Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Obama/McCain - eerie coincidences

Hey y'all. I'll get to part II of the Denver trip later. I'm having a hard time paring down the photos. In the meantime, let's talk politics. Surely you've seen the list of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy coincidences. In fact according to a 2002 study performed by the Google Records Project, the Lincoln/Kennedy thing was the first e-mail forward ever sent. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, here's a sampling:

-Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Ford car; a Lincoln limousine.
-Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who warned him not to go to Dallas.
-Both Oswald and Booth were assassinated before they could be put on trial.
-Lincoln and Kennedy each have 7 letters.

etc. etc.

I recently discovered several other remarkable coincidences between our current presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama. Behold.

-John McCain and Barack Obama are both U.S. Senators.

-Both were elected to the Senate in even numbered years.

-There are 11 letters in Barack Obama and John S. McCain.

-Both of their birthplaces have four vowels and four consonants: Coco Solo and Hono Lulu.

-Their running mates both have names ending in the letter N.

-18% of Americans falsely believe that Obama is Muslim; 18% of Americans falsely believe that McCain is the guy from Die Hard

-Obama announced his bid for the Presidency in Springfield, Illinois; McCain has spent years trying to figure out what state The Simpsons live in.

-Obama introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007; McCain is afraid of escalators.

-McCain's senate career began after he defeated his opponent, Richard Kimble; Obama has seen The Fugitive 27 times.

-McCain's nickname on his high school wrestling team was "McNasty"; Obama's nickname on his high school basketball team was "O'Nasty."

-McCain's favorite television show is Seinfeld; Obama opens all his stump speeches with the phrase "What is the deal with the current administration?"

-Obama denounces Special Interests; McCain has no hobbies.

-As a POW, McCain gave the names of the Green Bay Packer's offensive line when pushed to give the names of his squadron members; Obama was briefly considered as a replacement for Brett Favre.

-In 1974 McCain became Commanding Officer of the largest attack squadron in the Navy; Obama has never been defeated at Battleship.

6 comments:

  1. I have nothing clever to say. You are clearly hoarding all clever here on this blog. SO funny!

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  2. So good that I'm linking to it from my blog!

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  3. Man, the Packers should have totally gone for Obama.

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  4. haha. you kill me. my faves:

    -Obama introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007; McCain is afraid of escalators.

    -McCain's senate career began after he defeated his opponent, Richard Kimble; Obama has seen The Fugitive 27 times.

    awesome.

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  5. I especially loved the Die Hard comment. Took me a minute. Duh.

    Nice work as always.

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