Author Topic: Barack: 50 Facts You Might Not Know (Read 4425 times)

ms da binsi · « **on:** November 11, 2008, 12:12:34 PM »

â€¢ He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

â€¢ He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball

â€¢ His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili

â€¢ His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini

â€¢ He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father

â€¢ He is left-handed â€“ the sixth post-war president to be left-handed

â€¢ He has read every Harry Potter book

â€¢ He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali

â€¢ He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream

â€¢ His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars

â€¢ He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia

â€¢ He can speak Spanish

â€¢ While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead

â€¢ His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea

â€¢ He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president â€“ he didn't

â€¢ He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia

â€¢ He can bench press an impressive 200lbs

â€¢ He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name

â€¢ His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

â€¢ He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fiancÃ©, but left when a stripper arrived

â€¢ His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy

â€¢ He and Michelle made $4.2 million (Â£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books

â€¢ His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

â€¢ He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck

â€¢ He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.

â€¢ His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees

â€¢ He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date

â€¢ He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker

â€¢ He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol

â€¢ He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician

â€¢ As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine

â€¢ His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)

â€¢ He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside

â€¢ He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal

â€¢ His house in Chicago has four fire places

â€¢ Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita

â€¢ He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry

â€¢ He uses an Apple Mac laptop

â€¢ He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300

â€¢ He wears $1,500 (Â£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits

â€¢ He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes

â€¢ He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (Â£13)

â€¢ His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire

â€¢ He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers

â€¢ He was nicknamed "Bear" by his late grandmother

â€¢ He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds

â€¢ His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso

â€¢ His speciality as a cook is chilli

â€¢ He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins"

â€¢ He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life

â€¢ His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government

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LanggamTamsi2 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2008, 01:22:25 PM »

He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia

Yuck he eat that kind of mea5..ahwoooo.

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TOPAC · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2008, 01:25:06 PM »

Ika-51: mdb would have been a good vice-president for barry.hehehe

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grazie7y · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2008, 01:52:22 PM »

Thanks, Maring! Interesting!

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buwadsanga · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2008, 01:57:06 PM »

and now a basketball court in the white house! - nice!

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grazie7y · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:05:41 PM »

and a bowling alley too though President-elect Obama was said to be not so crazy about bowling.

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TOPAC · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:09:52 PM »

nangitag hypoallergenic nga buhing iro ang first family, pwede ba ato irecommend si bantay? mdb, ikaw paabot ni barry nga hiyang kayo si bantay sa first family..

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:16:21 PM »

Barack Obama, during Philippine Independence Day, also told to the Philippine-American celebrants, 'Mabuhay ang Pilipinas'.

He grew up in a multicultural setting; and he represents the multiculturality, multiethnicity, multireligious character of The Super Power.

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TOPAC · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:21:43 PM »

And bantay represents the hopes, dreams and aspirations of a fallen nation that still remembers to bark and roar in the international arena.. mga sano/sana, pildi diay si miriam defensor-santiago sa international court of justice..

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:32:15 PM »

A fallen nation?

The United States IS the Global Hyper Power.

Economically, we are unprecedented. The combined economy of Europe, an Continent, barely surpasses that of ours.

The United States Military, is unmatched. Fact.

I would deign to think that we are a Nation that has yet to reach its peak.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:45:37 PM »

The word Fallen characterizes nations, states, principalities that have been conquered or defeated.

In the pages of American History, no where have we been conquered by any nation, or empire that dared to instigate the wrath of the American People, which is absolute.

The British Empire, the strongest empire in the world from the 18th century to the early 20th century was defeated by our Revolutionary Forces. And when the British declared war in 1812, we yet again defeated them, in the decisive battle in New Orleans.

Initially, we were an isolationist nation, but world powers incurred our wrath; namely in the First World War. Our entry in 1914 to 1918 turned the tide of the war, and overran German defenses leading to the Allied Victory.

In World War II, we were yet again drawn to war, by the Japanese perdicious attack on Pearl Harbor in December 7 of 1941.

The Japanese started the war, and we ended it completely by reconquering ever single Japanese-held island that or neutralizing it; and tested our Nuclear Power on the Japanese. Suffered them to defeat and occupied by American Forces, till this day. A permanent American base in Okinawa and South Korea is testament of this.

The Word Fallen, would describe nations that were defeated or conquered.

The United States, by History's precedent, does not even fall into that category.
Nor shall it ever.

Faithfully,

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TOPAC · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2008, 03:59:40 PM »

Na, wa ta magkasinabot enzo.. ang pilipinas maoy fallen. the US is far from being fallen.. kaming mga pinoy mga fallen.. polen ika nga.. ug ganahan ko nga ibutang si bantay sa white house to represent the fallen nations (not just pinas) para pud mi mahinumduman..

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buwadsanga · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2008, 04:48:51 PM »

OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA!!!!!

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2008, 05:11:36 PM »

When I look at history, and the chronological stages of great empires of the past, synthesis of their fall and their decline is the presence of ubiquitous governmental policies and the rising clamor of the people being governed.

Look into Roman History, the Emperors that sat on the Imperial Throne in the Capitoline were content with the status quo; despite the clamor of the plebeians of Rome. It was doomed to fall, by the precedent of its political spectrum. The rise of Autocratic Monarchies in Europe, Asia and the Absolutist Theocracies in the Middle East are themselves predisposed to rebellion and uprisings by the inability of their political spectrum to compromise. Change, is slow, in such processes due to the concrete fixature of the one who wields power and control.

The United States and our system of government is immune from such historical precedent of the fall. Why? Because no one is permitted to claim power as President beyond his or her 2 terms. The sanctified Constitution of the People has been the guide for the United States in its March since its inception in 1776, some 232 years ago.

Barack Obama, represents the evolution of American demographics. His rise to the Pedestal of The Presidency, the Most Revered Position in the Land, illustrates to us, the American People and to those in the world who look to the United States as the guiding light, the beacon of hope to many developing nations.

To us, the American People, his rise to the Presidency represents the social cycle; the reproofs of racism, the overcoming of obstacles from obtaining one's maximum potential. He represents, to us, that this Nation, is truly The Land of Milk and Honey. Where a poor immigrant from lowly beginnings can be educated by the pillars of academia and contribute change for his fellow American, and ultimately, fellow Man.

The election of Barack Obama, completes the dreams of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, that the schools of American will be homes for education, where white, black, yellow, brown congregate. To understand and to empower himself and understand his and her fellow Americans.

The beauty and the majesty of the American people never ceases to amaze me. It is when we are so desperately in need and pressed by financial and military needs that we can demonstrate our best qualities.

God Bless the United States of America
and our American People.

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2008, 10:22:10 PM »

He has a Filipino Hawaiian buddy named Ramos. Iyang ka basketball.

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grazie7y · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2008, 02:39:15 AM »

He has a Filipino Hawaiian buddy named Ramos. Iyang ka basketball.

That was what I thought na Pinoy to si Ramos. Heehhe na istaring lagi iyang basketball buddies!

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lindy · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2008, 03:00:08 AM »

he might be his sparing partner sa white house.

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grazie7y · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2008, 03:06:30 AM »

hello Nong! Kmusta?

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lindy · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2008, 03:14:54 AM »

mao gihapon Day. ikaw diha?

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grazie7y · « **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2008, 03:29:59 AM »

Naay Hope for a better year, NOng, because bag o na President.

This year has been so tough jud especially towards the end of the last quarter of 2008. Not just the Wall Street collapse and stuff like that but daghan kaayo sa family and close friends naay health emergency problems. As in, one after the other jud. Not to mention deaths. I just can't wait to be done and over with this year.

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bridge · « **Reply #20 on:** November 12, 2008, 04:58:57 AM »

About Obama and whatâ€™s happen.... My husband was classmate with Obama in Indonesia under one year, it was an International school with students from the whole world, some of them was Filipinos, the guys say, he is a good man.

I can already see what the Obama influence going to affect my friendâ€™s situation here in US. Obama want a new tax system for companies who also have divisions outside US.
Its already mean at least four companies around me here going to move abroad now. I am well familiar with those companies. Two of the companies had already prepared for a move, if Obama come to a president position, now its fact and 260 employees loose theirs job, some of them are Filipinos. The two other companies around me who going to move abroad after 1 July, its mean 1 400 employees loose their jobs too, becuase of his plans for a new taxsystem for companies who also have divisions outside US.

One of this employees told me after the election, -Iâ€™m voted with my heart because I believe Obama going to be good for US but not for my pocket!

Anyway, itâ€™s going to be a interesting time to see if US now are able to solve the big problems, we are many who are optimistic,,,

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Raquelproud boholana · « **Reply #21 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:24:49 AM »

Really bright future under OBAMA administration.Things will be better.Do people in U.S really in bad condition? Everytime I watch news murag puro man gloomy ug murag giportrait kanunay sa media nga daghan gyud naglisod.How come wala na nako na feel diri sa among community?wala man lagi gi forclose nga house diri nor business nga nagsira.How come ang spending sa mga tawo diri same lang sa una.Tingala gyud ko ngano murag nagpanic ang mga tawo.Kung presyo sa panaliton hisgutan murag mao raman sa una.Ang presyo sa pagkaon very affordable man kaayo.
Ang ako ra napansin karon ang grain price pastang pagkaubosa.Corn price last summer is 7.30 karon 3.50 nalang dollar per bushel ug ang soybeans 15 karon 8-9 maybe dollar a bushel.I know under Obama administration mobalik ni ug saka.Mag hope lang ko nga ang price platue sa commodity market magpabilin taas sa obama admin.Mosaka ug balik ang grain price kay ang mga farmer dili na magbaligya sa ila grain ila ihold till mosaka ug balik ang presyo.
Dili lagi nako maimmagine nga naay naglisod sa U.S kay sa media kanunay naa i news nga bisan pagpalit ug pagkaon maglisod ang uban.This is U.S all I see is prosperity.Tungod ba ni kay I was living in sheltered life here or maybe because akong mga silingan kwartahan.The other night me and my husband nag attend ug land auction sa among silingan 175 acres we are hoping to bid the land pag abot namo napuno ang hall.They ended up selling the land 7,500 .Ako gyud gitan aw ang nawong sa mga nag bid murag di ta katuo nga makaafford sila ug 1.2 million dollar farmland.Cash pa gyud ni pagbayad I mean dili utang .I rather invest my money in land karon kay sa mag set akong kwarta sa bangko nga who knows dili sad stable sumaa sa akong nadungan.Kung naglisod pa ang mga tawo how come makaafford ang uban ug 7,500 per acres nga land.

Another fact about Obama is gi announce niya nga modagan siya pagkapresidente diri sa Springfield Illinois 35 miles gikan sa amoa where diri sad si Abe Lincon nag announce mismo sa may capital building.Ako man daw papulihon sa na vacant nga senatorial position ni Obama.ang last sentence di na fact mao nay ingon gidamag ko.

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #22 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:28:28 AM »

Go Baby Raq Go! hahahhaa

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TOPAC · « **Reply #23 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:01:43 AM »

palit na lang nang sobra nimu mam raq ug truck parehas ka mdb, nya inig uli ninyo diri bohol, dad-a ninyo, lumba mus cpg..hehehe

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #24 on:** November 12, 2008, 10:28:41 AM »

Calle, sori di jud na pwede i warak kay moligid dayun! hahahha para katkat ra na sa bakilid dear.

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TOPAC · « **Reply #25 on:** November 12, 2008, 10:38:49 AM »

aw, unsa ba.. sa chocolate hills na lang padaghanay mog makatkat.. wa may laing off road bohol. sa mt. pinatubo mam nay mukatkat didto magdag mag truck, nindot na man run didto, naay naporma nga lake sa crater, init.. good for the health daw..

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #26 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:04:48 AM »

Really? didto sa Pinatubo dapit? murag spa kay init man kaha? yeah that is good for the body...na hala tuslob didto dear!

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grazie7y · « **Reply #27 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:07:54 AM »

Really bright future under OBAMA administration.Things will be better.Do people in U.S really in bad condition? Everytime I watch news murag puro man gloomy ug murag giportrait kanunay sa media nga daghan gyud naglisod.How come wala na nako na feel diri sa among community?wala man lagi gi forclose nga house diri nor business nga nagsira.How come ang spending sa mga tawo diri same lang sa una.Tingala gyud ko ngano murag nagpanic ang mga tawo.Kung presyo sa panaliton hisgutan murag mao raman sa una.Ang presyo sa pagkaon very affordable man kaayo.
Ang ako ra napansin karon ang grain price pastang pagkaubosa.Corn price last summer is 7.30 karon 3.50 nalang dollar per bushel ug ang soybeans 15 karon 8-9 maybe dollar a bushel.I know under Obama administration mobalik ni ug saka.Mag hope lang ko nga ang price platue sa commodity market magpabilin taas sa obama admin.Mosaka ug balik ang grain price kay ang mga farmer dili na magbaligya sa ila grain ila ihold till mosaka ug balik ang presyo.
Dili lagi nako maimmagine nga naay naglisod sa U.S kay sa media kanunay naa i news nga bisan pagpalit ug pagkaon maglisod ang uban.This is U.S all I see is prosperity.Tungod ba ni kay I was living in sheltered life here or maybe because akong mga silingan kwartahan.The other night me and my husband nag attend ug land auction sa among silingan 175 acres we are hoping to bid the land pag abot namo napuno ang hall.They ended up selling the land 7,500 .Ako gyud gitan aw ang nawong sa mga nag bid murag di ta katuo nga makaafford sila ug 1.2 million dollar farmland.Cash pa gyud ni pagbayad I mean dili utang .I rather invest my money in land karon kay sa mag set akong kwarta sa bangko nga who knows dili sad stable sumaa sa akong nadungan.Kung naglisod pa ang mga tawo how come makaafford ang uban ug 7,500 per acres nga land.

Another fact about Obama is gi announce niya nga modagan siya pagkapresidente diri sa Springfield Illinois 35 miles gikan sa amoa where diri sad si Abe Lincon nag announce mismo sa may capital building.Ako man daw papulihon sa na vacant nga senatorial position ni Obama.ang last sentence di na fact mao nay ingon gidamag ko.

Racquel, from what State are you gani?

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #28 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:09:57 AM »

Taga southern Illinois na sha Tiya...

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TOPAC · « **Reply #29 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:13:34 AM »

yep. natural nga spa.. mahal man.. pero para ninjo barato ra siguro.. na may tig organize padung didto..

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #30 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:16:47 AM »

naa diay bayad? asa man kaha paingon ang bayad sa gobyerno? or sa tag-ija sa yuta? murag kurat man na kay basi ma buto na sad na. Ayaw lang tingali mo ug anha oi! bahala ug libre...

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TOPAC · « **Reply #31 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:52:10 AM »

sa organizer mupadung ang kwarta.. sila na tanan bahala sa tanan i.e. equipment, food etc., apil siguro insurance kung muboto..hehehe

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #32 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:30:56 PM »

bwahahhaha!

simbako tawon!

naa man kay pagka tralala Calle oi!

hahahhahhaha

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TOPAC · « **Reply #33 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:42:44 PM »

toinks... hehehe sakto tawn kog panimout maam oi.. normal na man siguro ng insurance sa mga ingun ana nga adventure kay sa cdo nga whitewater rafting, na man pud insurance. ni-specify lang ko nga covered sa insurance ang pagboto sa mt. pinatubo..hehehe mau na, kung muboto, ang mga turista adto ibuga sa ilang nasod, libre na bayad pasahe..

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #34 on:** November 12, 2008, 01:23:22 PM »

way batasan! hahahah

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TOPAC · « **Reply #35 on:** November 12, 2008, 01:25:30 PM »

hehehehe

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