Meet Barack Obama - Kitty!

[blogslut]

A Bombay cat named Barack Obama sits in his cage at a "vote for your favorite DemoCat or RepubliCat" event during the CFA-Iams Cat Championship in New York, October 18, 2008. The cat show runs through the weekend at Madison Square Garden and includes show cats, trained cats and rescued cats looking for a good home. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES)

And here Obama Kitty faces his competitor - rrrrrr....hisssss:

Sharyn Hauck (R) holds her Bombay cat named Barack Obama, while Robin Beckett (L) holds her British shorthair cat named Renegade, representing John McCain, at a "vote for your favorite DemoCat or RepubliCat" event, at the CFA-Iams Cat Championship, in New York, October 18, 2008. The cat show runs through the weekend at Madison Square Garden and includes show cats, trained cats and rescued cats looking for a good home. REUTERS/Chip East (UNITED STATES)

I have to confess, if these two kitties were our actual presidential candidates, I would be one of those fabled undecided voters.

[glowing]

1. My mom would go for the black one, I would have to go for the grey one..

The grey one is soooo beautiful... and fluffy.

[npincus]

35. the Bombay's name is "Colin Powell" not Barack Obama (I was there)

I was at the MSG cat show and voted for him, myself! my thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7531277

The Bomaby was the DemoCat, and the Bristish Shorthair (gray one) was the RepubliCat. ALL cats were gorgeous, whatever their owner's political erpsausion. But I had to vote for the DemoCat.

Here he is:

[Blondiegrrl]

2. Pretty cats. The gray one looks like the icanhascheezburger kitty.

[musette_sf]

6. you noticed it too

see below

[quantass]

16. That kitty scares the hell out of me...Reminds me of American Werewolf in London

:scared:

[CoffeeCat]

3. I used to have a black cat that looked like that....

...but he was a Manx. He had no tail, and he was the coolest cat EVER!

Oh, I still miss him.

He looked like a little bear cub, without that tail.

I called him Bob--which was very fitting. I rescued him from the shelter.

Cats are so wonderful!

[musette_sf]

4. Happycat has a sad :-)

[blogslut]

8. LOL

Notice Obama kitty giving the (R) kitty the evil eye?

[Blondiegrrl]

25. LOL!

:toast:

[gabby garcia]

5. Renegade????

shouldn't that be Maverick?

[Abacus]

17. I find it amusing that Renegade is Obama's Secret Service code name

Even McCain Kitty secretly roots for Obama.

[anneboleyn]

22. Is this true? That is a funny coincidence.

[Abacus]

32. "Secret Service tags Obama 'Renegade'"

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2007/06/17/Secret_Service_tags_Obama_Renegade/UPI-88121182100001/

[KamaAina]

7. How did the gray cat end up representing McLoser?

First off, his name should be Maverick, not Renegade. :P

Secondly, he'd have to be a mangy old stray with a bad temper, possibly FeLeuk+ (though we'd never know 'cause he wouldn't release his vet records :P )

[renate]

38. that's pretty funny about not releasing the vet records n/t

:rofl:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

9. Obamacat actually is a feline version of Barack - he has the nobility.

Renegade is WAAAAY too cute and huggable to ever be a Repuke. Beautiful kittehs!

[npincus]

44. Ironically, his real name is "Colin Powell"

[KamaAina]

10. There is a family of ferals behind my office

the people, mostly women, who loiter around the homeless shelter across the street seem to take care of them! Indeed, "Mama Calico" is often seen in their midst, soaking up attention...

Well, don'tcha know, one of the younger generation is a little tuxedo male (easy to discern since ferals are rarely altered :-) ). I've gotten him to come up and give me a cat fix from time to time. So...

Since he's part black, part white, was born in Hawai'i, and I love him, I named him "Barack"!

I guess I can call his calico sister (?) Hillary, since the real Hillary has stopped hissing at the real Barack...

[Muttocracy]

14. perfect! :)

[bluedawg12]

28. uh..that's purr-fect!

Cats for Obama!

[Lucy Goosey]

11. The Republicat, though adorable, looks very grumpy.

Probably because he's been falsely labelled as a Repub - everyone knows that cats are Democrats.

[npincus]

36. he was a bit lethargic

I went to the show... he did a lot of sleeping, and seemed underwhelmed by the clamor around him! A lovely cat...

[Muttocracy]

12. Where are the American Shorthairs? Or mutt kitties? nt

[blogslut]

19. There may be one in the slide show

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/New-York-Championship-Persian-cat/photo//081018/480/aa54169838654edb8dd29f98d3c9252f/;_ylt=AomBeyFwywVjevf_rJ4kKt9paP0E

I know there was a shelter kitteh in there.

[npincus]

37. They had American shorthairs, in the aisle behind the "voting booth"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7531277

in fact- I was there. The CFA-IAMS Cat Show features CFA-recognized breeds. I go every year- at MSG in NYC. Each year, concurrently with the Cat Show, in an adjacent area, with no admission fee (Cat show tix ar $15) a huge Cat Adoption gathering is held. Many (or most) of the cat rescue and shelter groups in the NY area bring their kitties (or "mutts", as you call them) and get lots of overflow from the cat show, and adopt out a lot of the darling kitties. I believe that IAMS, the same sponsor of the cat show, sponsors the adoption drive.

All the kitties-- pure breds and "mutts" alike, are beautiful, lovable, and IAMS corporation does good works.

[TwilightGardener]

13. Beautiful kittehs.

[KamaAina]

15. Note that Barack Obama is wearing his flag scarf

while, as usual, the McLoser stand-in is not. And he's a British shorthair to boot! Why do even repuke kitties hate America so much?!

[npincus]

39. His name is "Colin Powell!- not BO, and BOTH kitties were gorgeous

I was there:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7531277

Reuters made an error on the DemoCat's name:

[blogslut]

18. In the interest of fair play

Here's is a portrait shot of Renegade:

[spooky3]

20. I love those "chubby" cheeks!

[npincus]

40. thanks, that's a better view than I got...

he was sleeping most of the time, and it was awfully crowded. What a gorgeous kitty. It's unfair to have had to have picked! (But the DemoCat won, 2:1).

[kestrel91316]

21. That Barack kitty looks a lot like my half-Burmese female named Fido.

Fido lived to the ripe old age of 17 and passed on the year of the Northridge quake.

[npincus]

42. So sorry about Fido.

17 is a long life for a kitty, I'll bet she had a wonderful life!

[EC]

23. Not fair

I had a cat that was exactly like the gray one...I named him Dinky...the only cat I ever had that could use the toliet...I miss that cat...he was so easy to care for, never had to clean a cat box...

[anneboleyn]

24. Here is the beautiful Russian Blue that won the show

Can't post it, apologies, but his name was "Blade Runner" -- very pretty.

[blogslut]

26. Let me help you with that

[Sebastian Doyle]

27. Renegade doesn't look at all like McCain

However, THIS kitteh does (at least in temperament and hairline if not physically)......

WARNING: this is one frightening cat!! :scared:

[gblady]

43. eeewwwww!

wouldn't want to wake up to that in my face in the morning...

[Clio the Leo]

29. Take it from me, the gray ones are NOT to be trusted.....

Here is my Russian Blue. He looks all cute and sweet, but I have no doubt he will one day KILL me in my sleep.



Need further proof of just how conniving he is?

His name is "Tucker."

[pansypoo53219]

30. nah,

i have always liked black cats. for the first time ever, i do not have one. no blacks in the litter 7 kittens and NO BLACK!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. Poor Renegade...

He's a beautiful kitty...shouldn't be associated with McShame. :(

It should be Democat vs. Republishit.

[Sebastian Doyle]

34. Republishit?

Like what, Mr. Hankey the election poo?


Howdy ho, my friends!!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

45. That works...

or Republisquitos

[npincus]

33. LOL- I was there (my thread sank like a stone, though)!

here is it is: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7531277

That kitty's name is "Colin Powell", not Barack Obama- (Reuters is wrong) nut he stood in as the 'DemoCAT"... he was a sweetie, and so was the Britsh Shorthear 'RepubliCAT"! I felt guilty choosing but had to go w/the DemoCAT! (he won by 2:1) :)

[uppityperson]

41. Competitor should be Mavrik