Notorious ‘‘Death Cat’’ Refuses to Leave Obama Campaign Headquarters

duhprogressive.com ^ | 11/4/12

[Justaham]

“He refuses to leave. When we force him away, he just comes back. It’s really been flipping us out…”

Such are the quivering words of a flush-faced Stacey Bingham, President Obama’s volunteer coordinator at his campaign headquarters in Washington D.C.

No, Ms. Bingham is not talking about Joe Biden. Nor is she speaking of the inevitable horde of creepy, overweight, middle-aged campaign volunteers who smell like a Beluga whale’s placenta that can be found at any campaign’s volunteer offices. Bingham is speaking of none other than Oscar the cat (a.k.a. “death cat,” the “grim purrer,” and “Dr. Catvorkian”), who gained fame in 2010 from his uncanny ability to detect who was about to die at a Rhode Island nursing home. Curling up next to unconscious geriatrics in ­­­­­­­­­­­Providence’s Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre, Oscar, a 9-pound ordinary American housecat, stayed with each patient in the hours before their death, becoming perhaps the furriest, cutest Grim Reaper to date. Nursing home doctors confirmed over 50 cases of Oscar accurately predicting patients’ deaths.

[Justaham]

[RoosterRedux]

LOL! That’s great!;-)

[reagan_fanatic]

He could just be looking for some kitty litter to cover up whatever’s causing that awful smell. Just sayin’.

[sodpoodle]

Did someone move him from Providence Rhode Island - or is that the name of a DC Home?

How did he get to the Campaign HQ?

[Hardraade]

I can has death of liberalism...

[KarlInOhio]

Will Oscar drop Obama on Romney's front porch Tuesday night?

[freekitty]

They sure are foul mouthed.

[RoosterRedux]

Did someone move him from Providence Rhode Island - or is that the name of a DC Home?

How did he get to the Campaign HQ?

Cats ride free on Amtrak. Everyone knows that.;-)

[Hardraade]

Supernatural

[Lazamataz]

THIS IS GREAT

John, we both missed an easy lay-up with this idea.... lol

[KarlInOhio]

How did he get to the Campaign HQ?

Riding a pale horse.

[freedumb2003]

>>How did he get to the Campaign HQ?
Riding a pale horse. <<

LOL!! KIO, you win the thread!

[freedumb2003]

Is this real or satire?

[UCANSEE2]

[presently no screen name]

Yes, Oscar will get Big Bird to help him drop obama off.

[no-to-illegals]

Oscar, God Love Ya!

[jafojeffsurf]

Too Funny! Cat prophets... Had to post on Facebook, the cat with a good track record, he must be reading the tea party leaves...

[sodpoodle]

We’ve been had - LOL it’s satire;)

***Adding to the creepiness, Oscar has also been spotted at other Obama campaign offices in several states, including Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The creepy cat has even encountered the President himself during one of his routine stops/pep rallies at his campaign’s HQ in Richmond, Virginia.***

Always read the article!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KarlInOhio]

Good thing Oscar is on our side this time.

[FreeAtlanta]

I don't feel like reading deeper to see if this is sarcasm. Either way it is funny.

BTW, I have always suspected that this cat is just following instinct and waiting for an easy.. albeit very big, meal.

[Hot Tabasco]

Did someone move him from Providence Rhode Island

I read that he had been found dead in a waste basket.....likely killed by some freaked out resident of the nursing home.

[Gefn]

I loved this! Maybe Oscar the Death Cat was hanging out there because he’s really a Hank the Cat for Senate supporter.

Thank you for making my day. ;)

[Beowulf9]

I can has death of liberalism...

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Justaham.

Oscar the cat... who gained fame in 2010 from his uncanny ability to detect who was about to die at a Rhode Island nursing home.

Viking Kitties Ping.

"His name is Oscar? Maybe [singing] he loves me because I'm trash..."

[Gefn]

I loved this! Maybe Oscar the Death Cat was hanging out there because he’s really a Hank the Cat for Senate supporter.

Thank you for making my day. ;)

[metmom]

OK, who’s got the kitty ping list.

I LOVE this.

[goron]

[Slings and Arrows]

FYI, Oscar is a real cat. This story is a joke. Probably.

[sodpoodle]

I googled but could find no report that he had died. He was 5 years’ old in 2007. Probably still at the Providence RI nursing home.

This article was satire;)

[sodpoodle]

I googled but could find no report that he had died. He was 5 years’ old in 2007. Probably still at the Providence RI nursing home.

This article was satire;)

[Slings and Arrows]

IIRC, someone wrote a satirical article saying that a nursing home resident had beaten Oscar to death with a bedpan. Naturally, some outfits reported it as legit.

[Nowhere Man]

Bummer, I thought it was for real. Anyhoo, I do remember my recently departed Whitey, she swatted the TV screen and hissed at it when Obama came on.

[AZLiberty]

He knows if you are sleeping. He knows you won’t awake.

[metmom]

I’ve heard of the real cat.

This story is wishful thinking, but a girl can hope.

It’s funny, though.

[metmom]

I like that. That could go down in FR annals.

The Viking Kitty ping list holders might like it.

[Slings and Arrows]

That it is.

[Slings and Arrows]

Good kitteh! May she rest in peace.

[IncPen]

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