White House Plays Free Bird On YouTube

Arun Chaudhary, the White House’s video producer, added his own spin to the annual Turkey Pardon by posting a movie-style trailer to WhiteHouse.gov ahead of the press avail. The video features a bird’s eye view of the hallowed halls, narrated with gravy-tas by Assistant Press Secretary Ben LaBolt.

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Obama’s first bird pardon marks the 62nd year for this tradition, originally baked up by the Turkey Federation lobby as a publicity stunt.

George Bush learned back in 2001 that turkeys will eat just about anything. Luckily Reuters photographer Kevin Lemarque was on hand to capture the moment:

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