Colin Powell Meets Feline Doppelganger (Friday the 13 Black Cat Alert)

Burks County Courier Times (AP) ^ | 8/13/04 | Barry Schweid

[El Gato]

Mingus demands an equal opportunity, but she's every color in the book, so what to do?

Name her Tiger Woods?

[Lady Jag]

That's Willie the Cat. Everybody knows Barney's the dog, so he only has to be called Barney. But everybody doesn't know Willie, so he has to be called Willie the Cat. I know because Barney's site on WH.gov says so.

[Lady Jag]

It's not Willie the Cat! How come he didn't get to do it...because he's not prize winning Colin, the perfect Burmese cat?

[Serb5150]

I definitely need on this list...

[Serb5150]

This picture is hilarious...

[jwfiv]

Quite a look on both their faces...)

[Lady Jag]

Mingus, I like your athleticism. I have a bottle of Triple Sec and a bag of pistachios if you want to come over.

[Serb5150]

The more I look at this photo and read the caption, the harder I keep laughing.

[beyond the sea]

Have you ever noticed in your long days on this earth that cats hate like h*ll to have their pictures taken? I've had cats all my life, and they just nearly never look comfortable when the camera operates!

Look at that cool black cat with Colin, that cat looks like a Democrat saying, "Powell's not really black, he's working for Bush!"

[Felis_irritable]

Sparky the cat told me to get myself put on the kitty ping list or I'm doomed.

[Lady Jag]

The more I look at this photo and read the caption, the harder I keep laughing.

You think it's funny! Mingus hasn't shown up yet...how do you think that makes me feel?

[mingusthecat]

Powell Meets Namesake Feline; Mingus the Cat calls on Defense Sec. Don Rumsfeld to Change Name to "Mingus Rumsfeld" 

ON A PORCH RAILING, SOMEWHERE IN TX--Opinionated feline pundit Mingus the Cat today spoke out about the meeting that recently took place between Secretary of State Colin Powell and his namesake, "Colin Powell," a copper-eyed Bombay cat born in Brookfield, Conn., on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.  The cat's owners, Sharyn and Sig Hauck, told the Associated Press, "We name all of our black cats after prominent African Americans."

Upon hearing of this, Mingus the Cat promptly felt that she herself had suffered from reverse discrimination due to the fact that there were no politicians named "Mingus."

The feline's concerns were not assuaged after being informed that a famous Jazz musician was named Charles Mingus.  In fact, she was especially insulted to learn that in addition to his fame as a musician, Charles Mingus was famous for perfecting a regimen for training cats to use an actual human toilet.

"The fact that the only other famous figure named Mingus is some guy whose fame came from teaching cats such a filthy habit (humans don't even bury it) doesn't make me feel any better," she said.

"I feel that other cats--namely ME--deserve an equal opportunity, even if we're not black cats.  Heck, I'm every color in the book, so I really represent the melting pot that is America."

Mingus also called on the political figure with whom she most identifies--Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld--to change his name to "Mingus Rumsfeld" in order to rectify the situation.

Defense Sec. Don Rumsfeld prepares to pounce on an assinine media question.  Mingus feels she most closely identifies with Rumsfeld.

"Rummy is no-nonsense, independent-minded, and intolerant of silly requests, just like I am," she explained.  She also cited his disdain for the Administration's doves, noting, "I don't find doves much of a worthy challenge where prey is concerned either."

Related stories:

• Democrat Convention In-furr-iates Opinionated Feline

• Mingus Echoes Criticism of Sandy Berger

• George Bush Draws Mingus' Much Sought-After Endorsement

 

[mingusthecat]

Sorry. Mingus was doing a media interview. She'll try to pencil you in.

[Lady Jag]

You know how when a cat inadvertently leaps into a bathtub with water in it and it's so fast that the cat never gets wet? I've had cats vanish that fast at the sight of a camera. They give you the Evil Eye or turn their backs but they sur do have their ways of avoiding the camera. That's why most of their photos show them sleeping.

[mingusthecat]

DOH!

Here's the FIXED (no pun intended) links:

• Democrat Convention In-furr-iates Opinionated Feline

• Mingus Echoes Criticism of Sandy Berger

• George Bush Draws Mingus' Much Sought-After Endorsement

[Slings and Arrows]

You have been added to the Kitty Ping List.

[mingusthecat]

That cat looks like it has a thyroid condition.

[martin_fierro]

And that was the GOOD photo.

Another one showed the cat's eyes practically bugging out of its head.

[mingusthecat]

I'll caption that one:
"Do I REALLY look like that?"
or
"What's that in his nose?"

[mingusthecat]

Here's another pic: (the real Colin Powell is grinning like a Chesshire cat, while the feline Colin Powell doesn't seem too pleased). Why does this photo make it look like the real Colin Powell is wearing the prize ribbon?