Pardon the Inturkruption

Obama's first pardon: A turkey named 'Courage'
By NATASHA METZLER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama granted his first pardon — to "Courage," a turkey spared the Thanksgiving table.

Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama honored a White House holiday tradition that dates to Harry Truman's time as president.

The president said, "Thanks to the intervention of Malia and Sasha, because I was planning to eat this sucker, Courage will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate." He said "Courage" is pardoned, "before I change my mind" and will get to live out his life in Disneyland. Obama paid tribute to the military men and women serving around the world.

Here's a story about Obama that I would imagine even Conservatives could get a kick out of. Not only is he continuing the long standing white guy tradition of pardoning a White House turkey but he also told the PETA people to screw off. If anyone had missed it, earlier this week Farm Sanctuary asked Obama to have the turkey sent to them instead of Disneyland.

Farm Sanctuary, a farm-animal-protection group, sent Monday a petition to the White House, asking President Barack Obama to send the National Thanksgiving Turkeys to a shelter instead of Disneyland.

About 10,000 people signed an online petition, asking that Obama reconsider his decision based on the Disney turkeys’ short lifespans, said Delcianna Winders, Farm Sanctuary’s acting director of education and advocacy.

But Obama told the tree huggers to take a hike and the stupid bird is going to the happiest place on Earth or as 'Courage' would call it "not food." Way to go My Black President.