Our president, the animal lover...

November 20, 2001 11:48 AM

Our president, the animal lover... {From j-Ko}
posted by dincognito (23 comments total)

I like BBC's take, although the picture of the peck is better on yahoo.
posted by panopticon at 11:54 AM on November 20, 2001

The turkey is applying for a job as a White House intern, right?
posted by DragonBoy at 11:54 AM on November 20, 2001

i've never understood the pardoning of the turkey. does that mean the first family doesn't have a turkey at their thanksgiving dinner? if they do, it seems like a very empty gesture.
posted by o2b at 11:54 AM on November 20, 2001

No wonder the turkey got a pardon!
posted by aj100 at 12:10 PM on November 20, 2001

Does the turkey prefer white or red meat?
posted by ktheory at 12:16 PM on November 20, 2001

What I want to know is why lobbyists from Big Turkey(tm) had to be there? Who actually said "Hey, you know what's missing from this photo-op? Industry executives!"

Seems Liberty the turkey knew who these guys were though...

"...and watch the great white bird stealthily stretch his neck and beak toward the crotches of turkey industry men in blue suits (who casually cross their hands below their belts)"
posted by terrapin at 1:38 PM on November 20, 2001

Amazing- we go from the headless chicken to the turkey who gives head. Even more amazing is the fact that Bush actually issued a death row pardon of something- do you think he had a crisis of conscience on this one?

And terrapin's right- why the heck were "Big Turkey" representatives there? Can't this administration stop whoring for even one holiday, ferchrissakes?!
posted by hincandenza at 2:00 PM on November 20, 2001

related: this hilarious bit of diarrhea from National Review.
posted by Ty Webb at 2:06 PM on November 20, 2001

Can't this administration stop whoring for even one holiday, ferchrissakes?!

I guess that would be like asking you to stop trolling...
posted by MrBaliHai at 2:13 PM on November 20, 2001

I stashed a better, more suitable for photoshopping, copy of this pic here.
posted by machaus at 2:27 PM on November 20, 2001

I think since the poultry lobby traditionally donates the turkey, the poultry lobby people get to show up for a photo op. No matter who's president.
posted by dhartung at 2:35 PM on November 20, 2001

So many "pecker" jokes to choose from!
posted by maggeh at 2:38 PM on November 20, 2001

This article really blows.
posted by geoff. at 2:44 PM on November 20, 2001

"gobble, gobble, gobble"
posted by holgate at 3:09 PM on November 20, 2001

the president's seed... priceless.
posted by kliuless at 3:29 PM on November 20, 2001

Since Dubya is, by his own admission, a "windshield rancher," there's no way he'd ever tackle a live turkey!
posted by Carol Anne at 3:36 PM on November 20, 2001

Ha ha! It looks like the bird is giving the president a blow job! Did you guys see the one where Usama looks like he is screwing a goat! Funny stuff! Anybody know where I can find pictures comparing various presidents to monkeys?
posted by thirteen at 3:37 PM on November 20, 2001

This needs to be photoshop[p]ed?

Naturally! For starters you could replace the turkey's head with a mirror-reversed cut-and-paste of this photo from the recently uncovered Hungarian "Tourist Guy" photos.
See, there's comedy, there's high comedy- then there's "Tourist Guy's" head on a turkey's body, giving the president fellatio...
posted by hincandenza at 4:34 PM on November 20, 2001

Metafilter and Fark are getting more alike all the time.
posted by ljromanoff at 4:46 PM on November 20, 2001

Impeach! Impeach!!
posted by rushmc at 7:24 PM on November 20, 2001

OMIGOD! THE BIRD IS SUCKING HIS PENIS!

(?)
posted by holloway at 8:28 PM on November 20, 2001

As God is my witness .... I swear I thought turkeys could suck.
posted by dhartung at 9:53 PM on November 20, 2001

it's a good thing george w. isn't hung like me ... if your long enuff to reach the gizzard, things can get really nasty.
posted by danOstuporStar at 7:05 AM on November 21, 2001