Tuesday, October 13, 2009

10 Ways to Tell if Your President is a Pop Culture Icon (Rather than a President)

1. If he refers to another pop culture figure as a “jackass” in an attempt to build report with journalists.

2. If he is able to recruit stars like Beyonce, U2 and Stevie Wonder to perform free concerts during his inaugural kickoff.

3. If his likeness and campaign slogan become such a viable brand that Advertising Age magazine names him the marketer of the year for 2008, beating out Apple and Zappos.com.

4. If Ebony magazine groups him with celebrities such as Tupac and Jay-Z in a list of “Top 25 Coolest Brothers of All Time.”

5. If his First Lady, although she received her undergraduate degree from Princeton and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law, is most known for her fashion sense. (See March 2009’s Vogue for more details.)

6. If he visits late night television regularly, including appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and the “Late Show with David Letterman.”

7. If while appearing on one of the late night talk shows, he jokes with the host and says his bowling scores are comparable to “the Special Olympics or something,” in an effort to make the host and audience laugh only to later issue an apology for his vile attempt at humor.

8. If he is known more for his skills as an orator than his skills as the commander in chief, even though he constantly relies on his teleprompter.

9. If he admits to past drug use including “pot” and “blow”; but don’t worry, it never went as far as heroin, or as he calls it, “smack.”

10. If he is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize just 11 days after entering office, and wins it nine months later even though it took past presidents a minimum of five years to receive the honor.

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