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'Yes, we cran': Obama pardons turkeys for last time as POTUS
CNN ^
| November 23, 2016
| Betsy Klein & Samantha Reyes
Posted on 11/23/2016 5:45:05 PM PST by Loyalist
Washington (CNN)--President Barack Obama dished out some final Thanksgiving puns Wednesday as he performed the ceremonial White House task of pardoning turkeys.
Obama was joined at the Rose Garden ceremony by his two young nephews, Austin and Aaron Robinson, as opposed to his two daughters, Sasha and Malia, whom, he said, "just couldn't take my jokes anymore -- they were fed up." He then spoke about turning from "polls to poultry" in carrying out the tradition.
This year, the two lucky birds, named Tater and Tot, came to Washington by way of Iowa.
Obama, however, said the tradition wouldn't end for him personally after he leaves the presidency, or, as he put it, he wouldn't be quitting "cold turkey."
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; pardon; turkey
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I don't know about pardoning turkeys, but there's a cackling old hen pecking at everybody for scraps....
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:45:05 PM PST
by
Loyalist
To: Loyalist
Not yet, he has one more turkey to pardon.
red
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:47:10 PM PST
by
Redwood71
To: Loyalist
3
posted on
11/23/2016 5:47:17 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Loyalist
Last time? Don't be too sure
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:48:12 PM PST
by
ari-freedom
(The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
To: Loyalist
Maybe I am heartless, but I hope Trump just eats the damn thing.
To: Loyalist
Can you envision President Trump pardoning a turkey? WHAAA??
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:48:57 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Redwood71
"he has one more turkey to pardon."
He's getting enough practice to do dozens.
To: ari-freedom
Re : Post #4
That was too much for me to handle - 'scuse me whilst I go PUKE!
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:52:42 PM PST
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: heterosupremacist
‘Scuse us, Turkey. (BAM!)
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:53:50 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Loyalist
Worst job ever? Presidential turkeys number 3 and 4. Just when you think you dodged a bullet, numbers 1 and 2 get pardoned and you get decapitated, plucked, gutted, stuffed, roasted and served for dinner.
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:54:06 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
To: Loyalist
And compare this to what they report about Trump every day. They love them some Democrats.
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:54:31 PM PST
by
Luke21
To: Loyalist
Next Thanksgiving, here's hoping the Trump family has a YUGE turkey, with ALL the trimmings, and posts the festivities on YouTube.
vegan, schmegan
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posted on
11/23/2016 5:56:37 PM PST
by
tomkat
To: Loyalist
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posted on
11/23/2016 6:02:11 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Mitt RomWarning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Loyalist
I wonder if Trump will still do a lot of this side stuff. The traditional stuff that’s become part of being president but is really just for fun and not all that important. Easter egg hunt meeting sports teams etc.. I could see him cutting a lot of that out. I thought about that while watching the medal of freedom presentation I couldn’t really see him doing that.
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posted on
11/23/2016 6:04:43 PM PST
by
Nomad577
To: Loyalist
Was the turkey under indictment?
To: Loyalist
If Obama had a sense of humor he would have snuck Hillary’s pardon in with the turkey pardons.
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posted on
11/23/2016 6:08:35 PM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Loyalist
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posted on
11/23/2016 6:11:29 PM PST
by
TornadoAlley3
( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: Loyalist
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posted on
11/23/2016 7:17:41 PM PST
by
shortstop
(Why is the worst Pope of my lifetime serving at the same time as the worst President of my lifetime?)
To: Loyalist
Please, just go away soon.
To: Loyalist
I get goosebumps whenever I hear that Obama is doing this or that for the LAST TIME!
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posted on
11/23/2016 8:02:11 PM PST
by
GMMC0987
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