Should the turkey have been our national emblem?

Kate: I’m happy with the eagle. I’d rather have a bird that kills stuff than a bird that just walks around gobbling. It’s too big and flamboyant to hunt prey. It can’t really run that fast, either. The turkey is kind of a wuss and that’s why it ends up on the dinner table.

Nate: The bald eagle is almost extinct. Turkeys are all over the place and they’re all acting crazy everywhere. That sounds like Americans. It would be a great war emblem. A turkey is legitimately strong. An eagle flies around, spies on things, all sneaky about it. But a turkey goes out and puts its dukes up like the Fightin’ Irish. A turkey will rip you apart.

Baker: No, despite Ben Franklin wanting the turkey. The bald eagle is strong and represents freedom. I got a tattoo of a bald eagle [on my arm] representing America. Let me tell you what the tattoo artist told me, “You want a bald eagle that has a thick neck because that shows a sign of adulthood and strength.” I’d take the tattoo artist’s opinion over Ben Franklin’s.