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Barack Obama for mayor of Belford Roxo, Brazil!
A funny story from the UK's Guardian
Money quote:
Due to a quirk of Brazilian law, candidates are allowed to run under
the name of their choice. As a result, at least six Brazilian
politicians have officially renamed themselves "Barack Obama" in a bid
to get an edge over their rivals in October's municipal elections."In
truth it was an accident," says Belford Roxo's Obama, an IT consultant
who is bidding to become the city's first black mayor. "I'd been on the
television wearing a suit and people thought I looked a bit like him so
they started calling me Barack Obama. They'd see me in the street and
shout: 'Hey! Barack!" So I decided to register it."
So! What should Obama change his name to for an easy win?
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Comments (2)
He should stick with his own name, thank you. And you should stick with yours. I miss the view.
September 17, 2008 4:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Barack would change his name to demosaur for an easy win of course.
September 17, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
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