The turkey in Baghdad was fake....

[kentuck]

No, the other turkey. The turkey that looked like it was out of a Norman Rockwell painting. The one on the long tray, surrounded by grapes and looking all bountiful. But the question is, how did that "turkey" get into Baghdad? Did the military already have it there? I doubt it. That means that the turkey was taken over on AF1. No, the other turkey. That means they had planned the photo-op in advance. Will they deny tomorrow that it was a real turkey? Will they say that it was someone else's idea? Obviously a photo-op from the beginning. How can they deny it?

[rumguy]

1. Perfect

Fake, just like everything else about this fraud of a man.

[kentuck]

2. Does this story have "legs"?

No, not drumsticks... :)

[Cha]

3. Is there a link, kentuck? "The turkey" on the

platter was a FAKE? Jeez!
I was just talking about this to someone at a Dean meetup tonight and he said he thought bush did the right thing by going to Iraq. I said I thought it was all pr.

[kentuck]

4. It is reported in LBN...

Mike Allen of the WashPost but there is not a link as yet...

[Cha]

5. Thanks!

:toast:

[Crewleader]

6. You are correct Kentuck

if Bush didn't pick up that Turkey Platter and just put all efforts on shaking hands of GIs' and serving dinner, it would of been more meaningful and we all would feel the sincerity but picking up the platter for the cameras was just what he was there for. So his numbers will go up in the polls and CNN announced his numbers did after that visit to Iraq.

He's shameless...that's for sure..using anything and everything to win in 2004...and making himself the patriot, which he is not.

[kalian]

7. I still believe that...

HE NEVER WAS IN BAGHDAD....

[Bread and Circus]

8. Are you serious....

that is just so funny a rubber turkey being carried
by a chickenhawk...

lotta fake poultry in that room

[Mattforclark]

9. So the soldiers didn't get to eat turkey?

They have a big thanksgiving dinner and Bush can't even bother to provide the soldiers over there with a real turkey??? Was he afraid that the Turkey juice would spill on his flight suit or something?

This is gravy.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Fake turkey to go with a fake president.

n/t

[Melsky]

11. That is the funniest thing I have heard in a long time

If this was a novel, I would be rolling my eyes and going "yeah right". Only this administration would come up with a fake photo op turkey. So fitting!

[kentuck]

12. Now I'm wondering if the grapes were fake also ???

And how did they transport those over there? Are we to believe that they keep fake turkeys and such in the tents over at Baghdad Airport?

[Bozita]

14. The whole display was glued down, IMHO

[knight_of_the_star]

16. Which grapes?

The ones on the platter or the ones that Bush is SUPPOSED to have?

[Cocoa]

13. dont they have to say "serving suggestion?"

I thought I learned that in high school consumer education, that when food isn't the real thing in advertisements, they have to tell you.

[onecitizen]

15. hahahaha.............

Princess Piggy Noonan was on Hardball just absolutely cooing over this stunt. She said it was the best moment in political history since Reagan said, "I should have ducked".

[knight_of_the_star]

17. You're confusing me!

Which turkey are you talking about ;)?

[Moderator]

18. Dupe-Locking

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=820856

I know your's was posted first, but the other one has double the amount of replies.

Thanks for your understanding.

DU Moderator