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Then again, even Barack Obama does a lousy impression of himself. When he called Congresswoman Illeana Ros-Lehtinen on Dec. 3, the Florida Republican hung up on the President-elect not once, but twice, apparently believing herself to be the victim of a prank call. (See the top 10 awkward moments...
...Letterman, admitting he's struggled with his Obama impression (and not just because he happens to be a short, fleshy white dude). Another comedian, Donald Glover, told Tina Brown's Daily Beast that Obama's speech sounds like a cross between Laurence Olivier and Elvis Presley. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...course, when it comes to race - especially mixed heritage - the line between funny and offensive can be difficult to maneuver. Following Armisen's Obama debut in February, Chicago Tribune writer Maureen Ryan wrote, "Call me crazy, but shouldn't Saturday Night Live's fictional Senator Barack Obama be played by an African American...
...task force led by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recommended that President-elect Barack Obama create a dedicated interagency group that would respond to genocide by analyzing emerging threats and coordinating action with other nations. The panel, which also includes former U.S. Central Command chief Anthony Zinni, former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, recommended that the U.S. government invest $250 million in new funds for prevention and response...
...German Chancellor may have been included if she did not hold a contrarian view on how to respond to the economic crisis. In a Dec. 1 speech, Merkel took a swipe at the theology so devoutly promulgated by Brown and Sarkozy - as well as by the U.S. President-elect Barack Obama - that governments should spend their way out of recession. "We will not take part in a race to top the latest proposals in a senseless race to spend billions," said Merkel, who has announced $15.4 billion in measures to stimulate the German economy - less than half the $33.4 billion...