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Friday, November 21, 2008
Sarah Palin and the Thanksgiving execution video
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A six-minute video is quickly making the rounds this morning, featuring Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska giving a Thanksgiving pardon to a rather ugly, 30-pound Tom.
But unbeknownst to the former GOP vice presidential nominee, the background of a post-pardon press conference — in which Palin declares that she still has a light heart — includes a smiling turkey executioner, doing what he does best.
This is the MSNBC version. The network has thoughtfully smudged the most graphic portions:
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A follow-up from the GOP: Sign that absentee request before you mail it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Over the last few days, we’ve heard some talk about problems with a state GOP mail-out of absentee ballot requests.
County election offices are having to send thousands back for lack of proper signatures, we hear. And looking at the one that arrived in the mailbox, the request for a John Hancock is easy to overlook.
Which explains the following, brief e-mail sent out late Thursday from Republican headquarters:
IMPORTANT
If you received an absentee ballot request form in the mail and did NOT sign the card before mailing it to your local County Registrar, your application WILL NOT be processed.
The e-mail refers voters to this link on Secretary of State Karen Handel’s web site, which will allow them to check the status of their absentee ballots.
And don’t forget the 42-cent stamp.
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