Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony


November 22, 2006


Price scored 11 of his career-high 16 points on 4-of-5 field shooting in that period alone, capping the quarter with a buzzer- beating 3-pointer that put Sacramento into the fourth up 13 at 84- 71.* White House correction.He returned for the first few minutes of the third quarter, but soon turned the reigns over to his undrafted backup from Utah Valley State College, Ronnie Price.It took a while, but finally fell into form when Mehmet Okur -- who had a 10-point, 10-board double-double of his own -- knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 101-99 Utah with one minute and 45 seconds remaining.In return, the group offered Bush a feast of Tofu turkey, vegetarian stuffing and a vegan apple pie.Do not, veteran forward Matt Harpring cautioned, fall into the trap of thinking it's okay to forever be rallying from behind.These birds were hatched on a farm in Missouri and raised there by Matthew Nutt and his morn and dad, Carol [Donna] * and Lynn, and we're glad you all are here. Thanks for coming. They did a fine job of raising these birds.The Bushes left the White House early Wednesday afternoon and arrived at the presidential retreat.Yet savoring turkeys, not saving them, is the agenda for millions of people on Thanksgiving Day."We just can't get down every game," Harpring was saying just the other day. "That's gonna run out of steam here soon. I mean, against a good team they won't let you come back if you get down 16."It came from within."He came out a little early, as did Flyer," Bush said. "And instead of chasing the soccer ball, he chased the bird. And it kind of made the turkey nervous. See, the turkey was nervous to begin with. Nobody's told him yet about the pardon I'm about to give him."

* White House correction.




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