A Reprieve for Turkeys, But Not for People
January 20, 2010 by equirerExcellent article by Sister Helen Prejean
January 15, 2009 by equirerTurkeys have more chance of a pardon than humans
January 15, 2009 by equirer
Bush pardons a Turkey
Bush denies clemency to a Human
A turkey has a much better chance of being pardoned by George W Bush than a human.
In fact, out of all 16 turkeys whose fate was determined by Bush every single one was pardoned, whereas only 1 out of 155 humans has been granted clemency.
This works out to 100% of turkeys receiving pardons and only 0.65% for humans.
Here are the details of pardons granted or denied by Bush during his period as US President and Governor of Texas.
| Name | Date | Species | Clemency |
| Pumpkin | Nov 27, 2008 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Pecan | Nov 27, 2008 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Ronald Gray | Jul 28, 2008 | Human | DENY |
| May | Nov 22, 2007 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Flower | Nov 22, 2007 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Flyer | Nov 23, 2006 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Fryer | Nov 23, 2006 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Marshmallow | Nov 24, 2005 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Yam | Nov 24, 2005 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Biscuits | Nov 26, 2004 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Gravy | Nov 26, 2004 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Stars | Nov 27, 2003 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Stripes | Nov 27, 2003 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Katie | Nov 28, 2002 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Zack | Nov 28, 2002 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Louis Jones, Jr. | Mar 19, 2002 | Human | DENY |
| Liberty | Nov 22, 2001 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Freedom | Nov 22, 2001 | Turkey | GRANT |
| Juan Raul Garza | Jun 19, 2001 | Human | DENY |
| Timothy McVeigh | Jun 11, 2001 | Human | DENY |
| Claude Jones | Dec 7, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Daniel Hittle | Dec 6, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Garry Miller | Dec 5, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Tony Chambers | Nov 15, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Stacey Lawton | Nov 14, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Miguel Flores | Nov 9, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Jeffery Dillingham | Nov 1, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Ricky McGinn | Sep 27, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Jeffery Caldwell | Aug 30, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| David Gibbs | Aug 23, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Richard Jones | Aug 22, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| John Satterwhite | Aug 16, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Oliver Cruz | Aug 9, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Brian Roberson | Aug 9, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Juan Soria | Jul 26, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Orien Joiner | Jul 12, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Jessy San Miguel | Jun 29, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Gary Graham | Jun 22, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Paul Nuncio | Jun 15, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| John Burks | Jun 14, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Thomas Mason | Jun 12, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Robert Carter | May 31, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| James Clayton | May 25, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Richard Foster | May 24, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| James Richardson | May 23, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Michael McBride | May 11, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| William Kitchens | May 9, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Tommy Jackson | May 4, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Timothy Gribble | Mar 15, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Ponchai Wilkerson | Mar 14, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Odell Barnes, Jr. | Mar 1, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Betty Beets | Feb 24, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Cornelius Goss | Feb 23, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| James Moreland | Jan 27, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Glen McGinnis | Jan 25, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Billy Hughes, Jr. | Jan 24, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Larry Robison | Jan 21, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| David Hicks | Jan 20, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Spencer Goodman | Jan 18, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Earl Heiselbetz, Jr. | Jan 12, 2000 | Human | DENY |
| Sammie Felder, Jr. | Dec 15, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Robert Atworth | Dec 14, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| James Beathard | Dec 9, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| David Long | Dec 8, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Jose Gutierrez | Nov 18, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| John Lamb | Nov 17, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Desmond Jennings | Nov 16, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Domingo Cantu, Jr. | Oct 28, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Jerry McFadden | Oct 14, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Alvin Crane | Oct 12, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Richard Smith | Sep 21, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| William Davis | Sep 14, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Willis Barnes | Sep 10, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Raymond Jones | Sep 1, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Joe Trevino, Jr. | Aug 18, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| James Earhart | Aug 11, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth Dunn | Aug 10, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Charles Boyd | Aug 5, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Ricky Blackmon | Aug 4, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Tyrone Fuller | Jul 7, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Charles Tuttle | Jul 1, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Joseph Faulder | Jun 17, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| William Little | Jun 1, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Clydell Coleman | May 5, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Jose De La Cruz | May 4, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Aaron Foust | Apr 28, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Excell White | Mar 30, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Charles Rector | Mar 26, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Norman Green | Feb 24, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Andrew Cantu | Feb 16, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Danny Barber | Feb 11, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| George Cordova | Feb 10, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Martin Vega | Jan 26, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| Troy Farris | Jan 13, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| John Moody | Jan 5, 1999 | Human | DENY |
| James Meanes | Dec 15, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Jeff Emery | Dec 8, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Daniel Corwin | Dec 7, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth McDuff | Nov 17, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Jonathan Nobles | Oct 7, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Javier Cruz | Oct 1, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| David Castillo | Aug 23, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Delbert Teague, Jr. | Sep 9, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Genaro Camacho, Jr. | Aug 26, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Leopoldo Narvaiz | Jun 26, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Henry Lucas | Jun 25, 1998 | Human | GRANT |
| Johnny Pyles | Jun 15, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Clifford Boggess | Jun 11, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Pedro Muniz | May 19, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Robert Carter | May 18, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Frank McFarland | Apr 29, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Lesley Gosch | Apr 24, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Joseph Cannon | Apr 22, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Jerry Hogue | Mar 11, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Steven Renfro | Feb 9, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Karla Tucker | Feb 3, 1998 | Human | DENY |
| Michael Lockhart | Dec 9, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Charlie Livingston | Nov 21, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Michael Sharp | Nov 19, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Aaron Fuller | Nov 6, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Aua Lauti | Nov 4, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth Ransom | Oct 28, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Ricky Green | Oct 8, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Dwight Adanandus | Oct 1, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| John Cockrum | Sep 30, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Benjamin Stone | Sep 25, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Jessel Turner | Sep 22, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| James Davis | Sep 9, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Robert West, Jr. | Jul 29, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Irineo Montoya | Jun 18, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Eddie Johnson | Jun 17, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| David Stoker | Jun 16, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Earl Behringer | Jun 11, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Davis Losada | Jun 4, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Dorsie Johnson, Jr. | Jun 4, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth Harris | Jun 3, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Patrick Rogers | Jun 2, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Robert Madden | May 28, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Larry White | May 22, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Bruce Callins | May 21, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Clarence Lackey | May 20, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Richard Drinkard | May 19, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Clifton Belyeu | May 16, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Anthony Westley | May 13, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Terry Washington | May 6, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Ernest Baldree | Apr 29, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Benjamin Boyle | Apr 21, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth Gentry | Apr 16, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Billy Woods | Apr 14, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| David Spence | Apr 3, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| David Herman | Apr 2, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| John Barefield | Mar 12, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Richard Brimage, Jr. | Feb 10, 1997 | Human | DENY |
| Joe Gonzales, Jr. | Sep 18, 1996 | Human | DENY |
| Kenneth Granviel | Feb 27, 1996 | Human | DENY |
| Leo Jenkins | Feb 9, 1996 | Human | DENY |
| James Briddle | Dec 12, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Esequel Banda | Dec 11, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Hai Vuong | Dec 7, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Bernard Amos | Dec 6, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Harold Lane | Oct 4, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Carl Johnson | Sep 19, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Vernon Sattiewhite | Aug 15, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Karl Hammond | Jun 21, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| John Fearance | Jun 20, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Ronald Allridge | Jun 8, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Fletcher Mann | Jun 1, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Noble Mays | Apr 6, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Samuel Hawkins | Feb 21, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Billy Gardner | Feb 16, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Jeffery Motley | Feb 7, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Willie Williams | Jan 31, 1995 | Human | DENY |
| Clifton Russell, Jr. | Jan 31, 1995 | Human | DENY |
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