From the "dumb but true" file....
From FoxNews.com, an AP story:
Hoping for Advantage, Brazilian Candidates List Selves as ‘Barack Obama’ on Ballot
"With Barack Obama on the ballot in at least eight local elections in Brazil, you might think the Democratic presidential candidate is keeping his options open in case John McCain winds up in the White House.
"Not at all. Due to a quirk in Brazilian electoral law, candidates can put any name they want on the ballot, as long as it isn’t offensive. At least eight candidates have chosen to be known as “Barack Obama.”
I have a better idea - why not just pack the real Obama in a crate, plaster "Ship to Brazil" stickers all over it, and put it on the next plane to Rio? They're welcome to have him!
As I read this story, the scene from "Spartacus" where Roman centurions rode up to the group of slaves and asked "Who is Spartacus?" flashed in my mind. To protect the real Spartacus, slave after slave rose to their feet and said "I am Spartacus!"
I guess when Brocco said he was a citizen of the world, he wasn't kidding.
Instant "Acts"ess
