George Weah....................

[danhlibertine]

Could become President of Liberia today.


How about Camarat for Senegalese President? He's got a high enough opinion of himself.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4332946.stm

[paddingtonwolf]

good to see elections in Liberia - the country has been completely FUBAR for 25 years.


However, I hope Weah has some good policies as, in a largely illiterate country, he is expected to pick up many votes simply because people have heard of him through football, rather than anything he stands for.

[N. Herts Wolf]

Nelson Mandela tops BBC poll asking "Who should run the world?"


3 October 2005


Nelson Mandela has been voted the person most people would like to run the world in a poll conducted by the BBC as part of an interactive game called Power Play.


The former President of South Africa received more than 8,000 votes with past United States President Bill Clinton coming second with nearly 7,500 votes - just ahead of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader and Nobel peace prize winner.


Prime Minister Tony Blair was in 12th place - well ahead of President George W Bush at number 43.


The toppled leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was at 90 in the list of nearly one hundred names on the 'ballot'.


More than 15,000 people worldwide voted online to 'elect' a fantasy 11-member world government from a selection of the most powerful, charismatic and (in some cases) notorious people on the planet.


At least one vote had to be from lists of 'leaders', 'thinkers' and 'economists' - but the remaning eight choices could be for candidates in areas ranging from the arts to sport.


Footballer David Beckham was at number 72 (OH MY GOD!!!), one place ahead of Chelsea boss, Roman Abramovich, but well behind golfer Tiger Woods (45) and tennis star Maria Sharapova (62).


Heart-throb actor Brad Pitt only managed 87th place, one place above singer Michael Jackson and five places above actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.


Other well-known names winning support included actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger in at 46 (God help us all) - one ahead of media magnate Rupert Murdoch - Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof at 30 and singer Kylie Minogue at 77.


Lots of questions raised here I think, firstly, why are some people so ****ing stupid....


All peoples get the government they deserve (Rousseau)

[wolfan]

How about Camarat for Senegalese President? He's got a high enough opinion of himself.

African president of the year? Dont give him ideas! smileys/smiley17.gif

[Visage Wolf]

I'm not sure Dubya would be too keen on having a convicted terrrrrrist running the world.....