Following the tradition, o Joe Biden he pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina, the Chocolate and Chipwhere so they will not end up on the festive table as a link on Thanksgiving.
In return, the two turkey farmers cackled their thanks to the president, who thus heralded the start of the holiday season.
As the temperature in Washington has dropped, Biden said he didn’t want to drag out the “ceremony,” on the South Lawn of the White House, “because nobody likes cold turkey.”
A military band set the pace and put the audience in the right mood by playing a version of the songy “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. From the White House balcony, behind Biden, the president’s First Dog, the German shepherd Commander, watched, barking loudly.
Millions of turkeys will be roasted in ovens across the country on Thursday and eaten with gravy and a variety of side dishes – from potatoes to beans. But Chocolate, weighing about 23 kilograms, and Chip, half a kilogram thicker, will not have that fate: they will be transferred to the University of North Carolina to spend the rest of their lives there.
Beide, as APE-MPE notes, did one reference to mid-term elections on November 8, in which Democrats retained control of the Senate but narrowly lost the House, depriving Republicans of the “red wave” they had been dreaming of. “The votes have been counted and verified. There is no stuffed ballot box. There is no anti-fowl action,” he said, punning on the words fowl and foul. The only “red wave,” he added, would only occur if the Commander accidentally spilled the cranberry sauce.
Source: News Beast
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