Red and Ginger and the POP Awards
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Good morning breakfastpoppers. There is a great deal of excitement in the air on this day, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. It is time for the 31st weekly presentation of the POP Awards. Let's prepare our usual liquid breakfast and head for the theater. This morning we will be mixing up a Red & Ginger. You will need 1.5 ounces of Johnnie Walker Red Label, 3 ounces of ginger ale and a lemon twist. Add Johnnie Walker Red Label to ginger ale and stir. Garnish with a lemon twist, put on your finest clothes and I'll see you in a bit.
Welcome everyone. We have a nice slate of "winners" today so let's jump right in and begin. First I would like to ask fellow breakfastpopper Cjv to come up to the stage to present the first award. At Cjv's suggestion the nominating committee has chosen the distinguished Representative from the state of Georgia, Hank Johnson to receive the POP. It has come to our attention that you actually inquired of a U.S. Admiral whether or not Guam, an island that's 24 miles by 7 miles might capsize if we deployed 8000 marines there. I believe the Admiral still has his mouth open. Doctors believe he is a state of shock. Sir, please allow breakfastpopper Cjv to hand you your award and escort you back to your seat. Walk back slowly, we can't risk having the theater tilt over.
"Winner" number two is , you guessed it, Chris Matthews. My, oh my, Chris does a week ever go by when you haven't done something worthy of a POP? Of course not, so please come on up to the stage. We spotted you singing the praises of the Democratic National Committee for being able to turn "a lemon into lemonade" by producing T shirts that advertise Biden's "big f***ing deal" comment about the health care bill's passage. You referred to the shirt as " a piece of delightfully unscripted history". It has also come to light that you now enjoy grossing people out by saying things like "Republicans pee all over Obama every day". How articulate, how dignified you are, Chris. Is it possible you are finally beginning to lose touch with reality? But then again, how would you know?
Our third "winner" of the morning is the Census Bureau. Will a representative from the Bureau please come up to the stage? The committee has learned that just days after hundreds of Census enumerators completed their paid training in Northern Virginia they were abruptly laid off without explanation. Our government, hard at work in our best interests, invested time and money, our money, hiring all these people, fingerprinting them, and paying them $20 an hour and 50 cents a mile to attend three days of training. I suppose this is the perfect example of why most people don't want the government directing our health care. Please accept this POP in recognition of your groups inability to function.
Our next "winner" of the morning is the government's takeover of the student loan business. We need a representative from the government to come up to the stage to take credit for "sticking" this fiasco into the health care bill. What is it? Oh, you wish to remain anonymous. That's fine and rather understandable. You have probably heard by now that this ill advised move could add 52 billion dollars to the deficit between 2010 and 2020 when the cost of the market risks and the loans administrative expenses are taken into account. Any comment? Did you say oops, sir? Is that the best you can come up with? Apparently so, then oops it is!
Our last "winner" of the morning is none other than President Barack Obama. We would have been honored to actually have the president attend in person, but he has sent his pal Valerie Jarrett instead. Welcome, Ms. Jarrett. Please extend our heartfelt congratulations to President Obama for his admitted ability and desire to change dialects depending upon the audience he is talking to. We have all noticed it, but it is refreshing to have the president talk about it freely. He has stated that he conjugates verbs and speaks in a typical Midwestern newscaster's voice because he believes it eases communication between himself and a white audience. Then the president goes on to explain that when he is with a black audience he slips into a slightly different dialect. Ms. Jarrett when you hand over this POP to the president could you just tell him that most of the American people would prefer that he pick one dialect and stick to it. We find this switching back and forth kind of phony, okay? Thanks.
Well breakfastpoppers and POP Award winners, this brings to a close another presentation. I want to thank all of you for attending. Let's lift our Red & Gingers on high and give a rousing toast to the "winner's".
Until next week...POP...
Great awards. How many has Chris Mathews "won?' I think he should get a lifetime achievement awards and be told to stay home. Enough of his ugly face. The census, ah yes. I guess the government hired too many census workers so they laid them off. I guess the government can't count. OH, yeah, they are trying to count us, right? Is there anything the government can do correctly? I think not. And for Obumma, how y'all doin' todya, my brother? See BO, I can slip too. I am going to sliip to the bar. BARTENDER.........
ha ha ha...you do make me laugh a lot, pop.
Thank you for that.
I remember when I was in graduate school, while I was waiting for my now ex husband to ask me out, I never went out and delighted in the joy of my other single friends to come home and tell me all the details of their exciting dates, lol.
Every once in a while one of them would say, I am tired. No date tonight and we would lock ourselves in our room..we had nice ones.. and down a whole bottle of Jack Daniels or Johnie Walker..ha ha ha..
Oh..those were the days.
Now to the more serious part of breakfast..oh.. I am so ignorant politically,pop.
My son tells me that the Healthcare bill is 2800 pages...
I believe in Divine design so you will forgive me if I do not share anyone else's view of what is happening in our country.
Nevertheless, I enjoy reading you and will always be your fan.
Student loan takeover legislation included in the health care 'reform' bill. Beyond earmark.
Still scouring my constitution for federal involvement in higher education financing. If anyone finds it, please let me know.
Thank God for Hillsdale College. No federal money accepted. Everyone is treated the same. No quotas, no diversity centers, no extra credit based on the way you look.
Good morning Tom,
Sorry it took me a while to answer, but I m sitting in the midst of total chaos. We are doing some renovation, trying to stimulate the economy and half the time I can't find the computer! Let's just go directly to the bar. I'll buy the food!
Good morning taxlarry,
Good catch phrase, the Census Bureau can't count. It's edgy and I think I can dance to it. As for Obama or whoever he is today, I've had enough. I'll meet you at the bar, Tom is buying and I 'm buying the food.
POP: You've done it again!
did you see Rep Johnson on TV? He actually leaned to the left when he was worried about capsizing the island of Guam.
The Admiral hesitated a second or two, then just answered NO. He must have been ready to fall off his chair laughing. I still don't know how he kept a straight face.
BO's award just prooves that his entire personna is made up of alternate egos. Maybe we've hit on something here.
As for Chris Mathews - I hear that he's building an addition onto his house. The room will be one large mantle from corner to corner in the room, including the back of the door. I think he's planning on many more POPs.
I'm off to the bar now, Tom is buying today. I have to sit between Tom and Taxlarry (who is practicing his dialects - do I detect a slight French accent?) - so boys, please save me a seat....
Good morning mssorenson,
Those do sound like the good old days. If things continue along these lines you may want to pick up your old past time again! No need to get involved politically, just come for breakfast. Your presence at the table is always a pleasure.
Good morning nicomp,
Don't waste your time looking for things in the Constitution that Democrats say are there. They are not of course! Hillsdale College sounds like a fantasy!
Pop
To start with as a constant coinsurer of Johnny Walker Black I question why you would ruin good Scotch with Ginger Ale; but I suppose each to his or her own!
Moving right along, great start. Mr. Johnson epitomizes the intelligence level of the average Obama supporter. Just as they see nothing wrong with the present Oligarchy taking over the Banking Sector of the economy, the Auto Industry and now the Healthcare industry. Or they believe the constitution guarantees every American the right of Life, Liberty, a House, a Car, a Job, and of course Healthcare then why would they not also believe islands are but floating land masses with tipping points. Too many people will offset their delicate balance and tip them over. I never could figure out how they kept these floating land masses from drifting away; they must have enormous anchors.
I like old Wee-Wee Leg’s idea of tee shirts. He can use his to wipe up the stage following his Messiah’s latest speech where he loses control and puddles around his feet. I think he should also produce a tee shirt reading "Republicans pee all over Obama every day; I simply pee all over my leg".
The Census Enumerators that were laid off were simply the first phase of the Government workers hired under Obama’s Stimulus Plan. The trainees were only hired to work for one day; the training day, next the takers will be hired from various ACORN unemployment records who will be dispatched to the various cemeteries in their Democratic Districts to record all the undocumented voters who have been overlooked for years; the third group The Intimidators will be hired from the resurging ranks of the Black Panthers. This group will be the last group employed and they will man the polling places to ensure “fair elections” come this November. All total the three groups comprise a million and a half new jobs created by Obama.
The representative responsible for the government's takeover of the student loan business is beyond a shadow of a doubt Mr. Hutting Wabbits himself; Barney Fwank! He can run the student loan business out of the same basement he ran his Gay Brothel.
Regarding President Barack Hussein Obama’s dialect, he is most comfortable with his mentor’s version of the English dialect, the good Reverend Jeremiah Wright. After all he savored it for over 20 years every Sunday. In fact he obviously misses it so much he can’t seem to settle in to another church. Must be the dialect?
America’s Chickeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnns coming home to roost!
Good morning Pino, or top o the mornin Pino or Shalom or whatever or whomever I feel like being this morning!
I wonder how many idiots does it take to capsize Washington? Let's ponder that over drinks later.
Have you seen the viral video of Michelle saying that "Kenya is his home country."????
POP...fine group of winners you got there...My fave is definitely Obama...slipping into a different dialect when he speaks to different people???? I'll be at the bar I'll need a couple to understand that one. Cheers!
Good morning Patriot,
Where do I begin? First of all my apologies for ruining a good glass of Scotch, but what do I know. Oh if only Washington were an island. We could dig up its anchor and float it off to Venezuela where all the people would live happily ever after. As fro the Census workers, you hit the nail on the head. ACORN,which is reorganizing under other names will be in charge of the Census and probably the vote in 2012. We have so much to look forward to, don't we? As for Pres. Obama's dialect, it must be so hard for him not to scream out "God damn America" every time he gives a speech. What a tough job he has, just ask Matthews who is dying to date him. See you at the bar.
Good morning vrajavala,
I haven't seen the video yet, but I will as soon as I catch up here. Thanks.
POP, a good line up as usual, with the state of the union it leaves so many to choose from. Your pick of mathews and BO will always be a direct hit. I ran across this little bit pulled off on fools day, check it out if you have time, between the work crew. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwViWTrkBRY
It leads to more but I found the statement as bad as any. Some where I saw a Video on Fox of a Senator blatantly saying he didn't care if the health bill was unconstitutional, I laughed out loud as he hung himself on camera. I'll look for it but I think you may have seen it. Little TV here so I don't know how big it hit the news.
I'll be at the bar! If you don't see me I'll be out back having a smoke.
Good morning Tammy,
The different dialects makes him a chameleon I suppose. He presents himself to people the way he thinks they want to view him. Another word is simply "phony". See you later at the bar. This conversation could take all night.
Good morning 50 caliber,
I will check out the link you provided. The "crew" is making so much noise I hope i can hear it. I did see that idiot of a Senator come right out and say he could care less about the constitutionality of the bill! Let's face it, that is the view of the entire Democratic Party! I'l see you later at the bar. I can't wait to escape from all this chaos.
PoP, great awards great comments, Obama dialect phony is a synonym for Obama,, Acorn is alive and well, I believe Beck got it right he said Liberals don't try and hide Acorn voter fraud since honest Americans look at voting as a losing battle against such fraud.. With the ' no we can't' attitude we never will!
Good morning greatAmerican,
ACORN is definitely alive. It is very busy transforming itself so that "we" won't be able to tell a acorn rfom an ordinary nut.
Bravo, Poppy! The Red&Ginger was perfect for the occasion and believe it or not, it has me speaking in tongues, or dialects, or something. Finally, we have a President that not only is a Nobel Prize winner but also speaks in dialect. When I do that, they call me a "cracker"! Next week, I really wish you would present the "Ray Charles" award to the leadership of the Republican Party. One would have to be blind to miss the various opportunities to lead in these great times in our society. You would think the opportunity to have your own Boeing 757 to fly across the country would inspire some of those folks to want to move into the position of majority leader. There's a lot of dialect being spoken over in the Congressional Halls at present. I think the Native Americans called it "speaking with a forked-tongue". Keep recognizing these, these, well, I can't find the proper dialect to describe what they are. I don't think 'leaders' is the term that I am looking for. Help me with it!
Pop,
These "winners" represent life in general. There are so many who are worthy picking the proper "winner" is like a spin of a roulette wheel, or a crap shoot in a casino!!!!!!!!!
Morning POP, the POP awards are one of my favorites, it's another excuse to hit the bar. I think everyone in Congress deserves the awards for going on vacation without extending the emergency unemployment. For those who rely on it, I'm sure it's not going to be a problem to wait to feed their kids or pay their bills.
When I first saw the clip of the Congressman suggesting Guam may capsize, I nearly fell to tears. THIS is how my money gets spent. For all THIS brilliance. lol
As for this whole student loan business, that thing just irks me to death. If you don't get a high paying job we'll forgive your loan? Sounds like another great way to shoot for the stars in life doesn't it? More reward for life's losers it would seem. As for the ones who excel and succeed, not only will you have to pay for your own school, but you'll have to pay for the fool's school who works for you as well. AND because you make more money we'll just go ahead and take more of that too. The more you succeed, the better life gets for the guy tugging on your pantlegs with his hands out.
Hi, pop - If you spell Obama backwards (that may be apt), you get (I)AM A BO(ZO)! That may also be apt.
Good morning Wayne,
Speaking in tongues! Maybe Obama learned to switch dialects in his beloved Church of God Damed America! . You're right about the Republican Party, they really need to step up to the plate and get their act together. I think the term you are looking for is perhaps, chameleon. A person running for office says I will be whatever I need to be or what you want me to be to get elected and then I'll be the "real" me. That is until the "real me" no longer works! Meet us at the bar. Tom is buying and I'm springing for the food!
Dear Tom,
The one thing we have in this country in abundant supply is "winners". Winners to the right of me, winners to the left of me......
Good morning jiberish,
What? You must be joking. Why in the world would the Washington elite postpone a vacation. Starving children? It's Bush's fault.
Good morning Springboard,
You have just explained the entire philosophy of the Obama administration. Let's remove all incentives to succeed, punish those that do by taxing them to death and give a major leg up to those that are too lazy to work. The end result is a population top heavy with shirkers who constantly have their hands out, saying help me, feed me, take care of me forever.
Good morning drbj,
I think you broke the code!
Yes exactly. Sickening isn't it?
Dear Springboard,
Yes, it is very sickening, but it is also very effective.
I hate that ole Hank is from GA, but at least he's a democrat!
Good afternoon habee,
Don't worry no one holds you responsible for Hank! He is a source of comic relief though.
Morning POP...Double thumbs up on a well-deserved awards ceremony...Just when you begin to think it couldn't possibly get any worse in congress, a democratic congressman from Georgia makes one of the most stupid statements of all time...
We need to institute drug testing in congress...Where do these doofuses come from..? Where were they educated..? Another from Illinois proclaims that he doesn't worry about the Constitution when deciding healthcare reform...and yet another, from Florida, wallowing in self-absorption, declares " There ain't no rules here, we make'em up as we go.."... Someone needs to make a montage of these incredibly arrogant, ignorant, and stupid remarks and play them back in October...
I'm so pissed I could chew...elk jerky...See you at the Inn..Larry
Rep. Hank Johnson's ignorance is astounding! He asked a question a 5 year old might ask. And he's in a position to 'lead' this country?! After watching the clip numerous times, I'm convinced he truly imagined the island tipping. I believe Obama is ignorant in much the same way, with huge gaps in his education. Scary, scary.
Good afternoon maven,
You have just hit on a brilliant idea. A montage of idiocy would be spectacular. It might not change any minds but it would be funny! Let's start the "Great List of Unbelievable Remarks" at the bar. Tom is buying and I'm in for the food.
Good afternoon sheila,
Johnson is really just one of many incompetents on capitol hill. Would we be in this mess, if there were people up their you knew what they were doing?
POP...I'm still shaking my head after watching that video of Hank Johnson and that utterly stupid question...Doesn't he know that 50,000 US Marines and Army troops stormed the beaches of Guam in 1944..? Unbelievably ignorant or just plain stupid...Larry
Dear maven,
Both, of course!
Pop, you are so funny hehe, that Guam they think that it will sink hehe, and Cris Matthews well, they deserved both the awards hehe, stupidest remarks, Smile for me, Maita
Good afternoon prettydarkhorse,
I wouldn't mind a bit if Washington sank, that's for sure!
Another wonderful list of winners, and all so deserving of their awards. There seems to be no end to the list of deserving candidates. Excellent job Pop!
Still laughing! And I'm HONORED to have been a presenter at such an auspicious occasion. You are some writer Pop! Your writing is practically the only thing that makes me laugh given our dire straights in this country! You rock!
And I'm with TaxLarry!! Chris Matthews must receive a life-time achievement award! The only thing that gives me comfort is NBC and MSNBC etc. are tanking in the ratings. And I think our illustrious President should get a life-time one too - doesn't he qualify for being the worst President in American history?
Oh, I finally got to read the Pop Awards. Wonderful and deserving as usual.
Keep on hubbing!
Pardon... migt be the aswr is in the Bible. Just a thought.
BPop I don't mean to be the Devil's advocate. But what if Hank is right and Guam capsizes ? LOL ! He sounded like he just finished a serious bonging session before the committee meeting in the video !
Right on, as usual. The Census Bureau example is exactly what's wrong with big government. It's always somebody else's money their spending, so who cares?
I may have said this before, but Chris Matthews deserves a Lifetime Achievement POP Award.
Thanks for the info & smiles.
Happy day friends.
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Good morning Pamela,
If I expanded the list to 100 a week it still wouldn't be enough!
Good morning cjv,
So glad you enjoyed the POPS and thanks so much for presenting. Matthews is definitely missing a screw or two!
Good morning eovery,
Keep on breakfastpopping!
Good morning tony,
How did he get elected, will someone out there please explain it to me!
Good morning Ken,
The Census Bureau sent me a letter telling me I was going to get the Census in the mail! Stupidity reigns and yes, I agree, Matthews deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dear changtianwwww,
Happy days to you too!
Pop, I slept late, so good afternoon! This is great. I love the idea of capsizing an island. A few years ago I was working in the Florida Keys. We had to pick up all of the rocks that had been dug up during electrical and fiber optic installation underground. This is an ongoing theme of road work, picking up the rocks and planting grass. We picked up rocks for a week and added them to a constantly growing pile on the opposite side of one of the keys, a central location that could be arrived at from both the northern most end and southern most end. Yes, I was worried about upsetting the balance. But there were a lot of rocks! Tons of them. Seriously. That's like ballast, right? LOL Have a great day.
Good afternoon Faybe,
Could Washington capsize? I wonder.
As always I enjoy your pop awards and you always put a smile on my face. Great hub.
Hey Pops, oops late again. Maybe I should of held off on the red and ginger until after the awards. I could barely see, let alone get here.
Too funny pops, I laughed so hard. Whats up with the census bureau? Did the government forget to put in a trick question?
I think Rep Hank is hitting red and ginger or the likes way early in the morning. He has fried too many brain cells.
I think Chris Matthews may have a few 'pot plants' growing in his home. He is smoking something powerful. I think he is the only one laughing. He needs a new job. Get out of Dodge Chris. Find a life.
O must be taking 'acting lessons' on taxpayer money. He must be on the chapter, 'How to feed 'EM' more 'Bull Horky' so they will really love ya'.
I think he is sharing pot plants with Chris too.
See you soon pops. I love ya. Hugs. (-:
Hi Pop,
I am late again, but will rarely miss your awards; they are just sooo very funny and so well deserved. They also keep me updated with some of the things I did not know while reaffirming some of the concerns I have.
I liked best your idea of capsizing Washington and I wonder which dialect would Obama speak in November
Good morning ladyjane,
And you are always a pleasure at the breakfast table! Thanks so much.
Good morning skye2day,
Thanks so much for giving me a great laugh. I found your comments, funnier than my hub! You are the best. Hugs....
Good morning Petra,
It's never too late to enjoy breakfast. His next dialect will derive from his experience in a Muslim country. After that, he will probably speak Mandarin Chinese!
Tom Whitworth Level 5 Commenter 2 years ago
Pop,
Kudos to you and fellow hubber Cjv. Poor Hank he must have been hammered in the head by Hammerin' Hank Aaron with a baseball bat, and he is disconbobulated.
Obama has given up our nuclear deturrant!!!!!!!!! He swears we won't use them!!!!!!!!
I skipped the Ginger Ale . I'm drinking my Johnny out of the bottle today. Meet you all at the bar, I'm buying!!!!!!!!!!!