Sen. John McCain‘s presidential campaign rolled out a unique tactic this week: complaining that McCain’s opponent is more popular and famous. I suppose you could call it “out of the box” thinking, though it seems a tad whiny to me.
(McCain’s ad about Hispanic-Americans shows a far nobler side and is notable for its sobriety and lack of flash. It also takes some cojones to run it, given the virulent anti-Latino sentiment that infects much of the GOP “base” (in multiple senses of the word), especially here in Nevada.
But the McCain people have it all wrong. America’s heftiest celebrity is 44-pound stray cat Princess Chunk, the heaviest domestic pussycat in the world. This exemplar of avoirdupois is already scheduled to appear on Good Morning America and Live with Regis and Kelly. Surely the Today show is chomping at the bit to get in on the action. News of the giant feline has made headlines at least as far as Australia — although I seriously doubt that an American cat-caregiver would say, “how do you lose a 20-kilo cat?” (Journalistic license, mayhap?)
Even Princess (né Captain) Chunk’s gender is a source of confusion, so we may to settle on plain old “Chunk.” Or “Powder,” its given name. And, in a “ripped from the headlines” touch worth of Law & Order, it turns out that Chunk/Powder is just the latest victim of the nationwide foreclosure crisis. Powder’s elderly owner found herself out on the street and turned the poor — if portly — kitty loose, which is why it was found lumbering about Voorhees, N.J., which sure is getting its 15 minutes of fame.
Anyway, it looks like the behemoth feline will soon find a new home — and if he/she/it doesn’t, maybe Mandalay Bay can give it a comfy domicile. Chunk/Powder might even outdraw that other big bruiser, the Komodo Dragon.
