{"id":531,"date":"2008-07-31T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blogs\/dmckee\/index.cfm\/2008\/7\/31\/Americas-biggest-celebrity"},"modified":"2021-05-24T06:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:54:26","slug":"americas-biggest-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/americas-biggest-celebrity\/","title":{"rendered":"America's biggest celebrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. John McCain<\/strong>‘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.<\/p>\n

(McCain’s ad about Hispanic-Americans shows a far nobler side<\/a> and is notable for its sobriety and lack of flash. It also takes some cojones<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

But the McCain people have it all wrong<\/strong>. America’s heftiest celebrity is 44-pound stray cat Princess Chunk<\/strong>, the heaviest domestic pussycat in the world. This exemplar of avoirdupois is already scheduled to appear on Good Morning America<\/em> and Live with Regis and Kelly<\/em>. Surely the Today<\/em> 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<\/strong> — although I seriously doubt that an American cat-caregiver would say, “how do you lose a 20-kilo cat?” (Journalistic license, mayhap?)<\/p>\n

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Even Princess (n\u00e9<\/em> Captain) Chunk’s gender is a source of confusion<\/a>, 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<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it looks like the behemoth feline will soon find a new home — and if he\/she\/it doesn’t, maybe Mandalay Bay<\/strong> can give it a comfy domicile. Chunk\/Powder might even outdraw that other big bruiser, the Komodo Dragon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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