2nz wrote in news:ec5823c0-94c3-408a-828b-
13b4c000b08e@j39g2000yqn.googlegroups.com:
> On Nov 21, 2:35 pm, chatnoir wrote:
>> http://gothamist.com/2008/11/21/sarah_palins_turkey_pardon_mishap.php
>>
>> NOVEMBER 21, 2008
>>
>> Sarah Palin's Turkey Pardon Mishap
>> It's confirmed: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is having some bad luck
>> with the media. Her time on the Republican Party's top ticket was
>> marred by a few missteps--namely with her handlers limiting her time
>> with the media, being over- or underprepared with the media or McCain-
>> Palin insiders complaining to the media about her. But now that she's
>> back in her native state, one would think that her aides could make
>> sure she doesn't stand in front of the turkey killing machine during
>> an interview after pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving.
>>
>> Naturally, Countdown had some fun with the segment (we're betting
>> Keith Olbermann is upset he's on vacation!) but it does blur out the
>> graphic parts (which you can see here):
>>
>> This is also probably why the White House Turkey Pardon is done at
>> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and not at a slaughterhouse.
>
> She claims to be "a friend of all creatures, great and small".
> Yeah, right. She probably nabs her Thanksgiving turkeys with a machine
> gun from a helicopter.
IMO, it's no big deal. She showed up for a photo op. Her staff should
have handled it better, by scripting it (and all camera angles) w/ the
news people.
I think some news people might have been sand bagging her a little - just
as the turkey was about to meet the poultry jesus, one of the newscasters
asked something about a particular issue being "on the chopping block."
IMO, it's no big deal. Chickens and turkeys, along w/ all other meat
animals, have to be killed. If ya eat meat, get over it!
Big J
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