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$\"\"$ Oh, gag me.\u00a0<\/strong> ABC has just announced that on Thanksgiving Day, as Americans sit back to digest the turkey and stuffing, the network will air a 90-minute prime-time special \u201cA Very Gaga Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Call me a cynic, but I\u2019m thinking<\/strong> this won\u2019t be your typical \u201cCharlie Brown Thanksgiving\u201d kind of show.\u00a0 Hopefully, the pop star won\u2019t be wearing a dress of turkey cutlets; but other than that, my expectations are pretty low.\u00a0 She\u2019ll sing eight songs, including some from her current hit CD \u201cBorn This Way\u201d as well as some Christmas standards.\u00a0 She\u2019ll chat a bit with ABC News special correspondent Katie Couric.\u00a0 The whole shebang will be filmed in Ms. Gaga\u2019s former school, Sacred\u00a0 Heart Catholic School in New York.<\/p>\n

Couric released a statement<\/a> touting the show, and promising to show a different side of the star:\u00a0 Lady Gaga as a high school student still bruised by being excluded from the party\u2026 as a devoted daughter and a caring sister\u2026 as a 25-year-old woman embracing fame and fortune that seemed to come overnight.<\/p>\n

One interesting touch:<\/strong>\u00a0 Rather than singing in front of an audience of her fans, Lady Gaga will perform before a small group of her own family and close friends. \u00a0Gaga devotees who have wondered how she got that way may find some answers in the interactions with this group.<\/p>\n

Almost surely, the Grammy award-winning singer will use this opportunity to promote her new charity, the Born This Way Foundation<\/strong>.\u00a0 She tweeted earlier this week about the project, launched by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta.\u00a0 She announced, \u201cI\u2019m proud to announce: My mommy + I have created the \u201cBorn This Way Foundation\u201d A place for Bravery, Love, Acceptance.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Protecting children from bullying is a noble goal; but following on the heels of Gaga\u2019s LGBT\u00a0 activism and opposition to \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell,\u201d I\u2019m pretty sure the new foundation\u2019s real focus will be \u201cliberating\u201d children from societal and parental values regarding homosexual acts\u2014instead valuing, even nurturing, same-sex attraction in young people.<\/p>\n

Instead of giving an hour and a half to what promises to be titillating exhibitionism, may I suggest an alternate plan for your day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2022 Begin the day with prayers of thanksgiving.
\n\u2022 Help serve up Thanksgiving dinner to the hungry at a shelter or soup kitchen.
\n\u2022 Enjoy a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings.
\n\u2022 Soak up the love of family and friends.
\n\u2022 Laugh a lot.
\n\u2022 Watch a lot of football.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And if you\u2019ve got eight minutes to spare, you might enjoy\u00a0Charlie Brown\u2019s adventure, as the Peanuts gang discovers the historical roots\u00a0 of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

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