On Nov 21, 4:02=A0pm, Big J wrote:
> 2nz wrote in news:ec5823c0-94c3-408a-828b-
> 13b4c000b...@j39g2000yqn.googlegroups.com:
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> > On Nov 21, 2:35=A0pm, chatnoir wrote:
> >>http://gothamist.com/2008/11/21/sarah_palins_turkey_pardon_mishap.php
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> >> NOVEMBER 21, 2008
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> >> 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.
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> >> 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):
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> >> This is also probably why the White House Turkey Pardon is done at
> >> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and not at a slaughterhouse.
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> > 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.
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> IMO, it's no big deal. =A0She showed up for a photo op. =A0Her staff shou=
ld
> have handled it better, by scripting it (and all camera angles) w/ the
> news people.
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> 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."
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> IMO, it's no big deal. =A0Chickens and turkeys, along w/ all other meat
> animals, have to be killed. =A0If ya eat meat, get over it!
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I eat lots of chicken and turkey.
I just thought the whole deal was funny.
It reminded me of something from The Andy Griffith Show. |
