'Because, Seattle': Mayor pardons turkey shaped wad of fermented bean curd

The mayor’s office issued an actual press release on this.

“I, Mayor Murray, pardon Braeburn the Tofurky,” the mayor proclaimed in the atrium of Seattle City Hall.

Braeburn the Tofurky will live out its natural life at the Rainier Valley Food Bank, the beneficiary of the food drive between Seattle City Council and the Mayor’s Office. Braeburn will be joined by his understudy, Honeycrisp.

Um…ok.

I'm a vegetarian who thinks the turkey pardon is dumb, but this is still dumber. http://t.co/HShJzlGNHS via @kate_sheppard

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 23, 2014

Seattle mayor pardons Tofurky. Because, Seattle. http://t.co/OcXFNUNv8Q

— HotAir.com (@hotairblog) November 23, 2014

Actually, *two* Tofurkies. Because, Seattle. RT @hotairblog: Seattle mayor pardons Tofurky. Because, Seattle. http://t.co/rhW1oIxKaC

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) November 23, 2014

Because Seattle. RT @kate_sheppard: Seattle Mayor Pardons Tofurkey (not The Onion) http://t.co/gmUg23juFO

— Stacey Wedlake (@staceyawe) November 23, 2014

Because, Seattle. RT @kate_sheppard Seattle Mayor Pardons Tofurkey (not The Onion) http://t.co/OgJD4HnoWx …

— Betsy Shirley (@BetsyShirley) November 23, 2014

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Another reason to love Seattle. @Mayor_Ed_Murray pardons a Tofurkey. http://t.co/6umVn1X6RG @MarkMuro1

— Amy Liu (@amy_liuw) November 23, 2014

Yes. “Love.”

https://twitter.com/allyinwisconsin/status/536505698952433664

https://twitter.com/boredfireman/status/536576451727085568

Sure. Sure.