History UsefulNotes / BarackObama

** TheMovieBuff Is a huge film geek. During his 2008 campaign for the White House, Katie Couric asked Obama what were his favorite movies. He listed {{Casablanca}}("Who doesn't like {{Casablanca}}?" he added), {{Lawrence Of Arabia}}, {{The Godfather}} Parts One and Two, and {{One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest}}. "I can rattle off a bunch of movies," said Obama, "I'm a movie guy."

* IsThisThingStillOn: The source of his famed (with bi-partisan agreement) claim that Kanye West is a jackass. OhCrap ensued when he realised that, yes, it was still on.

* The "birther" conspiracy theory is spoofed in the ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' episode "Born & Raised". While Leslie is running for city council as part of a larger story arc, it's discovered that she was not born in Pawnee, but in the hated rival town of Eagleton.

* He's mentioned a number of times on ''Series/ThirtyRock''. Back in the first two seasons, Obama is Liz's preferred candidate for president in 2008. This is first mentioned in an episode from early 2007 where Liz tries to get Jenna to publicly endorse Obama, but Jenna, due to her stupidity, ends up accidentally endorsing Osama bin Laden instead. Also, the final season had a two-part episode about the 2012 election with Liz supporting Obama and Jack supporting Romney.

* He's mentioned a number of times on ''Series/ThirtyRock''. Way back in the first two seasons, Obama is Liz's preferred candidate for president in 2008. This is first mentioned in an episode from early 2007 where Liz tries to get Jenna to publicly endorse Obama, but Jenna, due to her stupidity, ends up accidentally endorsing Osama bin Laden instead. Also, the final season had a two-part episode about the 2012 election with Liz supporting Obama and Jack supporting Romney.

* He's mentioned a number of times on ''Series/ThirtyRock''. Way back in the first season (2006-07), Obama is Liz's preferred candidate for president in 2008. Also, the final season had a two-part episode about the 2012 election with Liz supporting Obama and Jack supporting Romney.

* He's mentioned a number of times ''Series/ThirtyRock''. Way back in the first season (2006-07), Obama is Liz's preferred candidate for president in 2008. Also, the final season had a two-part episode about the 2012 election with Liz supporting Obama and Jack supporting Romney.

* Obama is played by Fred Armisen (who, like Obama, is of mixed origin, only Armisen is Venezuelan on his mom's side and German and Japanese on his father's side) on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', who, despite being white enough to regularly play Steve Jobs (or Prince [who, like Obama, is also half-black, half-white]), does the part with just a wig and some tape to make his ears stick out. These sketches seem a ''lot'' less afraid of UnfortunateImplications than most parodies, though ''SNL'' has made similar casting decisions in the past, most famously the even-whiter-than-Armisen Darrell Hammond as Jesse Jackson (with Hammond in tan make-up). Wrestling/DwayneJohnson (who is Black-Canadian on his dad's side and Samoan on his mom's side) also played Barack Obama -- or to be more precise, his Incredible Hulk-esque alter ego called "The Rock" Obama, who throws anyone who angers or disagrees with him out the window of the Oval Office.

* AcademicAthlete: A [=POTUS=] from Harvard Law who also loves basketball (he was even playing hoops with his staff during election day); [=ESPN=] does a yearly feature where Obama will fill a March Madness bracket, but will usually play it safe and take the chalk (the higher-seeded favorites).

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: YES! WE! CAN!
** On Twitter as well, following the signing of the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare) into law.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: This is the general mentality the Republicans seem to have about President Obama. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) even went so far as to declare that if the GOP sent any bill to President Obama's desk no matter how unpopular it was, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tttH1dJQ--0 he'll sign this puppy]]".
** Obama himself made use of this in 2014: faced with strong Republican opposition to legislation he wanted, he threatened to simply use Executive Orders to accomplish his goals.

* FalseDichotomy: A favorite rhetorical tactic of Obama's is to present his own ideas and contrast them with a highly exaggerated caricature of his opponents' ideas.

* NeverMyFault: During his first term he was occasionally criticized for blaming Bush for any failures of Obama's own policies.

* There is an Obama H-{{Doujinshi}} (''My Neighbour Taro-kun'') out there. It's even weirder than you're probably thinking. Starring Obama and other political leaders, the 'story' involves (most prominently) Obama having sex with his neighbor's kinky maid - and then an orgy with ''Hillary Clinton'' present.

* Obama has made several {{Lawyer Friendly Cameo}}s in the 2008 ''Yatterman'' anime. One of the more memorable ones featured a preadolescent Obama [[ToyShip romancing a preadolescent Hillary Clinton]], that episode being broadcast while the two of them were still competing fiercely IRL for the democratic presidential candidacy.
* ''{{Gundam 00}}'':
** The leader of the United Nations bears a remarkable resemblance to Obama, earning him the nickname '00bama''. His replacement at the end of the series is a woman. Think about that for a moment.
** ''Gundam 00'' also has a minor (but sympathetic) squad leader in the [[StateSec A-Laws]] who looks possibly biracial and is named Barack.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': The "Angel Fall" spell causes everyone's appearance to change without them noticing, except for [[OnlySaneMan a few who managed to escape the effects]]. The lead turns on the news, only to discover that President Obama has been swapped with a certain lesbian schoolgirl, who [[GratuitousEnglish uses Obama's "Yes we can!"]] CatchPhrase.
* The very first promo for ''Manga/MinamiKe Okaeri'' had Kana also using the "Yes we can!" catchphrase in the exact Obama intonation.

* Obama Mifuyu of ''Manga/KuroganePukapukaTai'' is unrelated... ''probably''.

* In the TournamentArc of ''Manga/GambleFish'', Obama gets a cameo in the form of King Omaha, introduced as the hero who will turn the tide of depression in the US. Complete with the "Yes we can" catchphrase. He also nets a few moments of HeroicResolve.

* President Obama has proven to be quite popular with comic book writers, having made appearances in ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'', ''Comicbook/{{Spider-Man}}'' (the latter of which is a special treat, as Mr. Obama has confessed to being a lifelong Spidey fan) and ''{{Thunderbolts}}''.

* Though his face was not seen, it was implied that he was the one who elected Norman Osborn as King of Everything at the end of ''SecretInvasion'' via the shade of the President's hand that presented osborn. It was later retconned that Obama's [[GeorgeWBush predecessor]] was the one who held the IdiotBall during that particular decision. Later, Obama pardoned ComicBook/CaptainAmerica for his crimes during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' and authorized Osborn's takedown.

* He is also at the center of the next ''ArmyOfDarkness'' comic arc, entitled "Ash Saves Obama".
* And in another independent series, ''ComicBook/BarackTheBarbarian'' (written by LarryHama), he's the lead of a barbarian fantasy parody title which casts all the major players of the '08 election in a Conan-type universe.
* He is accepted by the fanbase to be the [[Franchise/GreenLantern natural choice of sector 2814's blue ring bearer]]. For those who don't read ''Franchise/GreenLantern'', Blue Lanterns symbolize ''hope''. This all assumes the DC verse actually has an Obama, instead of the latest in its long line of various generic "president" characters however.
* And of course, on an alternate {{DCU}} Earth, he's actually [[http://fullbodytransplant.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/obamadccomics1.jpg Superman.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vws9fTtQgz4 He wasn't kidding.]]
* Antarctic Press is publishing a mini-series entitled ''President Evil'' which features President "Ba-rot" Obama fighting zombies. Covers so far parody ''ArmyOfDarkness'', ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' and ''The Evil Dead'', and the last fourth issue will apparently be sub-titled "Yes, We Cannibal!" Bonus points to Arctic Press, as the cover is the "Hope" poster featuring zombie Obama.
* Obama appears in the IDW series ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}: Kingdom of Monsters'', lamenting that if dealing with a bad economy, a war, and a giant oil spill weren't bad enough, now he has a giant radioactive monster destroying Japan. As of the second issue he became "President Ogden."

* Mentioned very briefly as being escorted to an undisclosed location in the Mojave Desert in ''[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen ''. WordOfGod was that this was Michael Bay's tribute to Obama. Overall, however, the film puts Obama in a bad light. Director Galloway, an ObstructiveBureaucrat who works against the heroes, repeatedly states that he gets his authority from President Obama as his National Security Advisor.

* In an interesting twist of reality-imitating-fiction, the last season of ''Series/TheWestWing'' had Hispanic candidate Matt Santos winning the Presidency. Matt Santos was based on a then barely-known senator named Barack Obama. Not only that, his opponent was a much older Republican centrist. AND both Santos and Obama appointed a major rival Presidential candidate as his Secretary of State. [[ConspiracyTheory We're through the looking glass, people]].
* A villain in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' became Prime Minister of Japan and promised change... by destroying a ton of buildings. And, he said "Yes we can!" in all of its [[GratuitousEnglish engrishy]] glory.
* The 22nd running of the ''NinjaWarrior'' obstacle course had a Barack Obama impersonator, complete with the entire crowd waving handheld US flags and chanting, "Yes we can!" [[spoiler: "Obama" falls at the Jumping Spider obstacle. The announcer cries out, "No, you can't!" when he loses.]]

* Similarly, an optimistic black community leader is the VictimOfTheWeek in ''Series/ColdCase'' while a (white) aspiring politician from a rough background [[spoiler:(so rough that his sister is effectively his first lady, if you know what I mean)]] is featured in another episode.

* ''Series/RoyalCanadianAirFarce'' has Alan Park playing Obama. Unlike Armisen, he has absolutely nothing in common with Obama (this is common with both him and Roger Abbott's George W Bush). They don't even try to get the voices down.
* Sketch-comedy show ''LittleBritainUSA'' was filmed prior to the November 2008 elections, but twice featured a serious and competent black president playing straight man to the flamboyant and bumbling Prime Minister of England.
* Appears in the first part of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "The End of Time", [[FakeShemp with a lot of blocking shots and hands covering his face.]] As per Creator/RussellTDavies' [[TakeThat/LiveActionTV tendency to mock the US in his scripts]], [[spoiler:the Master transforms him ([[AssimilationPlot and all]] [[MesACrowd of humanity]]) into Master clones.]]
* The two younger kids in the Britcom ''Series/{{Outnumbered}}'' have mentioned him a few times; Ben believes that in his spare time, Obama drives a London bus ("he's the leader of the free world, he can do anything he likes"), while 7-year-old Karen is upset that he hasn't answered any of her letters and likes to add him into her drawings, usually doing something suitably awesome like riding a dragon.
* Obama has made an [[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/18/obama-mythbusters-test-archimedes-death-ray-push-promote-science/ cameo]] appearance on ''Series/MythBusters'' in December 2010.
* Obama is the president in both of the ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' universes. The way they introduced the alternate universe was to show a newspaper with the headline that's he taken office and then reveal that Olivia was actually standing inside one of the World Trade Centre towers. Apparently the Obama in our universe dislikes [[ColonelBadass Broyles]]. Because Broyles beat him at golf.

* A popular [[FanNickname nickname]] for the Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Abomasnow is ''Obamasnow''.

* In the Xbox Live game, ''VideoGame/AngryBarry'', a Hulked-out Obama [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbT2Lfd0h4M beats old ladies to death with busses to collect votes]].
* Obama also appears in an advertisement for ''VideoGame/RabbidsGoHome'', where he is about to deliver a speech when the Rabbids come in and steal his clothes.
* Main character in ''VideoGame/ObamaAlienDefense'': http://www.miniclip.com/games/obama-alien-defense/en/
* Advertisements for his campaign were implemented by Electronic Arts for updating billboards in ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}} Paradise'' if the player was connected online with his/her console.
* In ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'', the president of the United States is a black man that bears a remarkable resemblance to Barack Obama, despite the fact that it was made [[HilariousInHindsight several years before]] Obama's presidency.
* In ''[[VideoGame/MaddenNFL Madden NFL 11 and 12]]'' and ''NBA 2K11'', the players can go meet Barack Obama post-game for a congratulatory meeting.

* ''The Symmetrical Breadpazoid'' has the NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version.

* Given a staring role in the ''Webcomic/FafnirTheDragon'' arc "Barack to the Future!", [[http://fafnirthedragon.com/?p=42 starting here]].
* Obama appeared in a ''Webcomic/ScrambledEggs'' comic and performed Music/EltonJohn's "Rocket Man." Quint hoped that Obama would then insult the TeenIdol scheduled to appear that night, but after he refused to, Quint exclaimed, "What good is Obama if he won't tell you what you want to hear?"

* What do you get when you cross the 2008 presidential campaign, SteamPunk, and pulp fantasy? ''[[{{Obamadammerung}} Barack Obama vs. the Pirates of Wichita]]'' and its various sequels, where politicians are {{Physical God}}s whose wars for the Oval Throne shake... eh... [[{{Metaphorgotten}} can't think of a way to end this sentence]], so just read it already.

* When discussing a plot point in the video game ''Tom Clancy's HAWX'', WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation uses him as the President, when Yahtzee is dissecting the idea of schemers plotting to kill The President. Weird how disconcerting it is to see a general smiling-Obama face with Xs over the eyes, even when the point of the talk is how '''stupid''' that kind of plot would be to any self-respecting greedy evil corporation. He also uses him as a stand-in for Louis in his ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' review.
* In [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment the Spoony One's]] review of ''Make My Video'' (from the '90s), there's a wheelchair-bound CorruptCorporateExecutive with an EvilLaugh whom Spoony notes bears a remarkable resemblance to then-Senator Obama, whom he dubs "Evil Barack Obama". He ends the video by popping up again to declare "I'm Evil Barack Obama, and I approve this message. Mwahahaha!"

* Given ''TheSalvationWar'' is an AlternateHistory which branches off from the real world in early 2008, it's not the least bit surprising to see Barack Obama as the US President in the second book, ''Pantheocide''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' Episode "Dethhealth", Murderface has a series of hallucinations, one of which is a very brief, few-seconds long shot of President Obama standing outside the White House.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', he suddenly appears at the end of "Cry Freedom Fighters!" to thank ComicBook/PlasticMan and the Freedom Fighters. [[RecognitionFailure Plas doesn't recognize him]]. Of course, Plas' knowledge of U.S. history is...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_c8ol1NB3Y a bit off]] in general.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "New Kidney in Town", Obama visits Quahog, and Chris' entire English class is assigned to write an essay about hope. Chris uses things he heard from Meg to write his essay, and he's selected to read it to introduce Obama. Chris and Meg eventually read the speech together. After that, Obama appears dressed like [[ByeByeBirdie Conrad Birdie]] and performs the song "Honestly Sincere".

* NotMyFault: During his first term he was occasionally criticized for blaming Bush for any failures of Obama's own policies.

Satirical portrayals of Obama play up his idealism. Leftists attack him for being too nice to Republicans, while right-wingers attack him for having a [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids naive idea]] of how things work in the real world. We also see his ginormous ears. The racial dynamic has resulted in Obama being treated oftentimes as TheGenericGuy. Nobody wants to run into the MagicalNegro archetype so they play it safe. If the continued success of satirical shows like ''Series/TheDailyShow'' is any consideration, this actually hasn't been anywhere near as limiting as it sounds.

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Just in case it wasn't clear, [[http://www.euronews.net/2011/07/04/hackers-announce-death-of-us-president-on-fox-news/ he's not dead]].

* Japanese game company [=AlCot=] has released a [[VisualNovel eroge]] called ''VideoGame/MyGirlriendIsThePresident'', in which due to a freak accident involving aliens and brainwashing, Japan adopts a presidential system similar to that of the US, with Yukino Ohama (the girlfriend of the title) as the President of Japan. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Gcw6skLdM We couldn't make this up if we tried]].

* TheFilmBuff Is a huge film geek. During his 2008 campaign for the White House, Katie Couric asked Obama what were his favorite movies. He listed {{Casablanca}}("Who doesn't like {{Casablanca}}?" he added), {{Lawrence Of Arabia}}, {{The Godfather}} Parts One and Two, and {{One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest}}. "I can rattle off a bunch of movies," said Obama, "I'm a movie guy."

** FilmBuff Is a huge film geek. During his 2008 campaign for the White House, Katie Couric asked Obama what were his favorite movies. He listed {{Casablanca}}("Who doesn't like {{Casablanca}}?" he added), {{Lawrence Of Arabia}}, {{The Godfather}} Parts One and Two, and {{One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest}}. "I can rattle off a bunch of movies," said Obama, "I'm a movie guy."

!!Barack Obama provides examples of:

->''Yes We Can''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Obama is the main character in the episode "About Last Night". The episode deals with the results of the presidential election -- and the fact the episode came out the day after it was declared Obama won the election. It is awesome enough, but just read the description. It is about how the entire presidential election was a ruse by Obama, [=McCain=], Michelle Obama, and the [[ObfuscatingStupidity surprisingly intellectual]] SarahPalin to steal the Hope Diamond from the Smithsonian Museum, ''Film/OceansEleven'' style.