A Rusty Nail and the PIP-POP Awards
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Tuesday, May 10, 2011. It is time for the 34th weekly presentation of the PIP-POP Awards. We can't begin the awards without first preparing a "nourishing" breakfast, so let's get to it. This morning we will be mixing up a Rusty Nail. You will need 1 and 1/2 ounces Scotch, 3/4 ounce Drambuie and a lemon twist for garnish. Place all ingredients in an old-fashioned glass filled with ice and stir well. Garnish with a lemon twist, dress for the occasion and make a beeline for the theater. Our "winners" anxiously await our arrival.
Welcome one and all. We are in for a treat today so let's start the morning off right now. Please welcome Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria to the stage. I believe this is your very first POP. You have earned it for your appearance at the White house recently during which you" brainstormed" with President Obama in an effort to reframe the immigration argument. The country is at peace now, content in the knowledge that you are on the case. You might consider sharing this award with our esteemed president.
Our next "winner" is President Barack Obama. He was unavailable to attend this morning so in his stead is the "real" president, Valerie Jarrett. Please welcome her to the stage. Ms. Jarrett, please give this award to our president for turning his back on the sister of Charles Burlingame, the pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Debra Burlingame approached President Obama at Ground Zero to ask him to offer an opinion to Attorney General Holder that she hoped would suggest that he drop his prosecution of the interrogators whose methods led to the eventual capture of Osama bin Laden. President Obama told Debra Burlingame that he would not do that and then he turned his back on her and walked away. This may be his best POP ever.
Our third award is the flip side of this coin. Please welcome Debra Burlingame to the podium. The nominating committee would like to recognize you with this PIP Award for having the courage to ask the president what most people would have liked to ask him. We are sorry that you were treated so badly.
Our next award is delightful. Will the adorable three year old, Eliza Lopes, who was a bridesmaid at the Royal wedding please come up to the stage? Please bring your little friend "wiggly worm" with you. You are being awarded this PIP for tickling the fancy of the entire world by posing for the Royal wedding photo with Wiggly Worm in your hand. No one noticed until the photo was a done deal and so henceforth Wiggly Worm will hold an honored place in the history of the Royal family. I say PIP, PIP!
Our last but not least award of the morning is a PIP because the irony of the entire incident was too juicy to ignore. Will the pilot of Atlantic Southeast Airlines who asked two Muslim scholars to leave the plane, please join us on stage? It is our understanding that you were concerned about the presence of these men onboard your flight. They were headed to a conference that would be discussing Islamaphobia and discrimination against American Muslims. The irony of the event was just to rich to ignore. The men eventually reached their destination, you were able to pilot your plane in peace and speaking strictly for me, I thought the whole thing was amusing.
That's it my friends. We have come to the end of the program. I want to thank you all for attending and ask you to lift your Rusty Nails on high and toast all the "winners". Until next weeK. PIP, PIP HOORAY...POP GOES THE WEASELS.
Good morning Hmr,
I'm surprised Pres. Obama didn't invite Wiggly Worm to the WH to discuss the fishing industry! See you at the Inn.
Excellent awards ceremony. Eva Longoria should just keep her mouth shut and do whatever she does. Obumma acted like the garbage he is in turning his back on Debra Burlingame. I saw the picture of Eliza Lopes and Wiggly Worm and thought that was a great picture. As for the pilot, I would get on his plane any time. I think the white house is going to need a new wing soon. It will be called the POP wing as Obumma is winning these awards faster than the speed of sound. Meet you at the bar. BARTENDER........
POP: These must be Desperate times if we need a Desperate Housewife to assist the government with immigration reform.
I see tht Obama is back to his usual self - accumulating his POP Awards.
This was another great awards ceremony, but I am not a lover of Rusty Nails, so I brought my own drink in to the theatre.
I'm off to the bar now. Someone, please save me a seat...
Pop,
Kudo's for the Obama dis-honor and the Burlingame honor which are both richly deserved.
I had not heard the Southwest Airlines story. Irony is sweet!!!!!!!!!!!
POP, Each award were certainly well deserved. Debra Burlingame's rude treatment by Obama was probably the most deserved reward of all. I thought his treatment of her was abysmal. Somehow I don't feel more secure with Longoria on the job, so another well deserved award. Excellence ceremony today and I'll see you at the inn.
Dear taxlarry,
I feel the same way about the pilot. If Obama adds a POP wing, do you think he'll invite me over to discuss foreign policy? See you at the Inn. The are having a wine tasting and I'm jazzed.
Good morning Pino,
No Rusty nails for you. I'll bring Pino Grigio! See you later. We are having a wine tasting.
Pop an excellent awards ceremony as usual, wine tasting sounds interesting.
Good morning Tom,
I laughed out loud when I herd about the pilot. See you at the Inn. We are having a wine tasting and it should be fun.
Good morning Pamela,
I can't believe you don't feel more secure knowing that Eva Longoria is solving our immigration problems. She has as much expertise as Obama when you think about it. See you at the Inn for a wine tasting.
Good morning Fiddleman,
The wine tasting should be fun. Will you bring your fiddle?
Morning POP...I just finished looking at some photos taken during the recent Russian celebration of VE Day... Looking at the marching Russian soldiers I now know where Obama got that arrogant up-lifted chin pose that always reminded me of Mussolini...
Great awards ceremony, all richly deserved...I see a new POP being prepared for next weeks ceremony to be given to Michele Obama for inviting a rapper, that wants to burn Bush and kill cops, to a White House " poetry " party...real class act...
See you at the tavern, POP...I'm bringing my own wine...They are serving Manischewitz which tastes like grape Kool-Ade...Larry
Pop,great awards, Obama showed her the direct response he has for America and it's majority" I'm king now piss off!"
In another time and another place I'd like to meet a chin jutting stuck up SOB like Obama and give it my best upper cut like the rockem sockem robots.
If I can get my bags packet pre-flight today I 'll be stopping for breakfast tomorrow and I'm off to a great vacation, 50
Great ceremony-The PIPS were great (especially wiggly worm)! Oh, the Pops. When I first learned about Obama turning his back on Burlingame I really wanted to take one for the team and punch his face. How arrogant and rude can one be? I guess Longoria is just Desperate for some attention and Obama was happy to oblige. So glad that piddly border issue is cleared up.
Cool hub Pop. I have always enjoyed Pop Goes the Weasel but believe it or not I have never tried Scotch.
BPop is this not a sad statement when the President relies on celebrities as he has all this time to further his cause ? And if I may say Muslim and Scholar from my perspective seems like a dichotomy in terms.And my final thought , BRAVO DEBRA BURLINGAME !
America now knows that Osama bin Laden was finally caught because CIA agents poured a little water on the faces of three terrorists and broke them down. America will not stand for having those CIA agents prosecuted by the limp-wristed, left wing twits now in the White House.
The only 'heroic' thing Obama actually did was listen to his military advisers and accept their recommendations to go in and kill Osama. His only other choices were to let him go or drop a bomb on him, and hope it was in fact, Osama.
None of the glory Obama is now basking in would have been possible if not for President Bush and the CIA making tough decisions, years ago. Without them, we would still not know where Osama was hiding! You'd think this little weasel of a president would honor all of them instead of strutting around pretending that he's the one who did something great.
Dear maven,''class act" and Michelle Obama do not belong in the same sentence. This is the woman who was never proud of her country until they nominated Obama. Disgusting. As for her choice of invited guests to the "poetry" event, POP..POP..POP. Will you present? See you at the Inn.
Dear maven,
If they are serving Manishewitz at the wine tasting, I beg of you bring extra Merlot for me!
Dear 50,
If you can't make breakfast tomorrow I will cook you a special breakfast when you return. I'll miss you!
Dear rkhyclak,
Longoria is multi-talented. She acts and she acts like a problem solver. Maybe she should run for president. See you at the Inn.
Dear zzron,
Well the way things are going Scotch may be in your future to dull you senses. See you at the Inn.
Dear tony,
You are right on all counts. I think the guy from Yemen who tried to break into the cockpit is a Rhodes Scholar! See you at the Inn.
Dear WillStarr,
I don't think that Obama actually made the decision. I think he was forced into it by Petraeus, Panetta and Hillary. Just think if he said no what would happen when it leaked that he could have gotten bin Laden but decided not to. See you at the Inn.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...Loved it Breakfastpops...you always create such a good mixture for the awards. And what wonderful answers are presented here today...Makes me proud to be a Hubber!
Dear b.Malin,
Makes me proud when you come to the breakfast table. See you at the Inn.We are having a wine tasting!
A load of fun in this one. I didn't know about the wiggly worm. So cute.
Good morning SaMcNutt,
Thanks so much for coming to the table. Check out the Royal Wedding photo. The Wiggly Worm is right there for posterity.
Ah, Rusty Nails. Just a few weeks ago, a good friend & I solved all the world's problems long into the night while enjoying a few Rusty Nails.
That Obama treated Debra Burlingame with such callous disregard is sickening--he could've easily lied (after all he's gifted in that area) & simply agreed to her request. This is perhaps behavior deserving of an extra large POP Award.
Thanks for a great presentation.
Good morning Ken,
Ah, if only all our problems in this nation could be solved with a Rusty Nail. It's obvious Obama is incapable of solving anything. Speaking about lying, that's just what I wrote about this morning. He gave a speech yesterday in Texas that was riddled with lies. Did I ever tell you how much I enjoy your company at breakfast?
Great ceremony, Pop. If Archie Bunker were still his old, old self, he would say, "Eva, you're a Pip (or should I say POP)!" Off to the Inn.
Dear Dexter,
If Archie Bunker were still around he would be sent directly to jail! See you at the Inn and I'll save you a seat.
Great awards pops! All well deserved, my heart goes out to Debra Burlingame, such courage then to be let down like that - shame on our president, but can't say that I am surprised. Of course it's ok to shoot someone in the head but we can't pour water over their faces to obtain info......I just don't get it - blessings pops!
Dear Whidbeywriter,
Anyone with common sense can't get it. See you at the Inn.
P.
Sorry I was a litttle woozy at the awards. I got to the awards early and spotted Chris Christie at the bar. We started buying drinks for each other. I was trying to get him to enter presidental race, and he was trying to get me to stop cussing on the Hub. Then Nancy Pelosi walked in, and I ran over trying to be a gentleman and tried to get her chair for her as she was sitting down at her table, but pulled it out too far. I think she broke a hip. She was pissed, and started screaming for security to waterboard me. I almost missed the show entirely.
Little Sister With Giant Brain, this was one of your best awards shows in my opinion. Obama .. what a dick. Anyway, sorry for spilling the pop corn. I couldn't get Hillary to go for that old trick again. She's the one who actually spilled it.
Whedbeywriter, I just wrote hub on that subject called American Reality Check. That was a cheep plug Patti. I owe you one.
Perfect score on this one my friend!
jim
Can Obama do any more stupid things that do not help his cause?
Probably!
Obama is so full of himself. It must be a reflection of his troubled, confusing upbringing. He doesn't even know where he was born!
The President isn't willing to stop the prosecution of the CIA operatives who interrogated the terrorists. At the same time, he is more than willing for Holder to prosecute the school district for not letting a new teacher off for three weeks to make a trek to Mecca...I mean, gee, you can see where that would be a much higher priority...it has precedence in the Muslim world. WB
bp - You have outdone yourself with today's PIPs and POPs. Best ever. Cheers to Debra Burlingame - she has the courage and moxie that our esteemed (?) leader lacks.
Dear Jim,
Sorry you ran into Pelosi. I heard her hip is fine. She shot it up with Botox and it looks great, not wrinkle for miles. Keep working on Chrisite, I like him and believe he would be good for the country. Plug away all you want. I'll be heading over to read your hub in a few minutes. See you at he Inn, Bro.
Dear RealHousewife,
Obama has an unlimited ability to do many stupid things. Look at all he has done in the last couple of years. See you at the Inn.
Dear Ms Dee,
I agree, he had so many fathers and so many social security numbers, no wonder he can't tell the truth about anything. See you at the Inn.
Dear Wayne,
Considering his priorities it all makes sense. Now he is going to reach out to the Muslim world to apologize for bin Laden. I'm sure they will all want to kiss and make-up and embrace democracy. To the Inn.
Dear drbj,
Thanks so much. I agree Debra Burlingame has the courage of her convictions. See you at the Inn.
Hey, at least the scholars didn't need a teleprompter to speak at the conference, I'll betcha!
Do you have Eva's Blackberry number? Thought it might be nice to have her pop on out here to Cochise County--we'll even give her a personal tour of the fence, including the beaten trails at either end of the thing.
Debra Burlingame, thanks for your service.
Good morning Ghost,
For Eva's number, just call the White House!
Hmrjmr1 Level 3 Commenter 12 months ago
POP - The selection committee has outdone itself this week. All fitting awards, especially the PIP for Mrs Burlingame. She certainly deserved better treatment from the POTUS. With Longoria on the immigration issue I can quit worrying about our nations security from the south border and focus on my beer at the inn. I'm at peace. See ya there. I'm buying today.