50 things you probably didnt know about Your Future President
November 12, 2008
Borrowed from Dimewars.com:
• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
• He was known as “O’Bomber” at high school for his skill at basketball
• His name means “one who is blessed” in Swahili
• His favourite meal is wife Michelle’s shrimp linguini
• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
• He has read every Harry Potter book
• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can’t stand ice cream
• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
• He can speak Spanish
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn’t
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
• He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
• His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
• He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister’s fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived
• His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
• He and Michelle made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.
• His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
• He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
• He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
• He doesn’t drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
• He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
• As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
• His daughters’ ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
• He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
• His house in Chicago has four fire places
• Daughter Malia’s godmother is Jesse Jackson’s daughter Santita
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
• He uses an Apple Mac laptop
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300
• He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
• He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13)
• His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
• He was given the code name “Renegade” by his Secret Service handlers
• He was nicknamed “Bar” by his late grandmother
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
• His speciality as a cook is chilli
• He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were “street urchins”
• He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government
The Man Who United a Nation | Documentary on Obama
November 6, 2008
I imagine most of my posts for the next couple of days will be Obama-fied. I dont have to say much, you know who is, you know what he’s done… or do you? Update yourself on your next president. The Man Who United a Nation, Hoodz DVD documentary:
T.I. thanks fellow voters for Electing Obama | His hard work paid off - Respect HIS vote
November 6, 2008
T.I., who this election voted for the first time, wants to thank his fellow voters for a job well done in electing our 44th president Barack Obama. T.I. did a lot of voter education with his Respect My Vote program, so im sure he is VERY proud of the outcome of the election.
Jesse Jackson Gets Emotional As He Hears Obama Win The Election!
November 5, 2008
Some say Messy Jesse was crying because with all his hard work in civil rights he has finally seen “The Dream” come true. Some say he was crying because he felt that should have been him. I say that negro was crying cuz his actions got him cut off from the presidential well. Dry times for No-Action Jackson. Check out all the comments people left regarding his tears HERE
I wonder how forgiving Obama is? Cuz Jesse will eventually run and apologize.
Why HE Voted for Obama
November 3, 2008
Im still iffy about the trustworthiness of politics in general, but if we have a chance Obama is that chance. So for the time being i agree with Mark Bruno, author of this post, check with me later and see if im still in agreement. From Left of Center:
Why I voted for Barack Obama
On the eve of Election Day — which just happens to be one of the most important in U.S. history — I thought I’d present my reasons for why I voted for Barack Obama.
In a 2005 post on the liberal weblog Daily Kos, Barack Obama argued that Democrats must not only try to defeat the Republicans, they must work to build trust in government: “The bottom line is that our job is harder than the conservatives’ job…whenever we exaggerate or demonize, or oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose. A polarized electorate that is turned off of politics, and easily dismisses both parties because of the nasty, dishonest tone of the debate, works perfectly well for those who seek to chip away at the very idea of government because, in the end, a cynical electorate is a selfish electorate.”
Obama’s campaign for President is built on the premise that the Democrats must “disagree without being disagreeable” and unite America to solve issues of historic importance. He focuses on his ability to overcome partisan bickering, to work across the aisle, and to produce real results. The idea that someone would be able to unite America and get the government to productively work on important issues sounds idealistic. Understanding that cynicism, Obama stresses that Americans must embrace the “audacity of hope.” Hope is an irrational belief, a faith in optimism, but hope is also a unifying emotion, one that resonates with people across the globe. By emphasizing that we should all believe in the possibility of a new type of politics, Obama has converted many people, including Republicans, to believe in the possibility of the anti-Bush, a non-ideological leader that respects those who disagree with him and works to find not the Democratic solution, not the Republican solution, but the best solution. Campaigning to replace Bush with a unifying leader, he has struck a chord across the country — as shown by polls, book sales, enormous crowds, and website groups. In this crucial juncture in history, he has the potential to improve how Americans perceive politics, leading to more trust in government and solving some very difficult problems.
If he is elected, Obama will do a better job of not only passing the necessary legislation by incorporating other peoples points of view, but also letting the American people know that he is acting in their interest. An American president who is elected by saying, “we’re all in this together and we all have a stake in each other” will do a better job of assuaging the American people’s fears. Even some of Bush’s strongest Republican supporters concede that Bush isn’t the best salesman. When Obama gives a speech, he can really connect with the audience. Obama understands the issues, where we agree and disagree, and he has the intelligent policies, along with the charisma and political talent, to persuade the American people.
For those in the GOP who still make it a point to argue that Obama is not ready for the Presidency, well, Obama has already answered the question himself:
STEVE KROFT: What qualifies you to be President of the United States?
BARACK OBAMA: Something that I think I bring to bear to this process is the capacity to bring diverse people together around a common goal. And I think more than anything, that’s what America needs right now: the ability for us to unite around a common-sense, practical, non-ideological effort to solve some very big problems that we face. 60 Minutes Interview
Please also check out what makes Obama capable of uniting our country: Obama’s Experience. Or look at the Goodbye Speeches from Obama’s last day on the Illinois State Senate floor. He is praised by both a Democratic and Republican Colleague. And in case you haven’t read it yet, here are some Quotes from the Audacity of Hope.
The bottom line is this, Obama is the only candidate in this race who has the ability to actually get things done, and repair the damage done to this country by eight long years of Republican rule and policy. In Lanny Davis’ 2006 book, “Scandal: How ‘Gotcha’ Politics Is Destroying America,” the Washington Time’s columnist wrote: “Which, if any, leaders will have the courage to lead his or her party to win the presidency in 2008 — and then reach across the aisle to form a grand coalition government drawn from both parties, liberals and conservatives, to take a ‘time out’ from partisanship and solve America’s most pressing problems at home and abroad?”
Clearly, Barack Obama has now proved that he is that candidate. And he can be that kind of president.
-Author Mark Bruno
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