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Pre-Turkey Day Open Thread
redstate.com - 11/26/2008
Pre-Turkey Day Open Thread
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As you can tell, we're moving slow this day before Thanksgiving. I've already been digging into the sweet potato pie. This will be our first Thanksgiving at home. With a baby expected in the next two weeks, we've decided not to travel. And we're having no guests. So it'll just be us.  ...
ourfuture.org - 11/25/2008
Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About Progressives
— ourfuture.org — Oh, Lordy. It is that time again. Thursday is Thanksgiving— the official kickoff event of the 2008... holiday season. For a lot of progressives, these festivities also mean that we're about to spend more quality time with our conservative relatives over ... (more) Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About ...

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Truth to Power: Turkey Sucks
internetfoodassociation.wordpress.com - 11/26/2008
Truth to Power: Turkey Sucks
— internetfoodassociation.wordpress.com — By Matthew Yglesias Ever noticed that your favorite dishes from your traditional family Thanksgiving are all sides?... And that that one time you had Thanksgiving dinner outside your traditional family gathering the best dishes there were sides? And how ... (more) Truth to Power: Turkey Sucks

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I Like Turkey
eschatonblog.com - 11/26/2008
I Like Turkey
— eschatonblog.com — I've long been puzzled by the turkey backlash. Get a heritage turkey, cook it on the grill... with some smoking chips. Yummy! (more) I Like Turkey

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