Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Streetalk Streetalk: Would the country have been better off with the turkey as the national symbol?
Posted by Jeff Slate on Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Alex: Ben Franklin believed the turkey was more of a patriot than the bald eagle. Ben said the bald eagle was nothing more than a fish eater and a pirate. I don’t know why we chose the bald eagle. The turkey is more representative of Americans. We’re fat and we eat each other. The bald eagle is majestic, but is America really majestic? Are we really the land of majesty and purple mountains? I don’t see any purple mountains. I see the turkey as the rugged underdog which is America.
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Anyone who says turkeys are dumb obvioulsy doesn't know anything about wild turkeys. Old Ben was referring to the wild turkey, a truly awesome bird, not the "Butterball Factory Enhanced Steroid Fowl" versions we eat. Think about it, their were only wild turkeys in his day. Then along came Wild Turkey 101.....which is hardly a freshman level course despite the number. Ooooh, time to leave work early..... a new liquor store just opened down the street.....
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