[CobaltBlue]

It wasn't a fake turkey, it was "food prepped" as a decoration, and Bush grabbing it and showing it was impromptu.

[Gumption]

And he probably made some kind of joke like, "hey there, I got the turkey, who wants a leg?" The whole thing probably took 5 seconds. Anyone making hay out of this is merely exposing their feelings of desperation brought about by the sudden realization of the inevitability of 4 more years of Republican rule.