Today's the Day...

...that the National Thanksgiving Turkey received a presidential “pardon”. The ceremony took place on the South Lawn of the White House where President Bush made some cheesy turkey jokes and then pardoned the national turkey. This presidential pardon means that the lucky bird will not be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner! The 2007 National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate are from Dubois, Indiana and were driven to DC for the ceremony. American citizens voted to name the turkeys May and Flower in a poll on the White House website; Wish and Bone came in a close second. After the presentation, the turkey will be flown first class to Disney World in Orlando, where he will be the grand marshal of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

What a lucky turkey!! One minute he’s about to be dinner for the leader of the free world, the next he’s freed and off to Disney World to celebrate Thanksgiving in style!!

"The names May and Flower are certainly better than the names the vice president suggested, which was 'lunch' and 'dinner.'" - Bush