Okay, I lied! It’s going to take more than being left-handed to be American President (Unless you’re George W. Bush, in which case, it doesn’t take much to be president).
The coincidence is that American presidents since the 1970s have been left-handed, with the exception of George W. Bush. Even former Presidential hopeful John McCain is left-handed!
What is it about being left-handed and the American presidency? Is it just coincidence or are we left-handed people just power hungry?
Here’s a short list:
Alexander the Great
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Fidel Castro
Gandhi
Hugo Chavez
Jack the Ripper
Napoleon Bonaparte
Osama bin Laden
Queen Elizabeth I
Does this really prove we lefties are power hungry? Well, not exactly but if you look at the names on there, these are and were some pretty powerful individuals! And I have the honour of adding myself on a list where Osama bin Laden and Jack the Ripper are in! GO LEFTIES!
The point here is, and it might be obvious, is that lefties are probably more inclined to be intelligent, powerful individuals and NOT just for the American Presidency as the above list shows.
I went to my first rally last night. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were in Kissimmee, Florida and luckily they held the rally at 11pm or I wouldn’t have been able to go.
35,000 strong is how many people the Orlando Sentinel reports were there.
They came out like old pals. They laughed at each other’s jokes and whispered to each other like new lovers. I heard Obama’s speech was going to be the same – parts of it were, of course, but the rest really wasn’t.
We all remember how great and prosperous our country was under Bill Clinton – what a guy, what a President! It just so happens he needed his dick sucked a little too badly. Unfortunately, he gave the Republicans ammunition against him. He lied under oath.
As a side note, a funny comparison…have you noticed that Bush won’t speak under oath? He lies so much that the Republicans would fall over themselves having to try and defend him from impeachment – that’s why the fucker’s still in office.
We all know how great Clinton was for our economy with each family earning $7,000 more than they were before him. He had some great lines and he’s definitely a looker so that helps. But it was the relationships that struck me. Sure, I loved when Barack said, “Bush has dug us a hole and now he just wants to hand the shovel to McCain” because it’s a great visual and oh, so true, but it was nothing to the looks Barack and Billy gave each other.
I know, I know, Republicans hate Bill Clinton. But no one can deny that our country prospered under his executive leadership. He made this country a glowing example to the rest of the world and he was an economic genius – exactly the type of guy I want to see Barack palling around with, especially at a time like this. It was a gorgeous site:
The man is everywhere – as someone once said, he really is like Visa, everywhere you want to be. Last night, I count 3 places: 1) his infomercial
Doesn’t it look like he was already sitting in the oval office? There should be no question now about what this man would do as President.
2) the rally
(“Who makes less than $250,000 per year? We do!”)
3) the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
A man who surrounds himself with people like Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett and the always great Joe Biden is a man who wants to do great things and wants to get the right answers before jumping into something like the economic crisis head-first.
A man who surrounds himself with someone who called us a nation of whiners and said that we are in a mental recession is not the type of person I want working on our economy.
Bring us back to the days of prosperity and leadership in the world. It is time to heal and put someone in office who has the judgment to lead.
I may still be a little pumped from the rally so for the first and only time I will ever say it outright on here – OBAMA ’08!
Obama said the below at a political rally in Philadelphia, does anyone else get goosebumps reading this?
“But here’s the thing Philadelphia. They can run misleading ads, and pursue the politics of anything goes, they can try to change the subject. They can do that what they want to do because the American people understand what’s going on — but it’s not going to work. Not this time.”
Here’s the Obama campaign’s official statement about their candidate’s performance:
“This was a clear victory for Barack Obama on John McCain’s home turf. Senator McCain offered nothing but more of the same failed Bush policies, and Barack Obama made a forceful case for change in our economy and our foreign policy. While Senator McCain wants to keep giving huge tax cuts to corporations and said nothing about the challenges Americans are facing in their daily lives, Barack Obama will be a fierce advocate for tax cuts for the middle class, affordable health care, and a new energy economy that creates millions of jobs. While foreign policy was supposed to be John McCain’s top issue, Barack Obama commanded that part of the debate with a clear call to responsibly end a misguided war in Iraq so that we can finish the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. John McCain needed a game-changer tonight, and by any measure he didn’t get it.” Obama-Biden campaign manager David Plouffe.
And the McCain campaign’s take:
“There was one man who was presidential tonight, that man was John McCain. There was another who was political, that was Barack Obama. John McCain won this debate and controlled the dialogue throughout, whether it was the economy, taxes, spending, Iraq or Iran. There was a leadership gap, a judgment gap, and a boldness gap on display tonight, a fact Barack Obama acknowledged when he said John McCain was right at least five times. Tonight’s debate showed John McCain in command of the issues and presenting a clear agenda for America’s future.” –Jill Hazelbaker, McCain-Palin 2008 Communications Director
Blender magazine asked presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain to list 10 songs that pump them up.
We could not believe how homo friendly some of McCain’s choices were! His #1 is Abba’s Dancing Queen.
Ch-ch-ch-check it out!
1. Dancing Queen ABBA
2. Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
3. Take a Chance On Me ABBA
4. If We MakeIt Through December Merle Haggard
5. As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson
6. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
7. What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
8. I’ve Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
9. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters
Okay, I lied! It’s going to take more than being left-handed to be American President (Unless you’re George W. Bush, in which case, it doesn’t take much to be president).
