It's Yet Another Award for Obama!

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A befuddled President Barack Obama was awakened at the crack of noon Monday to more unexpected accolades: He had just won the Most Valuable President (MVP) award for keeping the world turning on its axis, simply by using the power of his enormous brain.

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Although the President was difficult to understand before his first cup of coffee and slightly miffed at being roused so early from his bed (well, who among us is really a morning person?), it seemed that, after the disbelief had worn off, he was fully cognizant of the honor and responsibility of being America's MVP. "Wow," he exclaimed. "You mean just by thinking about what I'm going to have for lunch, I'm actually powering the rotation of the earth? Far fucking out!"  The POTUS was quickly rushed to his bubble bath by the First Lady, as Robert Gibbs, Presidential spokesperson, furiously typed the words "Thank you very much for this unexpected and overwhelming honor" into the Presidential Teleprompter for Obama to read later on in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, not everyone is thrilled with this year's recipient of the MVP Award. Scientists, in particular, are outraged at the counterfactual assertions of the MVP Committee.  Said Janet Marksham of the League of Concerned Scientists, "We have, in fact, measured the size of President Obama's brain, and have found that it is exactly the same size as every other adult male of the species Homo sapiens. In fact, there appears to be no evidence that Obama's thoughts are powering anything, much less the rotation of the earth!"

Despite the clearly partisan naysayers, America should be very proud of our President becoming the world's first black MVP.  The prize is $10 million, which President Obama is donating to the newly-founded charity, the Malia and Sasha College Fund for Underprivileged Daughters of American Presidents.

---Additional Reporting by S.N. Ark