Of course by now everyone knows that the past almost seven years have been one long GOP hate-fest on President Obama. It has been said that if he should come out in favor of air, Republicans would hold their breath until they turn blue. That sounds like hyperbole; at least it did until Monday.
Public Policy Polling (PPP) released the results of a new poll on November 23 that found that Republicans oppose the way President Obama carried out the traditional pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey last year. I wish I could tell you I just made that up.
Every year since 1947, the chairman of the National Turkey Federation has presented the president with a bird. Before President Obama, the main controversy over the turkey pardon was which president started the tradition. The White House Historical Association says that some claim Abraham Lincoln was the originator while others say it was Harry Truman. According to them, the Washington Post used the term “pardon” when President Kennedy said of the turkey presented to him, “Let’s keep him going.” But the practice only became a formal ritual under President George H.W. Bush.
Apparently the issue with President Obama is not over his continuation of the tradition, but with the way he carried out the pardon in 2014, by pardoning two turkeys instead of the traditional one. Pollsters asked the following question:
Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama’s executive action last year to pardon two turkeys instead of the customary one turkey at Thanksgiving?
Among all respondents, the answers broke down this way:
- Approve — 35 percent
- Disapprove — 22 percent
- Not Sure — 43 percent
But among those who told the pollster that they voted for Mitt Romney in 2012, most of whom are assumed to be Republicans, here’s how the vote came down:
- Approve — 13 percent
- Disapprove — 39 percent
- Not Sure — 48 percent
As the sideshow barker says, “But wait, there’s more!”
When broken down by the ideology of the respondent, conservatives prove that many of them really do suffer from “Obama Derangement Syndrome,” and that they will be against anything he does. Among those who self-identified as “very conservative,” only 11 percent said they were ok with the pardoning of two turkeys. Nearly half — 42 percent — said that they opposed the president’s action.
It is truly pathetic what the Republican party has become.
Featured image via White House/Pete Souza
Whoever thought that this was something worth polling about needs to be fired.
They are a perfect example of how utterly the media fails.
The Public Policy Polling has nothing to do with the Media, the media simply used this ridiculous poll to illustrate the biased hatred towards the president
Come on Mike. It’s not like Obummer hasn’t given even Moderate Republicans and Independents ample reasons to dislike his Presidency. He arms ISIS, creates Racial tensions and completely disregards the Constitution. What’s not to dislike?
Are you the turkey he’s going to pardon this year for being a moron? Sounds like you definitely qualify.
Geo, just proved the point.
He doesn’t have “Blind Faith” …
Not aware that he armed ISIS….I DO know that Reagen armed and trained both Saddam and Bin Laden.
Ho hum. More dumb lies about Obama from republican trolls. What’s a moderate republican these days? Ones who only want to allow terrorists to conceal carry or ones who want to use transvaginal probes on women?
They know he only the pardoned the turkeys so he could have buttsex with them.
How ignorant !
You sound jealous you sick, deranged, debased, half human motherf®√¢£f!
You sound experienced.
ladies and gentlemen we have here a prime example of the greater north american internet troll please do not feed or approach with fact as it will charge and attempt to impregnate your cranium with his parasite like offspring.
gop = goofy oxymoronic politicians (Government Of the Past) TK
Get a life people!
They are just killing time, and playing with people’s minds, to keep them decoyed from the real issue. Those so called moderate muslims are not taking the side of the right. But they will reap the benefits, when we are taken away to the camps to die. The blood of the son of God will also be on their hands as well! They will get the homes, lands, and anything else that is left behind, just like the moderate nice german nazis did. Why are they coming to the neighborhood churches and clubs, and restaurants, hospitals, lawyers offices, etc. They will not suffer any guilt, when we are taken away. They will just step into our role, that we are training them for. They will convert our churches to mosques, and hang their flags everywhere and celebrate, because they secretly hate our Jesus. Liberals are downloading new America, as they delete old America. Those that are not deceiving themselves, knows what their plan is! Google Hitler connection to arabs.
Reta, get some help.
Yes, That is the same thing, “moderate” germans told their jew friends next door. Gas chambers next day!
Lady, get some psychiatric care. You are not persecuted. Islam is not going to take over the country.
That is the same thing, “moderate” germans told their jew friends next door. Gas chambers next day!
But they keep insisting that they will. And with all the libtard disorders following them around and worshipping them, I am inclined to believe them.
amazing enough much of these are also in the bible
Rita Mae will vote for Trump and then she won’t understand why she really is being persecuted then
google trump and you will find much of the same rhetoric as Hitler, and you
reading this,,, I knew I saw something like this before,, then I realized this is parroted from some GOP talking head in 2012,, ( Glen Beck ? Rush Limbaugh? ) ,, some paranoid right wing yahoo said this exact same thing 4 yrs ago,,about what would happen by now
Uh yeah whatever.
yea right,, whatever,,, maybe someday you’ll be able to take your tin hat off
Tin foil hat? That name is as old as the race card. It went out with “beat it”.
Nothing new to add? We’ll move right along then.
regardless of age ,, if the shoe fits,,,
I know for a fact that turkey celebrated when Jim Thorpe has his medals taken away. That bird also has ties to Al Kada, Al Frankin, and Al Roker. Pardoning that bird is a political ploy if there ever was on. A black president pardoning a white bird is just grandstanding for the media. Let’s not forget it was that turkey that was sentenced to death for its role in the bombing of a chicken coop in Kentucky that was selling eggs specifically earmarked for abortions which put them in Duncan Hinds cake mixes.
Disgusting!
I remember how much Democrats loved George W Bush when he was President. They had nothing but nice things to say about him.
right because all the democrats got together on television when W was sworn in saying they were going to make him a one term president and never allow any of his policies to take affect or even make it out of congress…….oh wait that was republicans, how about when democrats called almost every other week for impeachment proceedings on…nope republicans again seeing a pattern yet?
i think this is the most intelligent comment i’ve read all day. thank you bill erickson.
and a very happy thanksgiving to you. EAT TOFU
Does Obama like dark meat? Figures! Oh white meat? Oreo! Obama derangement syndrome-coming to a family member near you.
If he walked on water, they would say he can’t swim.