youtube.com - 11/27/2008
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The classic West Wing scene where CJ must ask the President to pardon another Turkey
ourfuture.org - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About ...
internetfoodassociation.wordpress.com - 11/26/2008
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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 ...
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Truth to Power: Turkey Sucks
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West Wing turkey pardon and thoughts on Thanksgiving
The Reaction —
By LindaBeth I was a West Wing junkie, so I thought I'd share this charming scene from the episode Shibboleth: On a less humorous note, I want to share a portion of an article ...
Soft on Turkeys
Shakesville —
From The West Wing, President Jed Bartlet goes George W. Bush one better and pardons two turkeys. Happy Thanksgiving.
WIRE WATCH: Official Pardon; Singh News Conference; Climate Study; Revamping Education
WSJ.com: Washington Wire —
By Mary Lu Carnevale
An Official Pardon: Its almost Thanksgiving, and much of Washington is heading over the river and through the woods. But President Barack Obama has one more day to go and one more task to perform before he can sit down for a turkey dinner: the turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden. Before he does that today, he might want to review the video from last years ceremony, in which President George W. Bush recalled all the things he was thankful for as he concluded eight years in office and sent a bird named Pumpkin off to a petting zoo. Obama should also keep ...
Evening Distraction
The Political Carnival —
Damn I miss this show.
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turkey talk
corner.nationalreview.com 11/23/2008 — Good spin from a friend: "Gov. Palin just showed the world that she has real power. She showed us that when she pardons someone it means something (even if that someone is just a turkey). Look at what happens to one she doesn't pardon."
palin increases turkey sales
corner.nationalreview.com 11/23/2008 — An e-mail: "My wife and I have never been that fond of turkey, but with this dust-up we went shopping for a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey and will thoroughly enjoy every bite."
Carving
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 11/23/2008 —
This via Am Digest : How to carve a turkey like a man from The Art of Manliness : just the blog title tells you it is essential in today's sissified world. Speaking of turkey, here's Morton Thompson's roast turkey recipe. If my memory ...
The Turkish Question
brusselsjournal.com 11/24/2008 — Geographically Turkey is not a European state, apart from the tiny northwestern edge of the country. Last October, however, Turkey was elected for a two-year term in the United Nations security council by winning one of the two non-permanent seats ...
TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY, PART II
babalublog.com 11/25/2008 — Many thanks to all those who chimed in with their turkey day turkey recipes. Now Im even more confused, but that's alright, I picked up a bak-up ham, which I'll toss in the smoker and smother with my cafe cubano...
Comment on Anyone Know How to Cook a Turkey? by Kevin T. Keith
leanleft.com 11/25/2008 — As tgirsch says, it’s not that complicated. In fact, just getting a basic cooked turkey to gnaw on is pretty easy. Just follow the directions above and you’ll be OK. (Note: putting it in the fridge for two days is to let the frozen turkey thaw before you cook it - that’s ...
The Case Against Turkey
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/26/2008 — I was going to say that Thanksgiving always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth, but really it’s the bland taste of turkey. The bitterness is purely metaphorical — everyone feels compelled to eat a sub-par bird merely for the sake ...
I Like Turkey
eschatonblog.com 11/26/2008 — I've long been puzzled by the turkey backlash. Get a heritage turkey, cook it on the grill with some smoking chips. Yummy!
Oddly Endurant Sarah Palin/Turkey Slaughter Story Takes New Twist
wonkette.com 11/24/2008 — That funny but completely unimportant thing from last week in which Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey and then gave a teevee interview with a turkey being sliced ‘n’ diced in the background… well the American people are intent to know as much as possible about it! Early reports ...
Kosher: The Original Turkey Brine
debbieschlussel.com 11/26/2008 — By Debbie Schlussel
One of the benefits of keeping kosher is that we don't have to spend any time brining our turkey. It's already done when we buy it from the store.
All kosher meat and poultry is automatically salted to remove the blood. Thus, the term "Kosher Salt". In fact, people I ...
Bird of the Week: Eastern Wild Turkey
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 11/27/2008 —
Gobble gobble. Spring Turkey season is here. At the turn of the century, the Eastern Wild Turkey was nearly eradicated by hunting and habitat loss, and was entirely absent in the Northeast. By the mid 1800s, the woodlands of New England ...
Heritage Turkey
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/27/2008 — Getting heritage turkey for your Thanksgiving repast is reasonable advice. But note that this isn’t really an alternative to my “don’t eat turkey” suggestion so much as a specific idea about a turkey alternative. They’re ...
Fire Departments: Deep Fried Turkey Could Pose Serious Fire Hazard
themoderatevoice.com 11/26/2008 —
WARNING: Deep fried turkey could be hazardous to your health and draining on your insurance policies, since sometimes when people deep fry turkey, the poultry turkey isn’t the only turkey that gets fried.
The word is getting out across the United States and even beyond:
Fire ...
More Truth to Power
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/29/2008 — Naturally, my pre-Thanksgiving turkey-bashing has proven controversial. But I would like to emphasize to readers and family members alike that leading food authorities support me on this. Here’s some Mark Bittman on the subject:
Let’s be ...
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