There was a U.N. meeting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday, during which US President Barack Obama had to endure 130 photographs with visiting foreign dignitaries.

ALL THE PHOTOS can be seen one-by-one on the State Department’s flikr page. Or, what you might prefer, and the reason for this post; is you can watch a video of all those pics compressed into 20 seconds.

The result? Barack Obama is pulling the exact same pose in every single photograph.

Freaky? Or cool? Depends which way you look at it, I suppose. Can’t really blame him – I mean, really – 130 pics in a row?

Personally, I wish I could find one set smiley pose that works. I get quite panicky before social pics. What am I going to do? The sexually charged open-mouth smile with slight tongue appearing on bottom lip? Or maybe this time we do the closed-mouth one-sided smirk? Or the old classic mid-talking pose?

Jesus, it’s a mine-field out there..

[source:spiegelman]

My brother, Barack Obama, was in New Hampshire on Tuesday for a Town Hall meeting about healthcare and the changes he aims to introduce to the system in America. Now this is a pretty damn intricate topic and something I certainly won’t be discussing right now. For those of you who want to read more about his helthcare vibe, you can go nuts here and here.

“Liberty’s moving..”
(Spoken into shirt cuff,
whilst pressing ear with middle finger)

What I would like to chat about are the number of people that are so passionate about stopping Obama and his healthcare initiative, that they are quite happy to assassinate him. Not only that, it is also legal for these head-jobs to take guns to the various events Barack Obama attends.

It’s true. Check this out:

 

The man is carrying a sign that says, “It Is Time to Water the Tree of Liberty.” That’s a reference to a Thomas Jefferson quote: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” It was a favorite slogan of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who was wearing a T-shirt when he was arrested with a picture of Lincoln on the front and a tree dripping with blood on the back.

This guy is carrying a legal weapon, says NBC News’ Ron Allen. The local chief of police has no objections. Open carriage of licensed handguns is legal in New Hampshire, and the man is standing on the private property of a nearby church that has no problem with an armed man hanging around.

[source]

Quite a mellow vibe to go for. When asked why he carried a loaded gun to Obama’s town hall meeting on Tuesday, he responded “Who would be silly enough to carry an unloaded firearm?”

Nice – not only is he a psychotic killer, but a comedian as well!

“A man walks into a bar and the barman asks him what he wants to drink. You know what he says?”

“What did he say?”

“Doesn’t matter, ‘cos he shot the barman in the face!”

BLAM! BLAM! HA! HA!

Whether this clown has found a legal loophole or not, surely they should have an overriding law that makes it illegal for a person to be angry and carry a loaded gun at a presidential event? Especially someone holding up a sign which basically reads, “watch me kill the president.”

It just shouldn’t happen, ever!

Madness! Can you imagine?

I mean REALLY, that’s like reading an english book in afrikaans class.

I thought I wrote about it before, but I can’t find the article. So anyway I’m sure I told you before about these two US journalists who were arrested in North Korea and have been sentenced to….wait for it… 12 years in a labour camp! Jeepers – how hectique is that?!

You know why? Oh, they were accused of entering the country illegally and committing “hostile acts.”

That’ll do it.

So Hillary is sending out messages to North Korea, appealing for amnesty. And while she’s doing this, she is hoping to God that Kim Jong Il is not connecting this incident to his nuclear weapons agenda.

Good luck with that, Hillary.

So it’s a delicate vibe Hillary is throwing and the New York Times agrees that the arrested journalists needs to be kept seperate from that of Kim Jong Il’s nuclear aspirations and The U.S.’s increasing dissent thereof.

Her comments on Friday appear to reflect a changing picture that has been complicated by the North’s test of a nuclear missile in May and its decision to fire seven ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on the Fourth of July.

Mrs. Clinton’s comments during a town-hall-style meeting at the State Department came in response to an employee who did not identify herself, creating the appearance that the question was planted in an attempt to send a message to North Korea.

Experts said that Mrs. Clinton appeared to be trying to keep the issue of the journalists separate from the conflict over the North’s nuclear ambitions.

“It’s clear to me they don’t want this tail to wag the nuclear dog,” said Michael Green, a top Asia expert for former President George W. Bush. “They are trying to keep it in a separate lane.”

But Mr. Green said the North was unlikely to release the women without getting something in return. Although North Korea does not expect the Obama administration to abandon its effort to impose sanctions on the North for its recent nuclear test, he said, it is likely to want a “high-profile visit” by an administration official to demonstrate that “it’s possible to return to business as usual.”

Well they should go straight to Kim Jon Il’s online mouthpiece, The Central Koren News Agency (go there – it’s amazing) and they will realise that he sees the arrest of the journo’s and his nuclear shinanigans in EXACTLY the same “lane”!

The quicklinks on the front page say it all.

Kim Jon Il
1 X Amazing

This, a recent news report I found under their “Trial of American journalists” quicklink on their front page (you need to spend some time cruising around that website – trust me) which says it all.

KCNA Detailed Report on Truth about Crimes Committed by American Journalists

Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) — The Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday released a detailed report laying bare the facts about the crimes committed by the American journalists who were arrested for having illegally trespassed into the border of the DPRK and committed hostile acts against it for which they were tried.

According to it, at dawn of March 17 unidentified two men and two women covertly crossed the River Tuman to intrude into its bank of the DPRK side in Kangan-ri, Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province. The two women were arrested on the spot.

The arrestees were confirmed to be Chinese-American Laura Ling, 32, correspondent of the Current TV, and south Korean-American Seung-Un Lee, 36, editor of the Current TV.

The investigation proved that the intruders crossed the border and committed the crime for the purpose of making animation files to be used for an anti-DPRK smear campaign over its human rights issue.

The preliminary investigation proved that they had a confab on producing and broadcasting a documentary slandering the DPRK with Mitch Koss, executive producer of programming of the Current TV, David Neuman, president of programming, and David Harleston, head of the Legal Department of Current TV, and other men in Los Angeles, U.S. in January.

A trial of the accused was held at the Pyongyang City Court from June 4 to 8.

At the trial the accused admitted that what they did were criminal acts committed, prompted by the political motive to isolate and stifle the socialist system of the DPRK by faking up moving images aimed at falsifying its human rights performance and hurling slanders and calumnies at it. [I enjoyed "faking up"]

In the name of the DPRK the Central Court determined ten years of hard labor according to Provision 69 of the Criminal Code and four years of hard labor according to Provision 233 of the Criminal Code for the accused Laura Ling and Seung-Un Lee and sentenced them to 12 years of hard labor according to Provision 44 of the Criminal Code.

The prison term is counted from March 22, 2009, when the accused were detained and it was pronounced that the judgment is unappealable.

The criminals admitted and accepted the judgment.

We are following with a high degree of vigilance the attitude of the U.S. which spawned the criminal act against the DPRK.

Did you enjoy the last paragraph!!???

That line is DIRECTLY from Kim Jong Il himself. I swear he talks to the West through The Central Korean News Agency. That’s like Twitter, for him.

He’s saying that this little incident (if there ever really was one) was a direct criminal act by the USA against North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).

And by “attitude of the US,” he is referring to the anger they (The US) are expressing as he tests his warheads and plays nuclear-nuclear.

Why do you think the only other Quicklink on their front page (alongside the quicklink going to “Trial of American Journalists“) is “Nuclear Test?”

It’s one of three things. He’s either going to keep the journalists while he completes his nuclear testing. Or he is going to force someone senior from The US to go to North Korea and kiss his ass (he’ll spin this one to seem as though Obama himself came to beg for nuclear mercy). Or he’ll strap the journalists to the end of a nuclear warhead and fire it over to them – thus creating the ripple effect which will, ultimately, lead to the end of the world as we know it.

Click here to read past 2OV articles about the amazingness that is Kim Jon Il.

Before hitting Ghana, and not 24 hours after Barack Obama was scoping tail with Sarkozy in Italy, he’s maxin’ and relaxin’ with Da Pope!

The Pope takes a break from emulating The TBG
to meet Barack and Mish-kebab

Barack changed his mind about going to confession after Pope Benedict XVI agreed that, even as a holy man, he too wouldn’t have been able to resist the temptation he (Obama) had recently encountered (here).

I just wish the Pope wasn’t so scary looking. Surely you don’t want the Pope to look evil?

Ewan McGregor would have been a far better choice.

By the way, you should watch Angels & Demons if you haven’t seen it already. Easy watching. Great fun.

[source - getty]

Barack Obama has just made his his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president. This weekend brought a 21-hour visit to Ghana, direct from the G8 Summit and chilling with The Pope in Italy.

Because that’s how he rolls.

He has also just met Jacob Zuma face-to-face as presidents for the first time at the G8 Summit.

Zuma asked for a pic for his Facebook page.

Barack Obama meets Jacob Zuma
Shades on. Amazing vibe.

Apparently Obama hinted on Friday that he’ll be attending next year’s World Cup soccer championship in South Africa.

When asked whether he’ll be attending the matches, his reply was “That’s my goal.”

[no spice]

The White House said Obama has agreed to meet with the head of FIFA, the governing body of the sport, about the World Cup.

Because that’s how he rolls.

But then enjoy this. After answering the question, the U.S. president playfully asked, “Did you get that?”

[The joke. He was asking if they got the joke he made with the play on words "that's my goal." (ie. football goal - for the dof ones out there). Don't you love that vibe about him? He cracks a joke and then isn't shy to check if the journo's got it? Incredible. My god he is wonderful.]

Anyway, back to the Ghana vibe. This is his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president and therefore his first solely-focused speech and message to Africa and Africans.

It’s quite a big deal.

So here it is..

The Obama’s cruise into Ghana

Text of President Obama’s speech Saturday in Accra, Ghana, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House:

Good morning.

It is an honor for me to be in Accra, and to speak to the representatives of the people of Ghana.

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Just when you thought Barack Obama couldn’t become any more awesome, the cameras bust him checking out some angel’s backside. That’s how real Barack Obama is.

And our boy Sarkozy next to him, quietly mumbling to himself, “Tres bon!”

Not that he needs to worry too much, when he’s got Mick Jagger’s seconds at home.

Not unlike his predecessor who once showed off his some very impressive precision shoe evasion maneuvers (here), Barack Obama stalked and killed a fly during an interview on CNBC yesterday. With Clinton being able to bang one in at any given moment, it seems the White House breeds lightning fast reactions!

This is such a lovely video – you simply must see. It’s quick as well. Say, 50 seconds? Can you do 50 seconds?

Oh, no, you’re waaaaay too busy for 50 seconds!

If that video gets pulled, click here for more versions

Wow!! That was just great.

Don’t know about you lot, but the best part for me is the interviewer’s reaction: “NICE!”

Aaah [wipes eyes], that was great.

In another STUNNING up yours to the Western World, North Korean leader, Kim Jong il has gone ahead and tested another nuclear weapon.

What did you say to me?

This, from Rupert Murdoch:

Secret Atomic Arms Test ‘Bigger And Better’

“Bigger and better”- that is how North Korea described the secret detonation of a 20 kiloton nuclear weapon.

The North Korean News Agency said the blast was larger and more powerful than a similar device that earned worldwide condemnation when it was detonated in October, 2006.

The size of the latest explosion was similar to the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US in 1945.

The decision to thumb its nose at world opinion will leave Kim Jong Il’s rogue regime even more isolated.

But the success of the weapons test will give the North Korean leader a much-needed boost in his popularity among the military, who effectively control the country.

It also sends a clear message to US President Barack Obama’s administration that Pyongyang is now a fully paid-up member of the world’s nuclear club and, as such, needs to be dealt with in one-to-one talks.

President Obama termed the nuclear test and subsequent launch of a short-range missile as “a matter of grave concern to all nations”.

“North Korea is directly and recklessly challenging the international community. North Korea’s behaviour increases tensions and undermines stability in North East Asia,” he said.

[more here]

Well, I don’t know who to believe. There are, obviously, two sides to every story and if you cast your eyes over to his state owned and run Korean Central News Agency, you’ll see a very interesting story about the United States’ own ambitions.

North Korea - Peace loving

U.S. Invariable Ambition for World Domination Flayed

Pyongyang, May 22 (KCNA) — The United States made public its military budget for the fiscal 2010 shortly ago. According to it, the U.S. plans to spend 534 billion U.S. dollars for military purposes in the new fiscal year.

Commenting on this, a news analyst of Rodong Sinmun Friday observes: This is a 4 percent increase over the military budget for the fiscal 2009 shaped by the former Bush administration and larger than the military budgets of the 25 countries with the biggest military spending in the world put together.

Referring to the policy orientation of the new U.S. administration, the news analyst notes:

It is the strategic goal and hegemonic ambition of the U.S. to turn the world inhabited by nearly seven billion people into one dominated and controlled by it.

To this end, the U.S. is hell-bent on the reckless arms race and aggression and war against other countries.

The new U.S. administration is keen to move the theatre of its “anti-terrorism war” for aggression fought by the former administration inside the territory of Pakistan and escalate it.

It is increasing the threat and blackmail against the anti-imperialist and independent countries including the DPRK.

The U.S. groundlessly found fault with the DPRK’s successful launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 under its space development program for peaceful purposes. It pressurized the UNSC into issuing an unreasonable “presidential statement” critical of the satellite launch.

It is also escalating its pressure upon Iran, taking issue with its peaceful nuclear development project this or that way.

The new U.S. administration is putting spurs to the moves to build an adventurous missile shield, which sparks a worldwide arms race, and working hard to realize its ambition for world domination through the expansion and reinforcement of the NATO.

This goes to eloquently prove that no matter how frequently a regime changes in the U.S. its imperialists’ ambition for world domination based on the “upperhand of military strength” and their scenario for hegemony remain unchanged.

[more here]

So, ja, there you go… I don’t know who to believe!

Kim Jong Il
Smooth..

Especially when Kim Jong Il is the son of the late Kim Il Sung, who according to the Korean Central News Agency, was recently praised by Kembo Campbell Dugishmohadi, head of the Zimbabwean government delegation who visited the DPRK, stating that President Kim Il Sung is “the greatest man in the world.”

It’s true – this, from the Korean Central News Agency:

Pyongyang, May 22 (KCNA) — Kembo Campbell Dugishmohadi, head of the Zimbabwean government delegation who visited the DPRK, praised President Kim Il Sung as the greatest man in the world.

During his stay in the DPRK, he keenly felt the greatness of the President, he said, and went on:

Born in a house with low straw-thatched roof in Mangyongdae, the President acquired personality of a great man and an indomitable fighter while receiving the revolutionary education from his parents in his childhood.

He is the savior of national resurrection and a legendary hero as he liberated the country by leading the arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to victory and turned the DPRK into a socialist power independent in politics, self-supporting in the economy and self-reliant in national defence.

The Korean people with the history of 5,000 years could demonstrate their dignity as the great people as they had the President as founder of the country.

His revolutionary history is the brilliant history that propelled the cause of global independence.

The President, possessed of far-sighted wisdom, made great contributions to the human cause of independence by founding the immortal Juche idea.

Mankind looks up to socialist Korea where the Juche idea has been successfully applied as a beacon of hope.

The Korean people and many foreigners are ceaselessly visiting the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where the President lies in state and his native home in Mangyongdae. This clearly shows how deep all people’s reverence for him is. The exploits performed by him for the times and humankind will shine forever.

[more here]

Maybe we should take off our blinkers before we judge incredible and dynamic leaders and playboys like Kim Jong Il and his dad.

Oh, were you not aware of how incredibly cool Kim Jong Il is?

Oh Ja!

CLICK HERE to find out about the REAL Kim Jong Il.

CLICK HERE for the BBC profile.

While our new president, Jacob “Let’s Dance” Zuma is certainly known for his dance style, I think he’ll come off second best to Barack Hussein Obama , when it comes to basketball.

Check him out shooting hoops.

Obama has such a radically cool air about him.

Now let’s check out the South African president, Jacob Zuma , doing what he does best.

Aaah, ja.. They’re so very different.

Good times..

[thanks bernhard]

Some of you might remember when my buddy Barack Obama made a public election promise to his kids, that he would be getting them a dog when they move into The White House. Well he has followed through with that, and The First Dog of the United States of America has arrived! It’s name is Bo, and has been given to the family by a mutual friend of ours, Edward Kennedy – who is a big fan of the “Portie” (Portuguese Water Dog).

Check it out:

Pretty cool.

According to iol, The dog’s name was chosen by first daughters Malia and Sasha, who liked it because their cousins have a cat by that name [I LOVE that reason] . Also, Michelle Obama’s father was nicknamed Diddley, the Post reported, giving the added jazzy connotation of Bo Diddley.

Hmm, so there you have it. Although the name Bo is quite versatile, it looks like the puppy is a male and not a biatch.

I chatted to a friend of mine, Wilfred Ikipedia, who is a bit of a general knowledge nut – and he had some interesting info on this breed:

The Portuguese Water dog
Not too dissimilar to Bo

 

The Portuguese Water Dog, colloquially known as a Portie [I told you that] , is a water spaniel breed of gun dog. Portuguese Water Dogs once existed all along Portugal’s coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen’s nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and to act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in bobbing fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the cold Atlantic waters of Portugal to the frigid fishing waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets caught cod to bring home.

Bazza, Michkebab and the kids take Bo for a walkies

I think I speak for everyone when I say I hope Bo is covered. I don’t know what sort of pet insurance they have in the US, but hopefully they’re as comprehensive as our very own Medipet.

The last thing you want is a bill for a hip op, just because the pilot of Air Force One had to take evasive action without Bo being strapped in.

My God, I’m on FIRE today!

I thought I’d hit you with this stunning little website someone sent me which is BOUND to rock your world.

It’s called Bad Paintings Of Barack Obama and it is exactly that. Simply shockingly kitch overboard paintings of our boy (and I don’t mean boy in a derogatory way – In fact I have a NUMBER of black friends who understand that it is a term of endearment that I use with all sorts of friends of varying creeds and colours. Seriously – white, blind, religious, gay, handicapped and bald friends alike – they’re all cool with it) in various Jesus-like poses.

Below is one of my most favourite prints that I would simply ADORE as a canvas print up at The Safe House. God, can you imagine! I’ll put it next to the one of me being served on by three half naked cartoon women.

Let Barack take you in his arms
and rock your world!
http://badpaintingsofbarackobama.com/

Jeepers that is something else!

Hey?

Very Kitch Christie!

[thanks frans]

This is 100% genuine. Trust me. This guy is Chinese and, as they do in China, EVERYONE goes mental whenever they see him. He now has a full time job posing for pictures with strangers.

Chinese Barack Obama lookalike

So good.

So, so good.

UPDATE:

It has emerged that this fellow is, in fact, NOT Chinese at all. He is apparently a “shy” Indonesian photographer.

Ilham Anas, 34, is already a celebrity in Jakarta, where Mr Obama once lived, but his fame is spreading.

He has appeared on Indonesia’s premier TV talk show, done an advertisement as Mr Obama, and received other marketing offers from companies in the region.

You can read more here. With regards to what I said above, in terms of this being 100% genuine – I was clearly referring to the pic. Which IS real.

Ok… I’m glad we sorted that out…

You may have heard the news about Barack Obama’s elf not wanting to be his elf anymore?

Just quietly watch this my friends.

So good.

[thanks warren]

Global racists, skinheads and white supremacist fashionistas won’t be too happy about this. Michelle Obama has nailed the cover of VOGUE magazine.

Pretty cool.

Barack taps that

Whilst the jury is still out as to whether ot not Michelle is living in South Africa, I must say she looks stunning!

It’s ALL happening in Obamaland!

Who knows, if he plays his cards right, Barack could even find himself on the cover of Time!

Now THAT would be a coup of note!

This journalist was quite naughty. During an interview on TV, he pulled out a copy of US Magazine and tricked the biggest brand in the world into acknowledging Jessica Simpson’s alleged weight gain. God he must have been bored out of his mind – what with trying to save civilisation from extinction and other minor issues like that.

US reports:

President Barack Obama joked that he was crushed to be cut from the cover of Us Weekly to make room for Jessica Simpson’s controversial curves. (Watch the video above.)

“Yeah, it’s a little hurtful,” he quipped when Matt Lauer showed him the newest issue of Us Weekly, on stands now, featuring a portrait of his family. (Obama is featured in the picture that runs next to the story — which focuses on Michelle — inside the magazine.)

“You got replaced by Jessica Simpson!” added Lauer, who sat down with Obama before the Super Bowl aired Sunday on NBC.

“Who’s in a weight battle, apparently. Oh well!” Obama said.

Check out the video here.

That journalist is what we in the industry refer to as a “twat.”

I must say I look forward to the day the anti-semetic skinhead racist white supremacist groups in the US decide to have a go at Barack Obama. They should consider watching this video before they hatch their plans.

This is what some of the black SUV’s in the Presidential motorcade are packing:

Are you ok with that? That’s like a few hundred shots a second.

They might want to incorporate a cup holder of sorts for the shells.

Good luck, Lynx and Lamb..

[thanks mark and simon - you crazy lunatics]

This is pretty cool. Politifact in The States has put together a meter that keeps track of how well Barack Obama follows through on his campaign promises.

PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the campaign and is tracking their progress on our Obameter. We rate their status as No Action, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken.

Click here for the Obameter

I strongly suggest we develop something similar after our upcoming South African elections. The practice of which would probably be made illegal in the first week of Zuma’s presidency. Or the guy running it would pocket some nice loot to “make the numbers work.”

We could call it the Zumeter.

Or maybe the Zoometer would be more appropriate.

I’m kidding, JZ!

“Too late, bitch…” *BANG*!