCartney, a long-time vegetarian, has joined a campaign by animal rights group PETA to encourage Americans to celebrate a turkey-free Thanksgiving this week.

The British rock legend, sporting a gray shirt with an "eat no turkey" design, is featured on the website of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

"This Thanksgiving, Paul McCartney is urging you to say 'no, thanks' to turkey and 'yes' to a delicious, cruelty-free holiday meal," the group says.

More than 45 million turkeys will make their way onto American dinner tables on Thursday, and another 22 million are consumed at Christmas, according to PETA.

Each year, US presidents grant a pardon to one or two turkeys -- a tradition that only dates back to president George Bush in 1989, even though Thanksgiving was first celebrated by pilgrims who fled religious persecution in England.

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To: Sub-Driver
Paul McCartney, Obama, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Howard Dean, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, NOW, and the MEDIA all speak about respecting the rights of fish, fowl, and cattle.

But in the same breath, they fight WITH EXTREME URGENCY to protect the MURDER OF INNOCENT BABIES!

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Sorry if this upsets some of you, but this is what an ABORTION does to a child. There are even more horrible photos...but I won't post them now.

For humankind...ANY human...to elevate the lives of ANIMALS while simultaneously defending the actions that kill thousands of children every year is DISGUSTING AND HYPOCRITICAL.

41 posted on 11/19/2012 5:01:25 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Sub-Driver

I’ve had 10, but never went that big. Your gang must love turkey!

Hope you and yours have the best holiday and your turkey is tender and tasty!


42 posted on 11/19/2012 5:01:41 PM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

FUPM.


43 posted on 11/19/2012 5:01:49 PM PST by hdbc (1/20/13 End of an Error.)
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To: Sub-Driver

OK PAUL! I’ll have a nice big T bone istead! You happy now?


44 posted on 11/19/2012 5:02:08 PM PST by Cheapskate (Play loud and carry BIG sticks!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Just got in from buying a 20 lb turkey, 4 chickens and 10 lbs of bacon. Good eats!


45 posted on 11/19/2012 5:02:08 PM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: John W

“Sir Paul”

Sounds like a good name for a pig. Is he related to Mrs Paul
fish sticks? ;-)


46 posted on 11/19/2012 5:02:15 PM PST by Average Al
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To: Sub-Driver

Bugger off McCartney!


47 posted on 11/19/2012 5:03:01 PM PST by billys kid ("Bury me on my head for one day this world will be upside down." (Diogenes))
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To: Tijeras_Slim

He?s just bitter because he lost a bundle in a divorce to a chick with one drumstick

LOL!
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Me, I’m having a roasted peg leg turkey dancin’ like a puppet as a centerpiece.


48 posted on 11/19/2012 5:04:58 PM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Sub-Driver
Maybe if vegetarians tended to be happy, healthy and well-adjusted people, I might consider what they have to say about their diet. But by and large, vegetarians seem to be an overbearing, unhappy pack of self-righteous scowls who always seem to be angry about something.

Don't need that kind of misery so pass the turkey drumstick and gravy. I prefer to be jolly.


49 posted on 11/19/2012 5:08:22 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Sub-Driver

English bustard go back to England FREE SCOTLAND


50 posted on 11/19/2012 5:16:00 PM PST by Garvin (When it comes to my freedom, there will be no debate. There will be a fight)
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To: Sub-Driver

Good grief— will the insanity ever end?


51 posted on 11/19/2012 5:17:06 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer. FREEDOM OR FREE STUFF- YOU GET ONE CHOICE, CHOOSE WISELY)
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To: Sub-Driver

I filled a small chest freezer with 3 whole turkeys and 7 breasts.

buy them on sale during holidays.

.75/lb whole and .98/lb breast is mighty cheap dog food for my fat-free-diet yorkie. Although it does seem a bit odd to fix an 8 pound breast for a 5 pound dog. (freeze half when I fix it.

With the potatos and carrots I grow myself, ( a third of each per serving), I can feed him for about $5-6/month.

And I have a turkey dinner once a month for myself when I fix it.


52 posted on 11/19/2012 5:18:27 PM PST by digger48
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To: Sub-Driver

I’m cooking two birds on Thanksgiving. I’ll name one of them Paul.

FUPM


53 posted on 11/19/2012 5:19:16 PM PST by GnL
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To: Huskrrrr
I saw Sir Paul in concert about 20 years ago. Great concert but we had to sit through 45 minutes of a PITA lecture first.

I saw him around that same period. Used the PETA slide show time to run to the beer concession stand.

54 posted on 11/19/2012 5:20:19 PM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Cyber Liberty

“I Wanna Hold Your Ham”?


55 posted on 11/19/2012 5:20:28 PM PST by Carl LaFong (Vera the possum is US.)
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To: Mastador1

“And PETA?, they are responsible for the deaths of more animals than any research facility or all of them combined. “

That’s right. Every time they make a statement like this, I’m tempted to eat another steak.


56 posted on 11/19/2012 5:23:09 PM PST by ari-freedom (It's the bennies, stupid.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I think that I’ll go pick up a Turducken and be triple damned.


57 posted on 11/19/2012 5:24:44 PM PST by Malone LaVeigh
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To: Sub-Driver
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, a long-time vegetarian

No wonder he looks like he's 90 years old.

58 posted on 11/19/2012 5:27:46 PM PST by Alaska Wolf (USA!)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

ahh I could never understand turducken. The whole point of having duck is the crispy skin and turducken ruins it. Better to just serve 3 individually roasted birds!


59 posted on 11/19/2012 5:27:50 PM PST by ari-freedom (It's the bennies, stupid.)
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To: Alaska Wolf

” No wonder he looks like he’s 90 years old. “

Become vegetarian for long life! Problem is, you won’t actually live a long life but you’ll look like as if you did.


60 posted on 11/19/2012 5:29:46 PM PST by ari-freedom (It's the bennies, stupid.)
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