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NPR: The Strange Truth about Presidential Turkey Pardons
http://www.npr.org/2015/11/25/457253194/the-strange-truth-behind-presidential-turkey-pardons-snip-
The annual presidential turkey pardoning event at the White House, which took place again today, is a peculiar one. Presiding over his sixth one last year, even President Obama seemed confused by it all.
"It is a little puzzling that I do this every year," Obama said, "but I will say that I enjoy it, because with all the tough stuff that swirls around in this office, it's nice once in a while to just say, 'Happy Thanksgiving.' "
He says a lot more than that. He makes embarrassing dad jokes, while his daughters stand next to him, about turkeys with punny names — and how they will live out their golden years in splendor. (Though "years" is a stretch. More on that below.)
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