Take a good look at the cats above. They represent the future of this country. That’s right, meet Barack Obama (l) and Renegade (r), two cats partaking in the “Purr-fect President” competition as part of the sixth annual CFA Iams Cat Championship. Attendees of this very special event are encouraged to vote for their favorite “Demo-cat” or “Republi-cat,” with the results perhaps foreshadowing the eventual Presidential election in November.
Aside from all the silly puns employed in this event, I really only care because I think it’s hilarious that anyone would name their cat “Barack Obama.” How incredibly awkward. Every time the cat does something, it must sound way more momentous than it actually is. I can just imagine the owner complaining, “UGH! Barack Obama is shedding EVERYWHERE.” Or “Guess what? Barack Obama caught a bird yesterday!” or “My heavens, Barack Obama coughed up quite the fur ball this morning.” Ahhhh, I kill me.
For more information on these cats (including the results), feel free to read about the contest here.
And if you’re wondering if the potential First Ladies got any feline lovin’, fear not. Picture of the Cindy McCain cat after the jump.
That’s not a cat. I know the real Cindy McCain when I see her.
I love that the Obama cat is black and the McCain cat has survived several bouts of melanoma.
melanoma as just as deadly as the common forms of cancer;~-