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Turkey Pardon

Look, It's The Great Turkey Disaster Of '08

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 11.23.2012 | Politics

For one day each year, the turkey gets its time to shine. While most of that shining is done quite literally, as the glazed centerpiece of Thanksgivin...

Presidential Turkey Pardon: It's Time for This Thanksgiving Tradition to Go

Ani Satz | Posted 01.21.2013 | Home
Ani Satz

Though played for laughs, the presidential turkey pardon makes a mockery of extreme animal suffering.

LOOK: Presidents Pardon Turkeys!

Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics

The presidential turkey pardon is an annual Thanksgiving tradition that takes place at the White House. Cobbler and his alternate, Gobbler, are the...

Pardon the Turkey, Not Industrial Farms

Karen Steuer | Posted 01.20.2013 | Green
Karen Steuer

The White House turkey deserves a presidential pardon. Industrial animal agriculture does not.

PHOTOS: These Special Turkeys Like Carly Simon Music

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 11.21.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Gobbler and Cobbler will be spared. The most famous turkeys of 2012 are spending a few days in the lap of luxury at the W Hotel near the...

Pardoned Turkeys Often Have 'Short Retirements'

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.20.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, President Obama is scheduled to pardon one of two 19-week-old, Virginia-raised, 40-pound male turkeys, otherwise known as ...

PHOTOS: Sasha And Malia Are All Grown Up!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.23.2011 | Style

We know we're supposed to be excited about the sparing of the turkey's life and all, but seriously: look at how stylish Sasha and Malia are! The fa...

Rachel Tepper

Pardoned Turkey Is A Specially-Trained Showbird (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.29.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Thanksgiving turkey officially pardoned by President Obama on Wednesday morning isn't your run-of- the-mill bird. It's actually been...

Pardoned Turkeys: Where Are They Now?

McSweeneys | Posted 11.23.2011 | Home

Gobbler Pardoned by George H. W. Bush, 1989. Currently serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Gobbler was convicted of two counts of ...

Obama Pardoning 2 Large Minnesota Turkeys

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 01.23.2012 | Green

WASHINGTON — With a wave of his hand, President Barack Obama on Wednesday gave two plump turkeys a Thanksgiving reprieve, noting that without hi...

Obama Family Volunteers At Washington Food Pantry

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family have delivered turkeys that didn't receive a presidential pardon to a food pantry for the poo...

Dan Froomkin

Turkey Spared -- But Obama's Compassion For Humans Comes Up Short

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- In one of the White House's sillier annual rituals, Barack Obama on Wednesday pardoned the second Thanksgiving turkey of his presidency....

Thanksgiving and Washington D.C.

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Kate Kelly

For this week's blog, I intended to look back at previous Thanksgiving celebrations in the White House, but I became distracted by other things that I...

White House Spoofs Turkey Pardoning Ceremony (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

The White House had a little fun this year with the turkey pardon, filming a trailer for the event ahead of time with deeply dramatic editing and musi...

Biden Pardons Single Yam In Vice Presidential Thanksgiving Ritual

The Onion | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

WASHINGTON -- In keeping with a longstanding Thanksgiving tradition, Vice President Joe Biden ceremonially pardoned a 4-pound yam today at a ceremony ...

Sam Stein

Obama Talks Economy While Bush Pardons "Feathered Friends"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

It would be hard to find a more striking contrast of presidential behavior than what transpired in the course of just a few minutes on cable news earl...

Pumpkin The Pardoned Turkey: See This Year's Particularly Funny-Looking Bird (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

Turkeys are funny-looking creatures, but the recipient of this year's and George W. Bush's final presidential turkey pardon, Pumpkin, is really, reall...