A Peppermint Patty and the PIP-POP Awards

Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Not only is today election day it is also time for the tenth weekly presentation of the coveted PIP-POP Awards. We have an interesting assortment of PIPs and POPS this morning so let's prepare our customary liquid breakfast and head on over to the venue. Today we will be preparing a Hot Peppermint Patty. You will need 1 ounce of peppermint schnapps, 1/2 ounce dark creme de cacao, 1 teaspoon creme de menthe, hot chocolate, whipped cream and shaved chocolate for garnish. Pour the liqueurs into an Irish coffee glass. Fill glass with hot chocolate. Top with whipped cream and garnish with shaved chocolate. Run over to the theater as fast as you can. The drink tastes better hot. See you in a bit.

Well, I see you all made it here quickly. Our first recipient of the morning is Speaker of the House (not for long) Nancy Pelosi. Will Ms. Pelosi please come to the stage to accept your POP? Do you remember when you stood before the American people and vowed "No new deficit spending" Your words rang out throughout the land and we remember them well. "Our new America will provide unlimited opportunity for future generations, and not burden them with mountains of debt." You said all of this in 2007. Any thoughts on where we find ourselves now? I thought not. Here's your POP. I sincerely hope it is your last one.

The second POP of the morning goes to the United Nations. Will just about anybody from the U.N. come to the stage to receive this award? Despite the fact that statistics clearly show that women fare very badly under Islam, a United Nations official calls the data stereotyping. If the world's perception of the treatment of women in Islamic countries is that women are treated deplorably, it is because they are. Of course, the U.N.'s denial of the facts is standard behavior for the U.N., isn't it? Here's your POP and get back to us when you can prove that your organization is relevant in today's world.

This morning our third POP goes to Sen. John Kerry. Please join us on the stage Senator. Wow, you really let your temper loose when you characterized Republicans as practicing "obstructionism". You went on to assert that the GOP and talk show allies have created a "period of know-nothingism" in the country. I think you have your "isms" screwed up, sir. Did you mean to say that the GOP is trying to thwart "socialism"? No? I see, well take your POP and take your seat.

Our fourth winner " of the morning goes to the New York Times Arts reporter Patricia Cohen. Your profile of Harvard historian James Kloppenberg was absolutely stirring. Mr. Kloppenberg wrote a book entitled, "In Writings of Obama, a Philosphy is Unleashed". The writer and, I can presume, you as well believe that Obama is the phiosopher President akin to men like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Kloppenberg got a standing ovation from his fellow liberals for gushing over Obama, calling him a pragmatic, open-minded intellectual. You felt it necessary to inform the world about this non-event in the paper. Here's your POP. You might want to share it with Mr. Kloppenberg who did not appear here this morning because he was busy licking the President's boots.

Our fifth award of the morning is being presented by breakfastpopper eovery. I hope you will forgive him for appearing in his flannel jammies. His tux is at the cleaners! Actually, I think he looks quite dashing. Eovery has nominated the National Organization for Women for finally speaking out about the dismal and disgusting way Republican women are being treated by the Democratic candidates and the media. Take it away eovery. " I want to present this PIP to your organization because your President Terry O'Neill came down hard on a story that was circulated about Christine O'Donnell. Without going into detail the story was a perfect example of the sexism and slander that female candidates are forced to deal with. " Thank you eovery. Perhaps next time NOW will speak out sooner than later. The ugliness has been around for awhile now.

Before we close this morning's ceremony the committee would like to award former President George W. Bush with a PIP for throwing out the first pitch in the World Series. You threw a strike sir and I dare say if you were running today against Barack Obama you just might pull off a win.

Let's raise our Peppermint Pattys on high and toast all the "winners". PIP PIP Hooray, POP Goes the Weasels... To the polls everyone!!