Stretching back my memory till the earliest ones I am pretty sure I did not have any interest or liking for the American politics. It wasn’t until the year 1998, two decades after I was born when the heroics of Bill Clinton captivated my attention hence the American politics. Well Monica Lewinsky also deserves equal credit. She was damn hot and I can understand the spell of seduction Bill Clinton must have been under. Even the name Monica Lewinsky oozed sensuality. But what Bill Clinton went through was a stuff of legends and a ‘straight out of text book scenarios’ that an American President could through.
Nevertheless, Bill Clinton not only made me take interest in American politics, he also taught me three great lessons.
- Receiving oral sex from a female is not considered sex.
- Republicans are really bad and they can make you very angry, a consequence of which is a strong desire to get a blow job from your hot intern..
- You can cheat on your wife even if she is in the house.
But most importantly I learnt that American Presidents have balls.
After the end of Bill Clinton’s terms, George W. Bush got elected to the office. Although I have to admit that I was a total Al Gore fan and rooted for him to win.
In hindsight, it’s a relief that Al Gore lost.
George W. Bush was the epitome of wrong decisions. And he had the biggest pair of balls of any President. Despite what we saw as lack of intelligence, he made up with his guts and grit.
It’s no surprise therefore that he served for two complete terms contrary to most of the predictions from political pundits. He was actually one of the most entertaining presidents as well. Apart from his debauched Iraq war, he did pretty gutsy things.
For one, he got the crap out of Muammer Gaddafi – the Libyan leader who had become a big time show off stemming from his defiance towards the West. I am pretty sure he must have not only seen the photos of Saddam Hussein’s hanging but the sons’ lifeless bodies – a catalyst for giving up his nuclear weapons program. Can anyone imagine what this madman would have done now if he had WMD? It wasn’t only that; he actually pushed Hosni Mubarak towards implementing democratic reforms in Egypt. And knowing that Hamas would win free and fair democratic elections, he still pushed for it despite getting advice to drop his effort. The important lessons he taught me were:
- A democratically elected government doesn’t mean automatic acceptance by the international community. You have to democratically elect non-terrorists into the government.
- If you have the ability to become the most powerful leader in the world, don’t forget to make those who wronged your family payback.
- To hell with others opinion. If you think its right, then just do it, even if it means you have to lie to get your way through.
By the time George Bush completed his second term the entire world was going through Bush fatigue. It was then when a Black-American man ascended catching the worlds including my attention with speech after speech – and damn eloquently; giving us Goosebumps and jerking out tears.
We didn’t have to lend him our ears, it basically deserted us.
I was completely sold out.
So were the Americans, actually 52.9% of the voting population when they elected him to become the 44th President of America. His speeches had two main themes, Change and Hope. He gave speeches everywhere. One of the major ones was in Egypt in June, 2009 where he spoke of freedom, democracy, change and peace.
It was after the recent revolution in Egypt when I realized that Barack Obama was mostly an eloquent speech guy. He just loved to talk. But then he made me realize lot of other things as well. All his actions and political decisions were guided by the polls. I mean it’s a damn good thing if you want to retain the presidency for another term. Polls became his spine and Oracle. Unlike his two predecessors, Barack Obama I understand does not have balls. He is in servitude to the political wind. He would think more than twice and then consult the polls on what people would think if he made a particular decision.
And he laughs a lot. Having seen coverage of world events especially during photos sessions, he is all too happy to show his 32. Well it just makes me assume that he is still in a joyous and celebratory mood from becoming the first Black President of America.
But like the other two presidents I learnt a few things from him as well.
- You can really talk your way to the top.
- Once on top, you don’t really have to walk the talk.
- Keep a neutral stand and make a decision at the last moment albeit one that’s popular with the majority.
