Mike the Chicken for President

Mike the headless chicken not a joke

"Mike pretty much explains our current gummint, news  and entertainment media, and Al Gore." The Real King of France

“ On Monday, September 10, 1945 at 6:45AM PST, farmer Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado, had his mother-in-law around for supper and was sent out to the yard by his wife to bring back a chicken. Olsen failed to completely decapitate the five-and-a-half month old bird named Mike. The axe missed the jugular vein, leaving one ear and most of the brain stem intact.[3][4] On the first night after the decapitation Mike slept with his severed head under his wing.[1] Despite Olsen's botched handiwork, Mike was still able to balance on a perch and walk clumsily; he even attempted to preen and crow, although he could do neither. After the bird did not die, a surprised Mr. Olsen decided to continue to care permanently for Mike, feeding him a mixture of milk and water via an eyedropper; he was also fed small grains of corn. Mike occasionally choked on his own mucus, which the Olsen family would clear using a syringe. [Wikipedia] ” At the time of decapitation, Mike weighed 2½ pounds; when he died 18 months later, he weighed nearly 8.