Thursday, November 23, 2017
"JOURNALISM": Media feasting on Bush ‘fake’ turkey claim; false story still repeated 10 years on….
Instapundit » Blog Archive » JOURNALISM: Media feasting on Bush ‘fake’ turkey claim; false story still repeated...years on…Media feasting on Bush ‘fake’ turkey claim; false story still repeated 10 years on.
The image of Bush serving Thanksgiving dinner to the troops was so unacceptably wholesome, the press was forced to hallucinate a flaw in order to maintain its own sanity.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/27/media-still-feasting-on-bush-fake-turkey-claim/?page=all
Or what passes for that, in its case.
“One reporter on the error list is Howard Kurtz, who as The Washington Post’s media critic in 2006 wrote a story about a Bush visit to Afghanistan, saying it went off better than the 2003 Iraq visit and the ‘fake turkey.’..."
Thanksgiving, a Celebration of the Success of Capitalism
Thanksgiving, a Celebration of the Success of Capitalism - Page 4:
"Did you know that the first [Plymouth Colony Pilgrim's] Thanksgiving was a celebration of the triumph of private property and individual initiative?
William Bradford was the governor of the original Pilgrim colony, founded at Plymouth in 1621.
The colony was first organized on a communal basis, as their financiers required.
Land was owned in common.
The Pilgrims farmed communally, too, following the "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" precept.
The results were disastrous.
Communism didn't work any better 400 years ago than it does today.
By 1623, the colony had suffered serious losses. Starvation was imminent.
Bradford realized that the communal system encouraged and rewarded waste and laziness and inefficiency, and destroyed individual initiative.
Desperate, he abolished it.
He distributed private plots of land among the surviving Pilgrims,
encouraging them to plant early and farm as individuals, not collectively.
The results: a bountiful early harvest that saved the colonies.
After the harvest, the
Pilgrims celebrated with a day of Thanksgiving -- on August 9th."
"Did you know that the first [Plymouth Colony Pilgrim's] Thanksgiving was a celebration of the triumph of private property and individual initiative?
William Bradford was the governor of the original Pilgrim colony, founded at Plymouth in 1621.
The colony was first organized on a communal basis, as their financiers required.
Land was owned in common.
The Pilgrims farmed communally, too, following the "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" precept.The results were disastrous.
Communism didn't work any better 400 years ago than it does today.
By 1623, the colony had suffered serious losses. Starvation was imminent.
Bradford realized that the communal system encouraged and rewarded waste and laziness and inefficiency, and destroyed individual initiative.
Desperate, he abolished it.
He distributed private plots of land among the surviving Pilgrims,
encouraging them to plant early and farm as individuals, not collectively.
The results: a bountiful early harvest that saved the colonies.
After the harvest, the
Pilgrims celebrated with a day of Thanksgiving -- on August 9th."
NFL Ticket Prices Tumbling to Less than $15 as Anthem Protests Continue
NFL Ticket Prices Tumbling to Less than $15 as Anthem Protests Continue:
"It has gotten increasingly hard for average Americans to afford to take their families out to sporting events, because the costs are so high. But as the NFL continues to lose fans, TV ratings, and moral authority, ticket prices have also crashed to unheard of lows."
"It has gotten increasingly hard for average Americans to afford to take their families out to sporting events, because the costs are so high. But as the NFL continues to lose fans, TV ratings, and moral authority, ticket prices have also crashed to unheard of lows."
The Fascinating History Behind 5 of the Most Beloved Thanksgiving Day Traditions
The Fascinating History Behind 5 of the Most Beloved Thanksgiving Day Traditions | TheBlaze.com
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that is filled with countless traditions that are widely shared by millions of Americans, but how much do you really know about the history behind some of the most common and revered customs?
From cranberry sauce and turkey to parades and football, the annual foods and activities that millions of Americans partake in each year have deep and robust roots, with each being worthy of historical exploration.
TheBlaze chose just five of these popular cultural practices to provide you with some brief history and thought-provoking informational tidbits.
Enjoy them, below:
Why Turkey?
Turkey is a fixture at most Americans’ Thanksgiving tables, but where, exactly, did this tradition originate?
A definitive history is difficult to pin down, but many historians believe the bird didn’t actually enjoy a place at the original Thanksgiving feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans back in 1621.
While poultry of some sort might have been served, turkey was not mentioned in historical accounts of the meal between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.
Venison, though, was on the menu, along with other foods of the day.
Photo credit: Shutterstock
The Oregonian noted that, while we can’t be sure of when the turkey came into the mix, there is one key figure who advocated for the bird to be served on Thanksgiving — Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879).
Not only did Hale, a well-known writer (she penned “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” among other works), urge families to adopt certain foods like turkey, but she was also the driving force behind pushing the U.S. government to adopt Thanksgiving as an official holiday.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln obliged — and here we are today.
Read 'em all!
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that is filled with countless traditions that are widely shared by millions of Americans, but how much do you really know about the history behind some of the most common and revered customs?
From cranberry sauce and turkey to parades and football, the annual foods and activities that millions of Americans partake in each year have deep and robust roots, with each being worthy of historical exploration.
TheBlaze chose just five of these popular cultural practices to provide you with some brief history and thought-provoking informational tidbits.
Enjoy them, below:
Why Turkey?
Turkey is a fixture at most Americans’ Thanksgiving tables, but where, exactly, did this tradition originate?
A definitive history is difficult to pin down, but many historians believe the bird didn’t actually enjoy a place at the original Thanksgiving feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans back in 1621.
While poultry of some sort might have been served, turkey was not mentioned in historical accounts of the meal between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.
Venison, though, was on the menu, along with other foods of the day.
Photo credit: Shutterstock
The Oregonian noted that, while we can’t be sure of when the turkey came into the mix, there is one key figure who advocated for the bird to be served on Thanksgiving — Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879).
Not only did Hale, a well-known writer (she penned “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” among other works), urge families to adopt certain foods like turkey, but she was also the driving force behind pushing the U.S. government to adopt Thanksgiving as an official holiday.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln obliged — and here we are today.
Read 'em all!
No. They're not going away. We must fight them. Every day-----PETA Ad: Eating Turkey is Cannibalism!
PETA Ad: Eating Turkey is Cannibalism!:
Have you ever been munching on a turkey leg and thought, “Man, I bet this is how my neighbor Frank tastes!” — well, if you’re PETA, you have.
The animal rights organization teamed up with Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller and actress Gillian Anderson to produce a new advertisement that outright likens turkey-eaters to cannibals, just in time for Thanksgiving Day.
Net neutrality: Progressives erupt over FCC proposal to repeal Obama-era rules - Washington Times
Net neutrality: Progressives erupt over FCC proposal to repeal Obama-era rules - Washington Times:
"Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai unveiled Tuesday plans to dismantle the Obama administration’s “net neutrality” rules, prompting cheers from Republicans and outrage from the left.
Mr. Pai, a longtime critic of what he described as the “heavy-handed, utility-style regulations” for the internet, circulated the proposed draft called the Restore Internet Freedom Order among his fellow commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting.
The FCC’s decision, under pressure from President Obama, to impose the regulatory framework in 2015 was a “mistake,” Mr. Pai said."
Mr. Pai, a longtime critic of what he described as the “heavy-handed, utility-style regulations” for the internet, circulated the proposed draft called the Restore Internet Freedom Order among his fellow commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting.
The FCC’s decision, under pressure from President Obama, to impose the regulatory framework in 2015 was a “mistake,” Mr. Pai said."
Propaganda Camps afraid their cult members might hear a truth?-----Students prep for 'fundamentally different viewpoints' at Thanksgiving
Students prep for 'fundamentally different viewpoints' at Thanksgiving
Similarly, The New School recently hosted a “pre-Thanksgiving meditation” where students drank tea, participated in a “metta (loving-kindness) meditation,” and discovered how to “show compassion for difficult people without sacrificing [their] own feelings.”
- Colleges across the country are preparing students for encounters with relatives who might hold different opinions as they depart from their academic bubbles for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Case Western Reserve University even notes that “away from the university, our families and friends often talk about issues differently than what we experience in our on-campus discussions.”
- Most schools simply suggest avoiding political discussions altogether, assuming that students traumatized by Trump's election will be at odds with family members.
At the College of William and Mary, for instance, students were invited to attend a “Thanksgiving Toolkit” event where they would learn “how to handle politically-motivated family conflict” that could erupt over the dinner table.
“Our families...often talk about issues differently than what we experience in our on-campus discussions.” Tweet This
Students concerned that they may have family members’ whose political views make them “feel vulnerable and distressed” were encouraged to attend so they could learn to “engage with the people [they] love, yet disagree with.”
At the event, faculty members taught students about “strategies for discussing privilege” and offered tips on “how to show solidarity with those who are made especially vulnerable by the election results,” even noting that they would be distributing educational “resources to pass on to family.”
Similarly, The New School recently hosted a “pre-Thanksgiving meditation” where students drank tea, participated in a “metta (loving-kindness) meditation,” and discovered how to “show compassion for difficult people without sacrificing [their] own feelings.”
“We all know someone who voted for our elect [sic]. They may be in our families. We might have to see them for Thanksgiving this year,” a description for the event cautions, but reassures students that they are “the beloved college student coming back from NYC” and “have a right to the Thanksgiving of [their] choice” free from political chidings.
...Case Western Reserve University also hosted a pre-Thanksgiving debriefing for its students, informing them that “away from the university, our families and friends often talk about issues differently than what we experience in our on-campus discussions.”
...Meanwhile, the Georgetown University Medical Center published a post-election Thanksgiving “survival guide” to help students through their challenging conversations with relatives, suggesting for instance that they avoid alcohol or other substances “that reduce ability to think clearly and to control anger.”
Among other tips, the guide also advises students not to “sit close to those who might challenge your opinions,” and, if such an unfortunate scenario were to occur, recommends that students “suggest talking at a later time,” or change the subject.
How the Navy Prepares Thanksgiving for 500 in 5 Easy (to Read) Steps | Military.com
How the Navy Prepares Thanksgiving for 500 in 5 Easy (to Read) Steps | Military.com
Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Robert Flake serves himself Thanksgiving dinner aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Nov. 28, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert Burck)
Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Robert Flake serves himself Thanksgiving dinner aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Nov. 28, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert Burck)
NORFOLK -- While most Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving at the home of family or friends, many sailors in Hampton Roads will spend the day standing duty aboard their ships.
The Navy wants to ensure those crews and their loved ones don't miss out on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
But feeding an entire fleet one special meal is no easy task.
For the culinary specialists aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Thanksgiving is their Super Bowl.
Cmdr. Jason Adams, the Bush's supply officer, walked The Virginian-Pilot through what it takes to plan Thanksgiving dinner aboard one of the world's largest warships.
Step 1: Get a head count..."
Read on!
The Navy wants to ensure those crews and their loved ones don't miss out on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
But feeding an entire fleet one special meal is no easy task.
For the culinary specialists aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Thanksgiving is their Super Bowl.
Cmdr. Jason Adams, the Bush's supply officer, walked The Virginian-Pilot through what it takes to plan Thanksgiving dinner aboard one of the world's largest warships.
Step 1: Get a head count..."
Read on!
New picture of original pre-Thanksgiving festivities found...
New picture of original pre-Thanksgiving festivities found!
"Democrat election-deniers brought nothing to share, waiting hopefully for free stuff." (all documented by NYT, ABC, CBS, NPR, etc.)
"Democrat election-deniers brought nothing to share, waiting hopefully for free stuff." (all documented by NYT, ABC, CBS, NPR, etc.)
ISIS Calls For The Assassination Of Barron Trump | Daily Wire
ISIS Calls For The Assassination Of Barron Trump | Daily Wire:
"After calling for the assassination of Pope Francis, ISIS has called for the assassination of Donald Trump's 11-year-old son, Barron.
According to The Washington Free Beacon, "pro-ISIS internet channels are calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump's son, Barron, and have shared personal details of the child's life on its social media networks, including the address of his school.""
According to The Washington Free Beacon, "pro-ISIS internet channels are calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump's son, Barron, and have shared personal details of the child's life on its social media networks, including the address of his school.""
The real story of Thanksgiving
"The story of the Pilgrims begins in the early part of the seventeenth century...
The Church of England under King James I was persecuting anyone and everyone who did not recognize its absolute civil and spiritual authority. Those who challenged ecclesiastical authority and those who believed strongly in freedom of worship were hunted down, imprisoned, and sometimes executed for their beliefs.
A group of separatists first fled to Holland and established a community.
After eleven years, about forty of them agreed to make a perilous journey to the New World, where they would certainly face hardships, but could live and worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences.
On August 1, 1620, the Mayflower set sail.
It carried a total of 102 passengers, including forty Pilgrims led by William Bradford.
On the journey, Bradford set up an agreement, a contract, that established just and equal laws for all members of the new community, irrespective of their religious beliefs.
Where did the revolutionary ideas expressed in the Mayflower Compact come from?
From the Bible.
...During the first winter, half the Pilgrims – including Bradford's own wife – died of either starvation, sickness or exposure.
When spring finally came, Indians taught the settlers how to plant corn, fish for cod and skin beavers for coats.
Life improved for the Pilgrims, but they did not yet prosper!
This is important to understand because this is where modern American history lessons often end.
Thanksgiving is actually explained in some textbooks as a holiday for which the Pilgrims gave thanks to the Indians for saving their lives, rather than as a devout expression of gratitude grounded in the tradition of both the Old and New Testaments.
Here is the part that has been omitted:
The original contract the Pilgrims had entered into with their merchant-sponsors in London called for everything they produced to go into a common store, and each member of the community was entitled to one common share.
All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belong to the community as well.
They were going to distribute it equally.
All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belonged to the community as well.
Nobody owned anything.
They just had a share in it.
It was a commune, folks.
It was the forerunner to the communes we saw in the '60s and '70s out in California – and it was complete with organic vegetables, by the way.
Bradford, who had become the new governor of the colony, recognized that this form of collectivism was as costly and destructive to the Pilgrims as that first harsh winter, which had taken so many lives. He decided to take bold action.
Bradford assigned a plot of land to each family to work and manage, thus turning loose the power of the marketplace.
...But while most of the rest of the world has been experimenting with socialism for well over a hundred years – trying to refine it, perfect it, and re-invent it – the Pilgrims decided early on to scrap it permanently.
..."The experience that we had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years...that by taking away property, and bringing community into a common wealth, would make them happy and flourishing – as if they were wiser than God," Bradford wrote.
"For this community [so far as it was] was found to breed much confusion and discontent, and retard much employment that would have been to their benefit and comfort.
For young men that were most able and fit for labor and service did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men's wives and children without any recompense...that was thought injustice."
Why should you work for other people when you can't work for yourself?
What's the point?
Do you hear what he was saying, ladies and gentlemen?
The Pilgrims found that people could not be expected to do their best work without incentive.
So what did Bradford's community try next?
They unharnessed the power of good old free enterprise by invoking the undergirding capitalistic principle of private property.
Every family was assigned its own plot of land to work and permitted to market its own crops and products.
And what was the result?
"This had very good success," wrote Bradford, "for it made all hands industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been."
...So they set up trading posts and exchanged goods with the Indians.
The profits allowed them to pay off their debts to the merchants in London.
And the success and prosperity of the Plymouth settlement attracted more Europeans and began what came to be known as the "Great Puritan Migration."
Now, you probably haven't read this.
...Thanksgiving, in other words, is not thanks to the Indians, and it's not thanks to William Bradford. It's not thanks to the merchants of London.
Thanksgiving is thanks to God, pure and simple.
Go read the first Thanksgiving proclamation from George Washington and you'll get the point.
The word "God" is mentioned in that first Thanksgiving proclamation more times..."
The Church of England under King James I was persecuting anyone and everyone who did not recognize its absolute civil and spiritual authority. Those who challenged ecclesiastical authority and those who believed strongly in freedom of worship were hunted down, imprisoned, and sometimes executed for their beliefs.
A group of separatists first fled to Holland and established a community.
After eleven years, about forty of them agreed to make a perilous journey to the New World, where they would certainly face hardships, but could live and worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences.
On August 1, 1620, the Mayflower set sail.
It carried a total of 102 passengers, including forty Pilgrims led by William Bradford.
On the journey, Bradford set up an agreement, a contract, that established just and equal laws for all members of the new community, irrespective of their religious beliefs.
Where did the revolutionary ideas expressed in the Mayflower Compact come from?
From the Bible.
...During the first winter, half the Pilgrims – including Bradford's own wife – died of either starvation, sickness or exposure.
When spring finally came, Indians taught the settlers how to plant corn, fish for cod and skin beavers for coats.
Life improved for the Pilgrims, but they did not yet prosper!
This is important to understand because this is where modern American history lessons often end.
Thanksgiving is actually explained in some textbooks as a holiday for which the Pilgrims gave thanks to the Indians for saving their lives, rather than as a devout expression of gratitude grounded in the tradition of both the Old and New Testaments.
Here is the part that has been omitted:
The original contract the Pilgrims had entered into with their merchant-sponsors in London called for everything they produced to go into a common store, and each member of the community was entitled to one common share.
All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belong to the community as well.
They were going to distribute it equally.
All of the land they cleared and the houses they built belonged to the community as well.
Nobody owned anything.
They just had a share in it.
It was a commune, folks.
It was the forerunner to the communes we saw in the '60s and '70s out in California – and it was complete with organic vegetables, by the way.
Bradford, who had become the new governor of the colony, recognized that this form of collectivism was as costly and destructive to the Pilgrims as that first harsh winter, which had taken so many lives. He decided to take bold action.
Bradford assigned a plot of land to each family to work and manage, thus turning loose the power of the marketplace.
...But while most of the rest of the world has been experimenting with socialism for well over a hundred years – trying to refine it, perfect it, and re-invent it – the Pilgrims decided early on to scrap it permanently.
..."The experience that we had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years...that by taking away property, and bringing community into a common wealth, would make them happy and flourishing – as if they were wiser than God," Bradford wrote.
"For this community [so far as it was] was found to breed much confusion and discontent, and retard much employment that would have been to their benefit and comfort.
For young men that were most able and fit for labor and service did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men's wives and children without any recompense...that was thought injustice."
Why should you work for other people when you can't work for yourself?
What's the point?
Do you hear what he was saying, ladies and gentlemen?
The Pilgrims found that people could not be expected to do their best work without incentive.
So what did Bradford's community try next?
They unharnessed the power of good old free enterprise by invoking the undergirding capitalistic principle of private property.
Every family was assigned its own plot of land to work and permitted to market its own crops and products.
And what was the result?
"This had very good success," wrote Bradford, "for it made all hands industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been."
...So they set up trading posts and exchanged goods with the Indians.
The profits allowed them to pay off their debts to the merchants in London.
And the success and prosperity of the Plymouth settlement attracted more Europeans and began what came to be known as the "Great Puritan Migration."
Now, you probably haven't read this.
...Thanksgiving, in other words, is not thanks to the Indians, and it's not thanks to William Bradford. It's not thanks to the merchants of London.
Thanksgiving is thanks to God, pure and simple.
Go read the first Thanksgiving proclamation from George Washington and you'll get the point.
The word "God" is mentioned in that first Thanksgiving proclamation more times..."
Turkey pardoned by Trump had multiple contacts with Russian officials
Turkey pardoned by Trump had multiple contacts with Russian officials
"WASHINGTON — The turkey pardoned by President Donald Trump has had multiple contacts with Russian officials over the past year, Duffel Blog has learned.
Grav E. Gobbles, a 4-year-old bird from western Minnesota, received a pardon Tuesday during a ceremony in the Rose Garden.
But how Gobbles was able to secure a presidential pardon has come under scrutiny, sources say.
According to sources, Gobbles met privately on multiple occasions with Russian officials over the past year, leading some to allege a pumpkin pie-to-play scheme.
In one instance, for example, Gobbles spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, though the details of what was discussed are still unknown.
“First, I’m never going to do that,” Kislyak told reporters when asked for details of the meeting.
“But I can tell you, without any reservation, our conversation was totally gravy.”
Gobbles also reportedly met with Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to sources, in a campaign on his own behalf.
At that meeting, Gobbles reportedly schemed with Flynn to kidnap a fellow turkey from his home, before stuffing him into a waiting van headed to The White House.
“You can say it was a recipe for deliciousness,” the source said.
The revelation comes just days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was grilled on Capitol Hill over his own recollections of meetings with Russian officials during the presidential campaign.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is already aware of the allegations against Gobbles, and sources say he is expected to roast him in the coming days."
"WASHINGTON — The turkey pardoned by President Donald Trump has had multiple contacts with Russian officials over the past year, Duffel Blog has learned.
Grav E. Gobbles, a 4-year-old bird from western Minnesota, received a pardon Tuesday during a ceremony in the Rose Garden.
But how Gobbles was able to secure a presidential pardon has come under scrutiny, sources say.According to sources, Gobbles met privately on multiple occasions with Russian officials over the past year, leading some to allege a pumpkin pie-to-play scheme.
In one instance, for example, Gobbles spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, though the details of what was discussed are still unknown.
“First, I’m never going to do that,” Kislyak told reporters when asked for details of the meeting.
“But I can tell you, without any reservation, our conversation was totally gravy.”
Gobbles also reportedly met with Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to sources, in a campaign on his own behalf.
At that meeting, Gobbles reportedly schemed with Flynn to kidnap a fellow turkey from his home, before stuffing him into a waiting van headed to The White House.
“You can say it was a recipe for deliciousness,” the source said.
The revelation comes just days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was grilled on Capitol Hill over his own recollections of meetings with Russian officials during the presidential campaign.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is already aware of the allegations against Gobbles, and sources say he is expected to roast him in the coming days."
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