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Monday, January 19, 2009

Yes We Can!


You would probably have to live under a rock - literally - to not know what the 20th January 2009 brings for the US and the rest of the free world.

Barack Hussein Obama II: some say he couldn't have had a less electable name... guess he proved them wrong. And tomorrow, he is going to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America (POTUS for short).

Whether it's his suave and savvy political speeches that grab you or simply his undoubtedly amazing rise to Presidency after being just a junior Senator in Illinois - he's got the world in a fervour.

He is reported to have sold over 3 times as much crazy, kooky memorabilia than the previous record-holder, Bill Clinton. The picture above is part of 10 000 collecters edition posters which sell for US$100 each and signed copies go for US$500.
No doubt everyone wants a little piece of Obama, so this post wouldn't be complete without a few tokens of Obama-memorabilia itself.


Perhaps a bit belated, but the truth of it speaks out all the same:


(it says 'Let issues be the issue')

To unity, freedom and hope,

~Hurley Who?

PS. On a totally unrelated issue, George W. Bush's IQ is reported to be 125. Apparently 95% of the world's population has an IQ of under 124.67. Below 80 is basically dumb, 100 is average, 140 and above is Stephen Hawking-Einstein freakin genius. So Bush's 125 indicates he has 'superior intelligence'. What a load... I'll never trust those IQ scams ever again!

PPS. Apparently Stephen Hawking isn't genius. He has is own level of IQ-dom. I Googled his IQ and some said 280 (what?!) and others 220 (hmm...). WOW! Einstein had an IQ of 161. Looks lame in comparison.

PPPS. This IQ thing is really addictive. Hitler - 141, Andy Warhol - 86, The Govinator - 135, Bill Gates - 160, Hilary Clinton - 140, Da Vinci - 220, Madonna - 140, Nicole Kidman - 132, Sharon Stone - 154 (WHAT?), Mozart - 165. I can keep going.... I wonder what Obama's IQ is?

PPPPS. Just Googled it. They say it's in the range of 130-148.

But these are all just estimates.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow the US has truly been obamarised; but what is the biggest difference he realistically can make single-handedly? my dad reckons he'll be like rudd - pretty good with words, but a little less able in terms of taking action, but i guess we'll have to wait & see

nice work hurley who for bothering to google all those IQs!
well i'm not so sure what an IQ is supposed to warrant - genius? credibility? success?
- so why do we bother about a rough indicator that really isn't much of an indicator of anything in particular at all?

but none-the-less, tis still interesting to look at people's IQs

lol i'm tangenting again, so i'll just shut up now

Anonymous said...

Lets hope Obama makes the changes we need - at least him and his team will. I mean he's already got another bailout package, withdrawal from iraq and guantanamo bay in his to-do list. those are all HUGE changes, so maybe the hype is worth it.

and yes i think IQ is not a totally definitive answer to someone's genius. apparently it never changes over your lifetime and you can never study for it. it is literally your natural ability.

Anonymous said...

if we stake so much on him we're relinquishing all our individual responsibilities - he is only one man, albeit one powerful man with perhaps the most powerful govt in the world but that does not mean that they ARE the world's govt. If we allow the US to dictate what the fuck is happening in the next four years then i guarantee that nothing is going to change, except perhaps an even greater inflation of american egos in believing that they are democratic saviours bringing hope to a world (which they fucked up in the first place). in the end politics is complete bull.