The hopes and aspirations of the world are with US President Elect Barack Obama, what an inspirational victory speech delivered in considerate and passionate manner. The significance of his election may have something to do with the the fact that that he is from an African American background, a sector of society that has been considered second class by some for so long.
But there is a reason for his success. He is left handed. Four out of the last six US presidents were left handed since 1974, that’s 66% against the national average of 10%, that is pretty significant. You can guess who one of the two right handers was but he wont be there much longer!
And surprise, surprise, John McCain was also left handed, so the US would have had a left handed president either way. By contrast only two British Prime Ministers have been left handed since 1945 and one of those was Winston Churchill. I am pleased to be in such great left handed company!
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Al Gore was left handed… Oh, and the current leader of the opposition in the UK is left handed. So, if/when? they win the next election, we’ll have a left-handed leader, too.
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