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demhottie

(292 posts) Wed Nov 21, 2012, 04:59 PM Nov 2012

Obama on turkey pardon: “Nate Silver completely nailed it”

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Upholding the presidential Thanksgiving tradition, President Obama has today pardoned Cobbler and Gobbler, two 40-pound turkeys from Virginia.

This year, however, Americans voted on which turkeys would receive the pardon, giving the president the perfect opportunity to crack a joke about Nate Silver, the New York Times polling wizard who accurately predicted the Election Day results.

“Once again, Nate Silver completely nailed it,” Obama said. “The guy’s amazing. He predicted these guys would win.”

I love his corny jokes when he pardons the turkeys. He's such a dad!

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Obama on turkey pardon: “Nate Silver completely nailed it” (Original Post) demhottie Nov 2012 OP

How many here think... liberalmuse Nov 2012 #1

Or start a competitive turkey throw demhottie Nov 2012 #3

Or hold the first Thanksgiving death match then pretend Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2012 #5

I think I'm losing the embedded video, so I'm trying it again ... demhottie Nov 2012 #2

It always reminds me of the turkey-pardon episode of The West Wing Bake Nov 2012 #4

liberalmuse

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1. How many here think...

Reply to demhottie (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 05:02 PM

Nov 2012

that Mitt Romney would've been the first President to slaughter the turkeys on the White House lawn? Or at the very least, put them atop his car in a crate and take them to one of his vacation homes to be slaughtered by the help? Thankfully, we shall never find out.