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Big Sarge · 11-06-2008, 03:33 PM

How many of you can figure this one out??

I was raised in one country but my
father was born in another. I was not his only child. He fathered
several children with a number of women.I became very close to my
mother because my father showed little interest in me. Then my mother
died at an early age from cancer. Later in life, questions arose over
my real name. My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to
produce a reliable birth certificate.I grow up practicing one faith,
but converted to Christianity because this was widely accepted in my
country. But I practiced non-traditional beliefs and did not follow
mainstream Christianity.I worked and lived among lower-class people as
a young adult before I decided it was time to get serious about my
life and I embarked on a new career.I wrote a book about my struggles
growin g up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had
difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child.I became
active in local politics when I was in my 30s and then burst onto the
scene as a candidate for national office when I was in my 40s. I had
a virtually non-existent resume, very little work history, and no
experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful
speaker who managed to draw incredibly large crowds during my public
appearances.At first, my political campaign focused on my country's
foreign policy. I was critical of my country in the last war. But
what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the
country's economy. I had a plan on how we could do better. I knew
which group was responsible for getting us into this mess.Mine was a
peoples campaign. I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from
outside the traditional path of politics and was able to gain
widespread popular support. I offered the people the hope that
together we could change our country and the world.I spoke on behalf
of the downtrodden including persecuted minorities such as Jews, but
my actual views were not widely known until after I became my nations
leader. However, anyone could have easily learned what I really
believed if they had simply read my writings and examined those people
I associated with. But they did not.Then I became the most powerful
man in the world. And the world learned the truth.
Who am I?

11-06-2008, 03:33 PM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Who Am I? How many of you can figure this one out?? I was raised in one country but my father was born in another. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with a number of women.I became very close to my mother because my father showed little interest in me. Then my mother died at an early age from cancer. Later in life, questions arose over my real name. My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to produce a reliable birth certificate.I grow up practicing one faith, but converted to Christianity because this was widely accepted in my country. But I practiced non-traditional beliefs and did not follow mainstream Christianity.I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and I embarked on a new career.I wrote a book about my struggles growin g up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child.I became active in local politics when I was in my 30s and then burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office when I was in my 40s. I had a virtually non-existent resume, very little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker who managed to draw incredibly large crowds during my public appearances.At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign policy. I was critical of my country in the last war. But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the country's economy. I had a plan on how we could do better. I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess.Mine was a peoples campaign. I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics and was able to gain widespread popular support. I offered the people the hope that together we could change our country and the world.I spoke on behalf of the downtrodden including persecuted minorities such as Jews, but my actual views were not widely known until after I became my nations leader. However, anyone could have easily learned what I really believed if they had simply read my writings and examined those people I associated with. But they did not.Then I became the most powerful man in the world. And the world learned the truth. Who am I? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.