Topic: Wampanoag

The hosts deconstruct President Obama's 2015 Thanksgiving proclamation, comparing his narrative of the Wampanoag and settlers to historical records. They debate the origins of the holiday, noting that while Washington issued proclamations, it was Abraham Lincoln who established the modern national day of Thanksgiving. The discussion critiques the sanitized version of history presented in official government statements.

The hosts deconstruct the 2014 Presidential Proclamation for Thanksgiving, focusing on the narrative of the Wampanoag people. They argue that Obama's retelling of the Pilgrim story is a subtle rhetorical tool used to support his executive actions on immigration. The analysis suggests the speech frames historical native hospitality as a precedent for welcoming undocumented immigrants.

President Obama issued a proclamation for National Family Week and the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday. The proclamation includes a traditional narrative regarding the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. The hosts criticize the inclusion of "Alaska Natives" in the historical narrative and characterize the official story as a sanitized version of history.