Dick Cheney is upset that Obama chose to pardon Courage The Turkey yesterday. Cheney claimed that Obama is jeopardizing the stragegy put in place by the Bush Administration. The Former Vice-President, in an interview with FoxNews' Sean Hannity, said that pardoning that Turkey is making the president look weak in front of our allies and enemies. Also, he accused the POTUS of "dithering" on whether the Turkey should be killed and eaten.
According the reliable SatiricalPolitical , Dick Cheney isn't happy with President Barack Obama's decision to pardon a Turkey on the eve of Thanksgiving. In fact, the former Vice-President is claiming that puts America's national security at risk.
For Mr Dick Cheney :
"OBAMA IS JUST GIVING THIS TURKEY A PLATFORM TO SEND GOBBLED MESSAGES TO ITS RADICAL VEGETARIAN SUPPORTERS, WHEN HE SHOULD BE KNOCKING THE STUFFING OUT OF THE BIRD, TRYING IT IN GITMO, AND THEN RENDITIONING IT ... TO TURKEY."
It's not the first time that the former Vice-President attacks the President. Liz Cheney qualified this act as "dangerous".
Dick Cheney isn't the only one from the right who seems upset with Obama pardoning Courage. In fact, some argued that Obama chose a liberal Turkey from Princeton, NC. Like Sarah Palin said "Why choose a Turkey from some Ivy League farm ? why not a real American Turkey ?". Orly Taitz and other birthers i.e Lou Dobbs are asking to see the Turkey's birth Certificate. Like Lou Dobbs said :
"I'm not saying the turkey isn't born in the US, but I would want to see its birth certificate. I'm just asking question"
As for Rush Limbaugh, he claimed that Obama's pardoning Courage is the proof of the existence of Death Panels in the Health Care Bill. According to the radio talk show host, Courage has received the presidential pardon only after a Death Panel decided that the bird would live.
Glenn Beck found it disturbing that Obama chose to Pardon a Bird that eats ACORN. "Did the President by pardoning that Bird, just pardoned ACORN at the same time ?" asked Beck. He feared that the Pardon of this Turkey would lead America to Tyranny
Sean Hannity slammed Obama in his part for not choosing a real "American Bird to pardon, like an Eagle". The TV Host accused Obama of not being a patriot of this nation and said that The Turkey choice showed how much "Obama is a radical just like Rev. Wright".
Joe Scarborough wondered in his morning show MSNBC, if Obama chose a Turkey from North Carolina, a state he won in 2008, on purpose. "Is Rahm Emanuel behind that decision ? I can see Rahm's footprints" he asked for which his sidekick Mika Brzezinski replied with a smirk : "This is disturbing, I agree with Joe".
John Boehner slammed Obama for claiming yesterday while pardoning Courage that the pardon "saved or created four turkeys". Boehner claimed that the GOP plan is much better : Tax cuts for Turkeys.
On the left side, Arianna Huffington wrote a piece on her blog, slamming Joe Biden and Tim Geithner for the choice of Courage the Turkey. Huffington reported that Courage has some ties with JP Morgan's CEO and asked for Geithner's resignation.
Dana Perino told reporters that "There wasn't a Turkey Attack during the Bush Presidency and President Bush kept us from a Gobbler Attack". As for Bill Kristol, "President Palin would have never Pardoned a Turkey" he said.
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