I don’t really understand the whole concept of a politician “pardoning” a turkey. In this MSNBC video Sarah Palin pardons a turkey however, while being interviewed, you can see others being slaughtered behind her. (WARNING THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN’T WANT TO SEE HOW TURKEYS ARE KILLED)

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the U.S. at Thanksgiving. That’s alot of birds!

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As Wendy mentioned, last weekend was Netroots Nation, where lots of awesome bloggers and folks got together to talk about exciting things in the realm of making the world better. Not only was Al Gore there, but my fellow TakePart blogger Katie Halper (she’s on a break this summer) was there too!

And in case you miss your daily TakePart dose of Katie, check out the video below, it’s sure to make you smile!

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Feeling alienated from the election process with all the headlines and spin? You should head on over to jibjab.com, where you can watch their latest election satire and even put yourself in it!

You can watch mine here : (although I’m not sure why I have a mustache in it…)

• It’s time for some campaigning !

It’s kind of fun and the video does a great job of poking fun at everyone. I have to say that this years election is already pretty intense considering we haven’t even had the conventions yet. Since I’ve been in Ohio, I ‘ve seen atleast 3 John McCain TV ads, and I haven’t been watching much TV…

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