These tips can help you keep your Thanksgiving dinner politics free | USA TODAY
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as posted by the channelUSA Today national political correspondent Phillip M. Bailey breaks down how families can avoid getting into heated political arguments at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
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In "1776," the musical now being revived at the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York, John Adams, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson get into an argument. The subject? Birds. Which one should be our national symbol? "The eagle," Adams insists. "The dove," Jefferson suggests. "The turkey," Franklin says.
The eagle is "a scavenger, a thief, a coward and the symbol of more than 10 centuries of European mischief," Franklin argues. And the turkey? "A truly noble bird, a native of America, a source of sustenance to our settlers, and an incredibly brave fellow who would not flinch from attacking an entire regiment of British soldiers singlehandedly!"
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