President Obama's 2016 Turkey-Pardon Dad Jokes: The Definitive List
8 years, 4 months ago

President Obama's 2016 Turkey-Pardon Dad Jokes: The Definitive List

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President Obama's 2016 Turkey-Pardon Dad Jokes: The Definitive List The annual turkey pardon is a silly tradition, and President Obama knows it. Not in attendance for the president's final turkey pardoning ceremony were first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama, who gamely laughed alongside their father last year. So instead, the president's nephews Austin and Aaron Robinson stood by for what Obama called his "corny-copia of dad jokes about turkeys." Here's a list of President Obama's groaners from this year's pardoning ceremony: "Actually just couldn't take my jokes anymore.

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Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom, another chapter in a strange tradition
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom, another chapter in a strange tradition

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Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom, another chapter in a strange tradition toggle caption Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images A lame-duck president "pardoned" a turkey Monday. "They tell me there's 2,500 people here today looking for a pardon," President Biden joked at a White House ceremony on the South Lawn. toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images "So continuing …

Biden Makes Grandpa-Style Gaffe During Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden Makes Grandpa-Style Gaffe During Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden started Thanksgiving week on an awkward note during the White House’s annual turkey pardon on Monday. “She’s down in ― it’s kind of warm in Brazil, right now.” President Joe Biden jumbled up a joke about pop stars during the Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House on Monday. MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images …

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, saying that the white male birds were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.” “Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted today,” Biden joked. The pardoning comes as Biden’s agenda has seen fresh signs of life, with the president signing his $1 …

The Thanksgiving turkey pardon was the final humiliation of Donald Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

The Thanksgiving turkey pardon was the final humiliation of Donald Trump

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Clearly some believed there was, as …

Trump tells impeachment jokes at annual turkey pardon event
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump tells impeachment jokes at annual turkey pardon event

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump couldn’t resist riffing on the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday as he continued the tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey, generating holiday-season laughter at the expense of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, one of his chief antagonists in Congress. Trump joked that the pair of North Carolina-bred turkeys he was about to pardon had …

President Trump Pardons 2 Thanksgiving Turkeys
6 years, 4 months ago

President Trump Pardons 2 Thanksgiving Turkeys

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President Trump Pardons 2 Thanksgiving Turkeys Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Not seeing the video? While Trump delights in upending some White House traditions, he has gobbled this one up gamely, ignoring W.C. Fields' sage advice about the perils of working with animals. Sponsor Message "That turkey is so lucky," Trump said upon pardoning Peas. Peas …

Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power
7 years, 4 months ago

Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power

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Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump has tweeted boldly about his power to pardon, used it once for a controversial ally, and this week he'll put his pardon pen to use for a couple of turkeys. "President Donald J. Trump will …

Barack Obama jokes about presidential race at Thanksgiving turkey pardoning
9 years, 3 months ago

Barack Obama jokes about presidential race at Thanksgiving turkey pardoning

ABC  

US president Barack Obama has joked about raising teenage daughters, his critics and the 2016 presidential race during his annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning. "As you may have heard, for months, there has been a fierce competition between a bunch of turkeys trying to win their way into the White House," Mr Obama said. Mr Obama pardoned two California-raised turkeys, named …

The Strange Truth Behind Presidential Turkey Pardons
9 years, 3 months ago

The Strange Truth Behind Presidential Turkey Pardons

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The Strange Truth Behind Presidential Turkey Pardons Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Editor's note: This story was originally posted last year. Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Stewart/AP Scott Stewart/AP Ronald Reagan in 1987 was technically the first president to use the word "pardon" about a turkey, but it was really just a way …

Elizabeth Lauten, critic of Sasha and Malia Obama, resigns
10 years, 3 months ago

Elizabeth Lauten, critic of Sasha and Malia Obama, resigns

LA Times  

President Barack Obama, joined by his miniskirt-clad daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, center, speaks during the presidential turkey pardoning ceremony, an annual Thanksgiving tradition. The mini-uproar GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten created when she took to Facebook to criticize President Barack Obama’s daughters has led to Lauten’s resignation from her position as communications director for U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher. Lauten lambasted …

Barack Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkeys in White House tradition
10 years, 3 months ago

Barack Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkeys in White House tradition

ABC  

President Barack Obama has made his "most talked-about executive action" this month by pardoning a pair of turkeys. Mr Obama made the light-hearted quip while performing the annual pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey at a ceremony at the White House. "Alright Cheese, you are hereby pardoned from the Thanksgiving dinner table," he said, jokingly adding that the bird looked …

Thanksgiving: A Very Brief Political History
11 years, 3 months ago

Thanksgiving: A Very Brief Political History

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Thanksgiving: A Very Brief Political History Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Of all the things Americans traditionally associate with Thanksgiving — turkey, family, football — politics doesn't rate high on the list. Here are a few memorable Thanksgiving political moments: Franksgiving Although President George Washington proclaimed the first national day of Thanksgiving in 1789, …

Poultry Pardon: President Rewards America's Top Turkey
11 years, 3 months ago

Poultry Pardon: President Rewards America's Top Turkey

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Poultry Pardon: President Rewards America's Top Turkey Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP A turkey caught a break in Washington today. Sponsor Message The pardon came after the White House announced the results of "The Gobble," a competition that pitted two turkeys — Caramel and Popcorn — against each other for the title of this year's honored …

Bush pardons Thanksgiving turkeys-英语点津
17 years, 4 months ago

Bush pardons Thanksgiving turkeys-英语点津

China Daily  

Bush pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Download Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. And yet every holiday for the last 60 years, at least one bird has escaped the butcher's axe with a ceremonial White House pardon. This year, two National Thanksgiving Turkeys traveled from the Midwest state of Indiana for President Bush to spare their lives in the …

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