Photos: Thankful (The Obama Presidency, Day 674)

[Clio the Leo]

Kaitlyn Ferrara, marketing manager for the W Hotel, poses for photos alongside a turkey that is getting some exercise on a rooftop deck at the W Hotel in Washington, DC, November 23, 2010, one day before being pardoned by US President Barack Obama at the White House. Two turkeys from Foster Farms, named Tom One and Tom Two, are staying at the luxury hotel on the eve of the annual White House Thanksgiving holiday ritual, with one being chosen as the bird to be publicly pardoned, with the other ready to step in should the bird get stage fright. After Wednesday's ceremony, both birds will live at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.


Ira Brister, live productions manager at Foster Farms, ushers a turkey inside after it received some exercise on a rooftop deck at the W Hotel




President Barack Obama, stands with daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama as he pardoned Apple, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Yubert Envia.























US President Barack Obama, his daughter Sasha (L) and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson (R) distribute food at Martha�s Table a day before Thanksgiving, on November 24, 2010 in Washington, DC. Martha's Table is a non-profit organization that provides food, shelter and clothing to those in need.






How's Santa Clause gonna top this?





Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner!

[Clio the Leo]

1. Raw video from the Martha's Table visit...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/11/24/raw-video-obama-family-volunteers-martha-s-table

[lunatica]

2. I love our First Family!

I can't say that enough.

[Misskittycat]

3. The Obama girls always look so cute. n/t

[Raine1967]

4. Blessed Thanksgiving to you Clio!

Thank you for giving me even MORE reasons to smile today!

[catgirl]

5. Thanks for posting these photos! n/t

[rasputin1952]

6. Those pics near the end w/the little kids are fantastic....

wish I could see the girl's face; from what I can see of the little boy, his eyes are about ready to pop right out of his head.

Could you even imagine that schmuck bush doing anything like this; imagine cheney doing this...those kids would have nightmares for years!..."Mommy, I saw the devil!!!"...:rofl: