Dancing with the Stars runner-up Bristol Palin takes issue with President Obama's announcement that his daughters helped "evolve" his thinking on gay marriage, and not a few people have pointed out that her post on the subject lacks some, um, self-awareness.
The Thanksgiving turkey pardoning is an annual tradition old enough that the White House isn't really sure when it started, and no one really expects the president to take the event, despite its age, all that seriously.
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