Obama Gives Turkey Amnesty
President Obama joked Wednesday about his executive actions giving legal status to as many as 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, saying his Thanksgiving pardon of a turkey would doubtlessly be criticized as “amnesty.”
Obama said the pardon of a turkey named Cheese would be the “most talked about executive action this month” and one that’s “fully within my legal authority.”
“I know some will call this amnesty, but don’t worry, there is plenty of turkey to go around,” he said.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
tiredoftea November 26th, 2014 at 17:36
Right wing pundits are puzzled as to why POTUS pardoned Scooter Libby a second time.
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 18:46
scotter? – I thought for sure it was that Senator from Kentucky? You know, the one that’s going to be a 1/3 leader (it’s my job as a US Citizen to make it happen!).
tiredoftea November 26th, 2014 at 18:36
Right wing pundits are puzzled as to why POTUS pardoned Scooter Libby a second time.
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 19:46
scotter? – I thought for sure it was that Senator from Kentucky? You know, the one that’s going to be a 1/3 leader (it’s my job as a US Citizen to make it happen!).
Foundryman November 26th, 2014 at 18:26
Amnesty??? My god, he should be impeached !!! Jailed even…What about the constitution?? It’s white genocide!! That’s what it is!!
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 18:39
how about sued? that’s a very important duty of this Republican Congress you know.
Hirightnow November 26th, 2014 at 20:56
And the liberals all pretend like this won’t result in millions of illegal turkeys crossing our border to get free stuffing and giblet gravy!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2014 at 21:14
The horror~!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUr__-VZeQ
Foundryman November 26th, 2014 at 19:26
Amnesty??? My god, he should be impeached !!! Jailed even…What about the constitution?? It’s white genocide!! That’s what it is!!
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 19:39
how about sued? that’s a very important duty of this Republican Congress you know.
Hirightnow November 26th, 2014 at 21:56
And the liberals all pretend like this won’t result in millions of illegal turkeys crossing our border to get free stuffing and giblet gravy!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2014 at 22:14
The horror~!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUr__-VZeQ
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 18:33
god, what a terrible influence working in the oval office has had on this Hawaiian POTUS. Pardoning this turkey (same as amnesty) you just threw away a perfectly good meal, Mr. President! – cutting in line at a Texas BBQ House! – making a Navy Seal take on a “pussy” terrorist all by him lonesome (kinda sorta) -riding around in a big fancy limo when a beat up 1954 Volkswagen Sedan would get him and the first family there all the same! I doubt I’ll be voting for him again 2016 , unless he starts using the ‘new car’ scent in the VW!
Foundryman November 26th, 2014 at 18:34
lol..I would absolutely love to vote for him again…just to watch the baggers heads blow up….
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 18:37
yea, maybe you’re right. A ‘new car’ scent ain’t the most important thing for the ONLY working part of the Government.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 01:33
I want the car…
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 19:33
god, what a terrible influence working in the oval office has had on this Hawaiian POTUS. Pardoning this turkey (same as amnesty) you just threw away a perfectly good meal, Mr. President! – cutting in line at a Texas BBQ House! – making a Navy Seal take on a “pussy” terrorist all by him lonesome (kinda sorta) -riding around in a big fancy limo when a beat up 1954 Volkswagen Sedan would get him and the first family there all the same! I doubt I’ll be voting for him again 2016 , unless he starts using the ‘new car’ scent in the VW!
Foundryman November 26th, 2014 at 19:34
lol..I would absolutely love to vote for him again…just to watch the baggers heads blow up….
granpa.usthai November 26th, 2014 at 19:37
yea, maybe you’re right. A ‘new car’ scent ain’t the most important thing for the ONLY working part of the Government.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 02:33
I want the car…
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 26th, 2014 at 21:04
The tyrant in the Whitehouse must stop his executive decisions!!!!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2014 at 21:12
How dare he pardon theses turkeys..(without the consent of congress)….
Impeach!
Just one more example of president Obama’s “lawlessness”…:)
Hirightnow November 26th, 2014 at 21:47
Impeach cobbler, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 26th, 2014 at 22:04
The tyrant in the Whitehouse must stop his executive decisions!!!!
StoneyCurtisll November 26th, 2014 at 22:12
How dare he pardon theses turkeys..(without the consent of congress)….
Impeach!
Just one more example of president Obama’s “lawlessness”…:)
Hirightnow November 26th, 2014 at 22:47
Impeach cobbler, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
CherMoe November 26th, 2014 at 22:02
Wait for it … wait for it … here come the Republicans with another lawsuit. President Obama pardoned a turkey!! He’s abusing his authority! Ooops … time-honored tradition every year by past presidents, but only legal if authorized by a WHITE president.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 01:32
The turkey was white
CherMoe November 26th, 2014 at 23:02
Wait for it … wait for it … here come the Republicans with another lawsuit. President Obama pardoned a turkey!! He’s abusing his authority! Ooops … time-honored tradition every year by past presidents, but only legal if authorized by a WHITE president.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 02:32
The turkey was white
fancypants November 26th, 2014 at 23:18
why not drive the message home by letting Boehner hold the turkey while karl rove carves it up in front of a live audience.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 01:31
That was Palin’s trick …remember
fancypants November 27th, 2014 at 01:46
I can imagine karl carving off a drum stick before the turkey was dead then asking the gallery ” who wants the first one “
StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 10:45
Yes I remember..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HEFmFOlSaQ
fancypants November 27th, 2014 at 00:18
why not drive the message home by letting Boehner hold the turkey while karl rove carves it up in front of a live audience.
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 02:31
That was Palin’s trick …remember
fancypants November 27th, 2014 at 02:46
I can imagine karl carving off a drum stick before the turkey was dead then asking the gallery ” who wants the first one “
StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 11:45
Yes I remember..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HEFmFOlSaQ
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 01:31
And the turkey said…..feet don’t fail me now……..
rg9rts November 27th, 2014 at 02:31
And the turkey said…..feet don’t fail me now……..
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 06:00
Unbeknownst to the public, Obama had to release 10 taliban from gitmo in order to secure the turkey’s pardons,
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 06:00
John Boehner says the secret to a good turkey is letting it rest for an hour, sort of like his 9 months of vacation a year.
StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 10:44
You said “Boehner”..
(snickering)
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 07:00
Unbeknownst to the public, Obama had to release 10 taliban from gitmo in order to secure the turkey’s pardons,
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 07:00
John Boehner says the secret to a good turkey is letting it rest for an hour, sort of like his 9 months of vacation a year.
StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 11:44
You said “Boehner”..
(snickering)
crc3 November 27th, 2014 at 15:03
With all of those Teapublican turkeys in Washington I hope they don’t choke on their bird brain relatives while eating dinner…LOL
crc3 November 27th, 2014 at 16:03
With all of those Teapublican turkeys in Washington I hope they don’t choke on their bird brain relatives while eating dinner…LOL