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Obama/Roosevelt

With President Obama evoking memories of presidential bad ass Teddy Roosevelt with his recent speech, are we really that far from seeing this happen in real life?

Unlike the actual photo of Roosevelt, the image above is digitally manipulated — BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE! Obama should start taking more advice from Roosevelt’s playbook and we’d see him clinch the 2012 election. Here’s some of the things he could do:

- Form a band of roving toughs who fight crimes and right wrongs. Let a TV crew follow them around.
- Go on a safari, killing as many giant animals (preferably with his bare hands) as humanly possible, but showing a bit more compassion than Teddy, who would’ve killed all animals everywhere if he’d had his way. (For the record, shortly after his presidency ended, Teddy went on a big game expedition in Africa and trapped or killed almost 12,000 animals, including six rare white rhinos, which he probably took down by tackling them. The expedition also consumed more than 250 of these animals. Teddy no doubt polished off about half of those himself.)
- Win the Nobel Prize (oh, wait, he’s already done that).
- Travel through time (Roosevelt did this, trust me).
- Get shot by a maniac, but still give your speech, and then just leave the bullet in there for the rest of your life,  because “fuck you, gunman. I’ll die when I want.”
- Move the White House to Yellowstone Park.

This is by no means a definitive list, but it’s something the president could — and should — consider. But in case he doesn’t want to go that far with it, he can always just give this list to Joe Biden, or, barring that, Hilary Clinton. They could probably make it work too.

Day 281: Washington, B.C.

Before he became a critically-maligned writer, director and actor, Travis Belcher worked as a tour guide in the Presidential History Museum in Hoboken, NJ. He had a love of presidential history that was unparalleled and he regaled numerous tour groups with stories of president’s conquests and triumphs as well as anecdotes that other tour guides didn’t bother with. Many groups returned week after week, requesting him specifically and visiting new wings of the museum to learn about different presidents.

While in college, Belcher wrote articles on the presidents for a local history magazine, earning him many fans in the local community. After watching the time travel art house film “Tempus Fugit,” he began working on a story that would integrate time travel with his love of presidents, specifically the four featured on Mount Rushmore – George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. With a time travel story, he realized, he could have these four great leaders meet and interact with one another. And so, “Washington, B.C.” was born.

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Day 10: Teddy Roosevelt vs. a Sasquatch

Finally cracked the double digits. To commemorate this special occasion, I’ve illustrated a great moment in American history: President Theodore “Bull Moose” Roosevelt punching a Sasquatch. Why did Roosevelt feel the need to pummel this strange, majestic creature? I have no idea, but just look at the joy on Teddy’s face. I’d wager a guess that he did it for pure entertainment. Also, I apologize in advance if your computer bursts into flames from too much awesome once you click on that thumbnail. Enjoy.