Godfather and the PIP-POP Awards
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is PIP-POP Tuesday, June 21, 2011. We have an interesting array of "winners" this morning who are eagerly awaiting our arrival at the theater. We always have a liquid breakfast on this day and today is no exception. This morning we will be preparing the Godfather. You will need 1 and 1/2 ounces of Scotch and 1/2 ounce of Amaretto. Fill an old fashioned glass with ice cubes. Pour in your scotch. Now add your Amaretto and stir. Put on your finest clothes and head for the theater. I'll supply the pretzels.
Welcome everyone to the 37th weekly presentation of the PIP-POP Awards. Let's jump right in and welcome a representative from NBC to the stage. Your network dropped "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance at the U.S. Open. In fact, there were two readings of the Pledge and you omitted the phrase "under God" twice. You apologized, claiming your network had no malicious intent. Can you explain why you dropped the words? No, then please take your POP and take your seat.
Our second recipient of the morning is former Representative Anthony Weiner. Welcome Mr. Weiner.This POP has your name on it for your co-sponsorship of a bill in 2005 called "Establishment of New Fashion Model Nonimmigrant Classification." The legislation was designed to facilitate entry into the country by a fashion model with distinguished merit and ability who is seeking to enter the U.S. temporarily to perform fashion model services. What an important and ground-breaking piece of legislation. The world is a safer and happier place because of it.
Our third "winner" of the morning is the federal government. Will someone from the government step right up and receive this POP award? Sir, it has come to our attention that the federal government is asking the state of Iowa to provide at least 20 million dollars in subsidies for a "high speed rail" from Chicago to Iowa City. Are you aware that there is a faster, cheaper bus service already in effect? Oh, one other thing, the federal government doesn't have any money and neither does Iowa.
I think it's time for a PIp or two, so let's give a giant heartfelt round of applause to the Supreme Court for deciding not to hear an appeal from ACORN about their being banned from getting federal funds. Please welcome a Court clerk who is here to accept the award . Congress cut off funding because of allegations that ACORN was engaged in voter registration fraud and embezzlement. Score one for the taxpayer!
Our fifth and final award of the morning is a PIP as well. Let's give Rep. Darrell Issa a nice welcome for accusing the White House of using the website Recovery.gov to disseminate propaganda. We all look forward to reading the 37 page report you released documenting alleged misconduct by the Obama administration for promoting administration policies using federal resources. Once again, score one for the taxpayers!
Let's raise our Godfathers on high and thank all of the PIPs and POPs for a fine ceremony. Until we meet again. PIP-PIP HOORAY...POP GOES THE WEASELS...
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Good morning Tom,
Like me, you are up early. NBC has no excuse for what they did. How does Peacock taste? Cook one up and bring it to the Inn tonight. See you later.
Great awards. NBC is a disgrace. And Weiner probably sent a picture of his package to the model, and she wanted to get into the US to see it live and in color. She was probably on a no fly list hence the bill to get her into the acountry. I also heard that Weiner resigned so he can concentrate in his bid for the presidency. Yeah, his running mate is expected to be attorney general Eric Holder. Simple bumper sticker: WEINER HOLDER. I'll have another Godfather. BARTENDER...............
Tax larry could not wait to use that Weiner Holder joke.... excellent awards....
This is the first thing I have read this morning. As usual very funny even though it's not really that funny some of the stuff they do. Thank you for your comments.
POP: The State of Florida was the lucky recipient of 2 billion dollars to build a high speed railway. Our new Governor Scott told the Government to keep their money. Why? It would have cost the Florida taxpayers 3 billion. This high speed railway was going from Tampa to Orlando. Big deal! He was the third governor to turn down Obama's "offer". For some reason, the Pres. & VP are hell bent on building a high speed railway - anywhere. Now Iowa should do the same. By the way, the drive from Tampa to Orlando is 85 miles and takes 1.5 hours. Now if we have a train that goes 170 MPH, the time will be cut in half. Let's see.... $5 billion for a 45 minute savings = Obama desperate for any high speed rail. Gov. Scott was right. I hope Iowa follows suit.
taxlarry - I love that weiner holder joke.
Great ceremony, as usual, POP.
I'll see you at the bar - please save me a seat....
BPOP - "The Godfather" for breakfast? Woman you get an early start. Around noon you must need a parachute to glide on down.
I was late so I'm up in the loge section. See! I'm waving at ya. You can't see? Put the breakfast glass down fast.
On the omission, God added a tick mark in NBC'S column, even though they got down on their scrawny LSM knees and begged for forgiveness.
Just the name Weiner makes me want to flog my log. He just needed fresh meat to show his treat.
Iowa to Chicago? Why?
Ah, the SCOTUS. As they say, "Payback is usually hell." I hope Obama doesn't feel they dissed him. Excellent PIP choice!
Issa is da man! I'm back to the more serious side of reporting and I penned one about that whole fiasco just this morning. See! Great minds do think alike.
The Frog
Good morning taxlarry,
How many Godfathers did you have? See you at the Inn, unless, of course, you're already there.
Good morning jellio,
You think?
Good morning electricsky,
The truth is now stranger than fiction. See you at the Inn.
Pop, great awards all the way around, I'm having frosty Marys and I spose I ought to invite taxlarry to stop off at the morgue with me for a cold one on the way to the bar, he he 50
Good morning Pi,
Beware of Democrats bearing gifts! I guess Obama never had a train when he was a little boy in Kenya. In any case, a bad deal is a bad deal. Lots of money nobody has for something nobody but Obama wants. See you at the Inn.
Hi BPop. Issa is very well respected by people here in my region. He represents the North County section of where I live. And ACORN I believe is using another name now. And like I have said before , BOYCOTT NBC AND ALL THEIR ADVERTISERS !
Dear Fog Prince,
Flog the Log.. Wanna get me kicked off hubpages!..As for breakfast, that glass is filled with ice and we all know that water is good for us. See you at the Inn. I'm buying dinner and drinks for all of us.
Dear 50,
I'm a little slow this morning. I just came from PT and they killed me. Why the morgue?
Dear Tony,
Issa deserves respect. He's not afraid to tell the truth and he has the interests of the people in mind. ACORN is like a worm, you squish it and it keeps on wiggling! See you at the Inn later.
Pop it's a morbid joke "stop by the morgue, for a cold one" as in a dead woman on ice, necrophilia....... hehe50
BTW, is Joe Biden going to do another 'Summer of recovery" tour this year?
That embarrassment deserves some sort of dishonorable mention!
Will - I hope he spares us the agony!!!
My idea is that NBC omitted under God and indivisible because that's their politics, but obviously they were in for an awakening when so many people complained. These progressives are so insulated in their elite lives they have no idea how many of us there are who reject their ideology.
Dear 50,
Gotcha!
Dear WillStarr,
I think he is doing a bus tour with Go-Go dancers and an elephant! See you at the Inn.
Dear sheila,
No question about it. In their view, God had to get kicked to the curb. Sometimes I wake up hear something like this and wonder where I'm living. See you at the Inn.
Pop; as for NBC’s lame attempt at an apology it was nothing more than a sham; an Ooooops we goofed; didn’t think anyone would notice as we purposely removed that Pesky Under God phrase from the Pledge, so we had to offer up some form of what appeared to be an apology. But let there be no misunderstanding we intentionally removed it and we’re now WINK-WINK sooooooo sorry if we offended any of you Gun Toting Hicks out there still clinging to your Bibles and Guns with an antipathy for those of us that really understand the world. As for me I can’t stop watching NBC sports because they seem to get all the big events but I can take note of their sponsors and conduct my own personal boycott of them and urge all of you to do the same!
Oh I’m glad I’m not that congressman named Weiner
Texing all those pictures to the gals
Cause it seems there was no interest in his Weiner
Now he’s lost his power and his pals
POP "high speed rail" will make us more like Spain, Germany, France, Japan or even China; after our fearless Redistributor and Chief bailed out his union buddies at General Motors and Chrysler he’s now wasting more federal dollars in another form of transportation so as to incentivize even more Americans not to buy their pitiful little toy cars that they are now forced to make that nobody wants. And Sara Palin’s the idiot; he is truly a genius!
If dropping Under God from the Pledge seems horrible, which it definitely IS.....if no one has noticed this yet, it has been taken off all of the new coinage....when I noticed this a while back, it infuriated me. This has been done since the "loon" took over our country....Barring the rest of what I think due to censorship......Great awards breakfastpop....and one more thing, I do not think it was forgotten, the Under God....I believe they were TOLD to omit it. When it all comes down to the last trumpet they will find out they should have stood by God, not the world...maybe they actually enjoy hot water, cause there sure will be a lot of it where they are going.....
Good Morning Breakfastpops. These "Awards" today are some of the Best you have given out. Leaving "Under God" out of the Pledge of Alliance is Unconciable! When we were in Florida, there was talk of "High Speed" rail, but thank goodness the Governor turned it down, the Tax payers would have been STUCK in the end. As for Weiner, You've said it all let's just put it to Bed...ooops pardon the Pun! But I did hear, he may be having Second Thoughts about giving up his Seat. A Big Heads UP to the Supreme Court Re: Acorn.
POP, Fabulous award show! NBC ought to receive a double pop. They dropped under God twice and it wasn't even exactly the same words, so obviously this was not an error as they would have your believe. I am very happy the Supreme Court refused to hear Acorn's case. I guess Obama will have the unions or Soros keep them funded. I think each award was particularly well chosen. See you at the inn if I can walk there after drinking this Godfather.
Good afternoon Patriot,
What a ridiculous non explanation on the part of NBC. They removed the phrase "under God because they didn't want to offend their progressive base. As for high speed rail..what a grand idea, force it on people who can't afford it and don't want it. Makes sense if you are insane. See you at the Inn.
Dear Wealthmadehealthy,
They omitted Under God deliberately and anyone who thinks otherwise is deranged. See you at the Inn. We re going to recite the Pledge the way it was meant to be recited.
Good afternoon b.Malin,
I too heard that Weiner had not actually resigned, but he did so as of midnight last night. Leaving out "under God" was obscene and deliberat. See you at the Inn.
Dear Pamela,
I'll come by to pick you up in a bit. ACORN is still around under different names. That's something I want to look into. As for kicking God under the bus, let's face it, that was deliberate . See you in a little while,
BP OMG keep praying America. BP thank you for keeping this kiddo and many others informed with the truth. I love your writing. You make my heart smile, the truth makes me ill.
The drink was major relief for the headache after reading. What a good mix you came up with for this award ceremony. hiccup. ( - ;
I just love ya sista. You keep on OK! Hugs Galore
Good morning skye2day,
Love you too and hope you recovered from breakfast yesterday!
NBC has lost most of its credibility as a news source for me, and the fact that they would be engaged in a liberal bias against the use of the word "God" in the pledge of allegiance is really just par for the course. Any full blooded American patriot ought to be outraged. I have said it many times that I am not a religious guy, and infact don't necessarily even believe in God. However, to be an American I have to recognize, respect, and appreciate the founding principles of this country, all of which are based in Judeo-Christian philosophy. Regardless of my PERSONAL beliefs, the foundations of this country outweigh that in my opinion, and I cannot be patriotic if I cannot support the founding principles.
Dear Springboard,
Love your comments. This movement to expunge God from our Pledge, our National Anthem and our holidays feels like a prelude to Communism when religion had to go underground. What a disgrace.
Good awards. Could you possibly issue an award to Weiners wife? Her mom is a member of the Muslim Sisterhood and her father is Muslim Brotherhood and she is a full blown Muslim with access to the Oval Office. Weiner and she are possibly not really married, and in fact there was a ton of skuttle but about Mrs. Weiner before she became married that she actually wanted to marry Hillary. hahahahahahah
Dear mslizzie,
Perhaps Hillary should get the award (POP) for hiring her for such a sensitive position. I did hear that they were very, very fond of each other.
Little Sister With Giant Brain.
It's hard to watch TV these days. I used to really get a kick out of Letterman. Now days he and so many entertainers have become left wing political activist and use their gig as a tool to promote liberal extremism. I expect it from the news but not from entertainers. I didn't know about the latest with NBC. That's really unfresh. I knew they didn't care fuch for God, but I thought they kind of wanted to keep it under wrap. Guess not. Great report P. Up, useful, funny, and awesome. Can I have another drink please?
jim
Dear Big Bro With No Pants and Great Intellect,
God is not PC anymore. Didn't you get the memo? The idiots on NBC changed the Pledge, not once but twice. I guess they thought nobody would mind or even notice. How wrong they were. The telephone lines almost burst into flames from all the complaints. See you at the Inn. Your drink awaits you.
Pop, love reading your articles. Great award selection may I add. All of them do deserve their award. I agree. What was NBC thinking? One day they will be in front of God and I hope he ask why he was canceled! See ya Pop.
Dear lyricwriter,
Thank you for your support. I love it when you come to the breakfast table. NBC must believe that GOD is politically incorrect! Disgusting. See you at the Inn.
What's with all the high-speed railway billions of dollars offers from the government. Are they that desperate for the millions in kickbacks they will get?
Loved your PIPs and POPs, bp.
Dear drbj,
Yes, they are that desperate. See you at the Inn.
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 11 months ago
Pop,
Kudos on all Pop and Pip selections. In particular I feel NBC deserves all possible dishonor. Maybe we should have peacock for Thanksgiving dinner this year!!!!!