Who could Barack double for?
When all of the hand mannerisms and facial expressions (the posturing, too) seemingly melded together to conjure up one visual image of the President - in the fresh setting there before my eyes - it suddenly dawned on me.
Obama reminded me of an actor from a major feature film.
If I ran the title of the movie by you, could you figure out who it is?
"Being there"
Ring any bells?
Uh-huh!
I am referring to Peter Sellers!
Curiously, there are some parrallels between the film - directed by legendary Hal Ashby - and a day-in-the-life of the President.
In the film, which co-stars Shirley MacLean, a commoner (Sellers) is mistaken for a brilliant philosopher and is invited to the White House to share his thoughts on economic growth and the future of the country.
In a real life scenario, a handful of American voters are hopeful that their candidate for the next term of Presidency - who touts a new "Order of the Day" - is the new Messiah.
Who stars in this transparent role?
President Barack Obama, of course!
