Poll: Crazy “Leaders” Wednesday, Sep 27 2006
World Scene 4:32 pm
Rank the following political leaders in order of most screws loose. Please justify your top pick. Feel free to provide rationale for other ranked persons:
- George W Bush
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Hugo Chavez
- Muammar al-Gaddafi
- Ehud Olmert
- Vladimir Putin
- Other (please specify)
Assignment due ASAP.
September 27th, 2006 at 7:24 pm
1) George W Bush - Believe he is personally in touch with God, proudly not a member of the “reality-based” community.
2) Kim Il-Jong - Haircut, jump suits, family history, poking the tiger
3) Ehud Olmert - Justifiably insane; you’re not paranoid if they really are out to get you.
4) Hugo Chavez - Hugo knows the score, and it drives him nuts. He’s making moves that are less strategic than previously.
5) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Panders to his base as much as Bush, but doesn’t actually believe the shit he says. Knows just how far back to strand when poking the tiger.
6) Muammar al-Gaddafi - Dude in a dress or not, he knew when the time was right to get “terrorist supporter” off his resume. You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
7) Vladimir Putin - Deeply screwed by economic hit men & the nomeklatura, but not at all insane (unless dipsomania counts, in which case most Russians–and most Irish, Italian, etc–politicians are insane.)
October 13th, 2006 at 10:53 am
Next question: imagine sitting at a table with all these guys and playing no-limit hold’em. What type of player do you think they would be and how/if you would be able to get a read off of them. How would you play against each nut?
October 13th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
W - Dude thinks he can do no wrong, and the Lord will provide. He’s going to be heavy on any draw, because he thinks he’ll get his magic card. Any time I have a decent made hand and put him on a draw, I will bet hard. He might hit now and then, but in the long term I will clean him out.
Kim - He’s a big bluffer. Nuclear test my ass.
Ehud - Tight agressive. Mostly get out of his way, unless I’m on the nuts. Mix in occasional strong bluffs, to try to trigger his “tight” characteristic.
Hugo - Somewhat loose agressive. The key here is to put him on tilt, so he starts making mistakes. Ideally I would do this by making him extremely upset with another player at the table, and then sit back and play off of both of their mistakes.
Mahmoud - Watch out for traps, and wait until he makes his big play on a hand when I’m in the weeds with the nuts.
Gaddafi - I have to make him think I’m a threat, so he will respect my bets (especially my bluffs). Since he’ll fear me, I’m going to get out his way when he raises back (he must have the nuts), and dime him down with bluffing.
Putin - Just get him drunk.