The 25th or so (Yes, I counted) "Famous People In Alternate Realities" Thread

[Æsir]

Given the most recent one of these in post-1900 has been dead for a while and the two ones in pre-1900 didn't get much momentum, let's try and start this over again.

As always, the game is simple; write a short biography of a person who was famous IOTL — a politician, artist, actor, general, or whoever — in an alternate timeline, with their career being correspondingly different. Two rules;

1. No PODs before January 1st, 1900.
2. All entries are in a single, present day timeline.

To get the ball rolling;

Michael Dukakis (1933-) - American broadcaster, politician, and public servant. Born to Greek immigrant parents in Manchester, New Hampshire who had settled in the Merrimack Valley in 1912 and 1913, he graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1955 and served in the US Army from 1955 to 1958 in South China, spending some time working at the Armed Forces Network. Returning to the United States, he became a local radio presenter for the FBC (Federal Broadcasting Corporation, the US's public broadcaster) in Manchester, and was elected to the State House as a Democrat in 1962 (Remaining in broadcasting as well; New Hampshire legislators work part time). He served four terms until he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1970. He was reelected in 1972, but only served a few weeks of his second term before the newly elected President Muskie appointed him Administrator of the FBC in 1973.

Known as a fiscally conservative and socially liberal Bourbon Democrat, Dukakis made headlines in 1975 when he announced the FBC would not accept the additional money raised by Congress increasing the license fee by $2.50, criticized by some national politicians and widely seen as a political move as Dukakis maneuvered to run for Governor in New Hampshire to replace retiring Republican Perkins Bass. In early 1976, Dukakis resigned as administrator and won the Governorship that November, but lost reelection two years later, after which he retired from politics. Since his retirement he has been a lecturer and frequent presence on the FBC in New England and taught political science at the University of New Hampshire.

 

[President Al Bundy]

Allright, here we go again

Dr. Ronald Paul (1935-)

The founder of "MediFast", the first ever retail chain that offered any medical service. Paul didn't believe in a public health system, yet he held the conviction that health care has to be affordable for everyone. These beliefs led to the opening of the first MediFast store in 1971. Almost 40 years later, MediFast is an international retail giant, with franchises in all continents. Despite the dominance of public health systems (Especially in Europe), MediFast has an international market share of 60%, ahead of its competitors Sanustore or HealthMart.

Sergeant Adolf Hitler (1889-1972)

A veteran of both world wars, Hitler made it to a Sergeant in the Second World War, after he led the successful defense of Klagenfurt against Italian attacks. Despite rumours of antisemitism (He was allegedly in favour of the genocides carried out by the Roman Alliance against the European Jews during WWII), he remained a fairly popular figure in Austro-Hungarian politics, until his death in 1972.

General Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-)

Schwarzenegger was once known as the "Golden Boy of the Army", as he rose up the ranks pretty quickly. He was already a general by the age of 29, and was thought to be an essential part in preserving the autocratic system of the Austrian-Hungarian Federation. But unlike his fellow generals, Schwarzenegger made many visits to other countries, and was inspired by the United States, Germany or the Soviet Union. When the Austro-Hungarian civil war broke out in 1979, Schwarzenegger seized the opporturnity to lead a pro-democratic uprising in Graz. But his attempts failed and he was forced to flee to Germany. Moments before he left Graz for his exile in Munich, he would utter his famous sentence: "I'll be back!" And he did. In his German exile, he gathered enough supporters to attempt a second uprising in 1980. This time, he was successful, and his forces conquered Vienna in January 1981.

Schwarzenegger, along with other groups, would then spent the next years drawing up a constitution for the new Republic of Austria. He also oversaw Austria's transition into a fully functional democracy, which was completed with the first free elections in 1986. Although he was heavily involved with politics, he refused to assume a higher position like chancellor or president. Still, he is often credited (and criticized by some circles) as the "Protector of Austria", and is a hero among the Austrian people.

 

[Æsir]

Alexandr Kerensky (1881-1970)

Him became prime minister of Russia on 1916. Riots against tsar were bad and Kerensky pressured tsar abdicate and going from country with his family on 1917. Then Kerensky changed country as federal republic and made peace with Central Powers. He won Russian Civil War (1917 - 1923) against monarchists, anarchists and communists. Kerensky acted prime minister until 1927. He acted president of Russian Federation on 1930 - 1942.

...Except there was already stated to be a Soviet Union in the later 20th century.

 

[Lalli]

...Except there was already stated to be a Soviet Union in the later 20th century.

Damn. Didn't noticed that. Deleted.

 

[mcdo]

John Elias Williams 文怀恩 (1871 - 1927)

Williams was born in Ohio to a staunchly Presbyterian family. After graduating from seminary, he applied to become a missionary as was posted to China. He had already served in that capacity for twenty years when the Manchu Dynasty fell. At this time, many in the United States were eager for more information of the changes sweeping through China. Williams obliged them, writing a series of articles for various newspapers and news magazines. Although in retrospect many would judge his pronouncements on the political future of China unduly optomistic, at the time these texts did much to excite the American people to the possibilities of a "modernized" China.

In interviews, Williams said that he hoped to encourage the US and other world powers to take a more active role in assisting the development of a centralized government. Sadly, he would only be able to achieve his goal in death. In 1925, he became the head of the US Consulate in the important treaty port of Nanking.

During the 1920's, the Chinese Civil War was raging. The Chinese Nationalist Party, who controlled the south of China, was trying to unify the nation under their control. Opposing them were the Communists, strongest in urban cities, various warlords, strongest in their regional centers. As part of the civil war, the Communist Army marched on Nanking.

On March 23, 1927, 70,000 Chinese Communists marched on Nanking. The Nationalist force consisted of only 40,000 men, and chose to withdraw. However, by the time the Communist forces arrived, just over 10,000 Nationalist troops remained in the city. The Nationalist force rioted, burning and looting the very city they were meant to protect. The Nationalist forces ran wild, storming the British, Japanese, and US consulates. The British and Japanese Consul Generals were both executed. The US Consul General, Williams, escaped by pure luck: he was at home. However, he would not be spared for long.

Only hours after the Nationalists soldiers stormed the consulates of the major powers, a seperate group of soldiers would storm the Foreign Quarter. The foreign families living there had already fled taking refuge in Sacony Hall. Williams was sheltered there with his family. When he saw the mob of Nationalist soldiers approaching, he bravely went outside to confront them. He gave a speech to them--in fluent Mandarin--in an attempt to calm the rioters. In his speech, he said he that he understood their anger against the foreign powers that had concessions in China, but asked them not to vent their anger against the diplomat's families. The soldiers beat Williams to death with rifle butts and fists. However, although the foreign quarter burned that night, none of the women and children in Sacony Hall would die. These events would later memorialized in the popular film The Martyr of Nanking.

The popular outrage over these events would lead to the Three Power Intervention, in which Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States would station tens of thousands of troops in China to protect the treaty ports and concessions, as well as providing military aid to the various anti-KMT warlords.

OoC:
I'm glad you started another one of these Aesir.
I obviously based this entry on the 1927 Nanking Incident. I actually didn't change very much, it's only a little bit worse than in OTL. As for the Three Power Intervention, I was thinking of something along the lines of the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, except perhaps with slightly greater numbers of troops involved. It probably wouldn't be possible in this time period for these powers to actually fight a total war in China, so I assume they would merely hold the important costal cities (and the Yangtze River valley), while helping whomever they wanted to win. However, I will live the details to others.

 

[Æsir]

OoC:
I'm glad you started another one of these Aesir.

Thanks. Wasn't sure if it was a bit too soon after the last one died, but hopefully we can get something going.

OoC:
I obviously based this entry on the 1927 Nanking Incident. I actually didn't change very much, it's only a little bit worse than in OTL. As for the Three Power Intervention, I was thinking of something along the lines of the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, except perhaps with slightly greater numbers of troops involved. It probably wouldn't be possible in this time period for these powers to actually fight a total war in China, so I assume they would merely hold the important costal cities (and the Yangtze River valley), while helping whomever they wanted to win. However, I will live the details to others.

If you're going to tackle China, I purposefully left the mention of South China in the Dukakis entry vague, not stating if he was just stationed in the south or if China was divided. Make of that what you will.

Some other musings: Given the Hitler entry mentioning World War II was fought between a genocidal "Roman Alliance" and various other powers of which Austria-Hungary at least is included, I would guess this is a Central Powers victory world. Actually, that gives me an idea...

Ron Kind (1963-) American politician who is currently Governor of Wisconsin. From a large, working class German-American family in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, he was granted a scholarship by the German-American Scholarship Fund, established by the German government to allow Germanophone youth in the US to study in their ancestral country, and graduated from the University of Bonn in 1985, returning to the US to study law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and becoming an attorney in his home town. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1994 running as a fiscally conservative and socially moderate progressive, riding that year's Democratic wave, and was reelected seven times before deciding not to run for a ninth term in 2010 to mount an ultimately successful campaign for the Governorship. Kind is fluently bilingual in English and German, vital in a state where one in six residents speak German as their first language (The highest in the nation) and which recognizes it in their constitution, and has been mentioned as a possible Ambassador to Germany or Austria.

 

[theReturner]

Joseph P. Kennedy I (1888-1969)- Founder of the Kennedy crime family, located primarily in Boston, Massachusetts. The descendent of Irish Immigrants to America, Kennedy was orginally on the path to becoming the ideal American, attending Harvard and later going into Business. however, once the "Terrible Twenties" (the popular name given to the economic depression from 1919-1927), Kennedy fell onto bad times. This, coupled with prohibiton at the time caused him to slowly entre the criminal realm, and as a result by the end of the twenties, Kennedy was regarded as one of the most notorious men in American, as well as one of the most influencial.

The exact nature of Kennedy's crimes remain secretive and plentiful, so much that they can't possibly be covered here alone (hint hint, feel free to expand guys). Perhaps his most infamous was the St. Patrick's Day Massacre of 1939, in which he systematically killed off all his rivals in one day, leaving a total of 20 men and 1 women dead in the wake of his violence. It was shortly after this that the US Government became serious about going after Kennedy, but he remained hard to catch, thanks to his powerful friends in both the state and federal government*.

Still, Kennedy did not escape unharmed. On August 12th, 1944, his eldest son Joseph P. Kennedy II was killed by one of his new rivals, in revenge for the St. Patrick's Day Massacre. From this time onwards, Kennedy spent less and less of his time involved in the running of "the family business", and began training his next eldest son, John F. Kennedy to eventually take the lead. That time finally came in 1961, when Kennedy suffered a near-fatal stroke and lost the ability to speak, or even stand. Though he would reamin alive until 1969, he never again took an active role in the leadership of the crime organization he had founded**. John, now in his early 40's, would have to take charge of things on his own...

*rumors though that the Kennedy and other members of his family have ever had ties to the exectutive branch have never been confirmed.

** It seems though the John still consulted his father from time to time, though what advice he got, if any from that point on, remains unknown.


I hope this doesn't seem too ASB for people here. I've always liked the idea of turning the Kennedy family into one of crime, not politics.

 

[President Al Bundy]

Alphonse "Al" Capone (1899-1987)

His Italian origins, along with his dislike of the Catholic Church, as well as extensive readings of Marx in his youth led him to become a member of the "Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA)" at the age of 19. He aligned himself with the radical faction of his party, and was their leading figure by 1930. Capones book, "We have to abolish ourselves", published in 1931, became a classic among the American radical left. In his book, Capone advocates a proletarian revolution, the replacement of the current political and economical system, and the creation of a whole new "proletarian nation, which doesn't know any nationality". In his view, racism and nationalism were tools by the capitalists, in order to play the workers out against each other. Therefore, the whole concept of nationality has to be abolished, in order to successfully achieve the revolution.

The second half of his life saw successful socialist revolutions in Russia (1949), Italy (1956), France (1961), Ukraine (1968), Germany (1977) as well as countless "liberation wars" in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Capone travelled around the world and started to spread his vision of socialism, as well as advising the socialist governments on certain matters. But late on his life Capone returned to the USA, having made peace with the system. He died in 1987 after suffering from a heart attack.

 

[Æsir]

I dunno about a socialist revolution in Germany, given they presumably were on the winning side on both world wars and probably quite prosperous at that point. That and I kind of want to see the Kaiser still on the throne.

Thinking out loud a bit; If the US enters World War I on the Central Powers side, what does the Canadian theatre ultimately look like and what becomes of Canada after the war? Is an Entente Mexico possible? With Britain humiliated and wracked by the depression of the 1920s, might there be a socialist revolution there?

 

[Zacoftheaxes]

Allright, here we go again

Dr. Ronald Paul (1935-)

The founder of "MediFast", the first ever retail chain that offered any medical service. Paul didn't believe in a public health system, yet he held the conviction that health care has to be affordable for everyone. These beliefs led to the opening of the first MediFast store in 1971. Almost 40 years later, MediFast is an international retail giant, with franchises in all continents. Despite the dominance of public health systems (Especially in Europe), MediFast has an international market share of 60%, ahead of its competitors Sanustore or HealthMart.

That's actually a really awesome idea.

Gary Johnson (1953-)

President of the United States from 200-2008, he previously served as a Republican governor of New Mexico. Johnson had a relatively simple 8 years as president and had very few major crises to deal with. His response to Hurricane Jerri in early 2008 was considered a strong, definitive response and bolstered his approval ratings, leaving his term with relatively high approval ratings. After the presidency, he accepted an offer to host The Daily Show and has been hosting since 2009.

Les Paul (1915-2009)

President of the United States from 1980-1988, Les Paul was a famous musician who got into politics after the American Airwaves Act of 1971. In 1974 he was elected governor of Wisconsin as a Democrat and was re-elected in 1978. In 1980 he ran for President and easily won. His presidency is controversial, he is loved by democrats but seen as the source of Americas problems by many Republicans.

 

[Æsir]

Edward Brooke (1919-2010) - American politician who served as Vice President 1977-1978 and President 1978-1981, the first person of color to do so. Born in Washington DC, he attended Dunbar High School and graduated from Howard University in 1941, and serve five years as a US Army officer, fighting the Roman Alliance (Action Française France, Fascist Italy, Guardist Ireland, and Falangist Spain, as well as their Russian allies) in Portugal and Extremadura. After returning home, he attended the Boston University School of Law, graduating in 1948. He unsuccessfully ran for the State House in Massachusetts twice, and was elected Attorney General as a Republican in 1960, the first African-American to serve as a state Attorney General

As Attorney General he was reelected four times, serving until 1971. He became for taking on organized crime, coming at the point when, with the transfer of power in the Kennedy crime family to the somewhat boyish and inexperienced John F. Kennedy, the power of the Irish mob in the northeast was in flux. He was shot by a Kennedy gang assassin in 1963, but lived, and in 1967 managed to convict JFK, propelling him to the victory in the 1968 Gubernatorial election, becoming the first African-American elected Governor*. He served four terms, being reelected in 1970, 1972, and 1974. At the 1976 Republican National Convention in Ensenada, Baja California, the party's Presidential nominee, Colorado Senator Peter H. Dominick, chose Brooke as his running mate. The Dominick-Brooke ticket went on to beat incumbent President Ed Muskie in the acrimonious and narrow 1976 election, winning a majority in the electoral college while losing the popular vote.

Brooke proved an able right hand man to President Dominick until the President's untimely death in October of 1978, which resulted in Brooke acceding to the Presidency. The next February, Brooke appointed Illinois Congressman Donald Rumsfeld to fill the vacant Vice Presidency. Against a backdrop of a stagnant economy, the national oil shortage caused by disturbances in the Middle East, and Brooke's admission of marital infidelity, the Brooke-Rumsfeld ticket lost in a landslide to musician turned Wisconsin Governor Les Paul.

After his Presidency, Brooke taught law and political science and served on several corporate boards. He died in June 2010 at the age of 90 after a nine-year battle with cancer.

*P.B.S. Pinchback served as Governor of Louisiana during the reconstruction, but had acceded to the Governorship after his predecessor was removed from office and was never elected Governor in his own right.

Known Presidents of the United States;

Leonard Wood (R-NH) & Irvine Lenroot (R-WI) 1921-1926
Irvine Lenroot (R-WI) & vacant 1926-1929
Irvine Lenroot (R-WI) & unknown 1929-1933
Alf Landon (R-KS) & James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (R-NY) 1933-1937
Unknown 1937-1965
Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) & unknown 1965-1971
Unknown 1971-1973
Edmund Muskie (D-ME) & unknown 1973-1977
Peter H. Dominick (R-CO) & Edward Brooke (R-MA) 1977-1978
Edward Brooke (R-MA) & vacant 1978-1979
Edward Brooke (R-MA) & Donald Rumsfeld (R-IL) 1979-1981
Les Paul (D-WI) & Bob Dole (D-KS) 1981-1989
Donald Rumsfeld (R-IL) & Joe Garagiola (R-MO) 1989-1993
Jack Layton (D-MI) & Ann Richards (D-TX) 1993-2001
Gary Johnson (R-NM) & unknown 2001-2009
Stephen Harper (R-AB) & Barack Obama (R-HI) 2009-present

 

[Techdread]

Bhalchandra Trimbak Ranadive (1904-1977) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (1937-1977) and Chairman of the Socialist Republic of India (1956-1977). An active trade union leader and ardent Marxist in his younger days, Ranadive was catapulted to notoriety following the relinquishment of British control over India in 1946 as one of the more vocal and radical of the hard-left movement in a newly independent India.

After only several years without British rule, India was caught in a swift revolution with Ranadive at its head. A humilitating defeat in the First Indo-Pakistani War (1952-1954) and high-powered corruption amongst the political elite led to the collapse of the poorly structured New Delhi government led by Kodandera Madappa Cariappa and the proclamation of the Socialist Republic of India on 12th August 1956.

Ranadive's popularity surged following the immediate Second Indo-Pakistani War (1956), launched by Pakistan during the revolution to gain further territory in the disputed Kashmir region. Ranadive's unwillingness to surrender and radical restructuring of the countrie's social, economic and military allowed an undisputed victory and Indian annexation of Kashmir.

Ranadive's is best remembered for bringing India as a regional power at the conclusion of his first ten years in power, by which point India had gained a puppet regime in Bangladesh and maintained warm relations with the Soviet Union. The collapse of neighbouring Burma into civil war (1975-1987) and Ranadive's decision for greater military defence on India's eastern borders was met by accusations from Tibet, Siam and Indochina of supporting the Marxist factions. Whilst Ranadive vehementally denied these allegations, his fatal stroke in 1977 saw a temporary loss of ground for the Marxist faction in Burma.

Ranadive's greatest moment, from his own perspective, was his meeting with Communist activist Alphonse Capone in 1973. Ranadive maintained a strong relationship with Capone until his death, with Capone still providing advice to his Ranadive's successor Shripad Amrit Dange on the issues of eliminating the threat of returned corruption in the urban and industrialised areas of India.

 

[President Al Bundy]

I dunno about a socialist revolution in Germany, given they presumably were on the winning side on both world wars and probably quite prosperous at that point. That and I kind of want to see the Kaiser still on the throne.

Thinking out loud a bit; If the US enters World War I on the Central Powers side, what does the Canadian theatre ultimately look like and what becomes of Canada after the war? Is an Entente Mexico possible? With Britain humiliated and wracked by the depression of the 1920s, might there be a socialist revolution there?

Yeah, I'll think about retconning that. Normally Germany would have gone through revolution after losing the war against the Soviets over Ukraine. The lost war damages the German economy to such levels that revolution was inevitable. But I'll reconsider it.

 

[statichaos]

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004): Host of NBC's The Tonight Show from 1975-1993, taking over the slot after contract negotiations fell through with previous host Johnny Carson. Regan was known for his sly wit and amiable personality, eventually being named by Time Magazine as "The Most Trusted Man In America". Using his Hollywood connections and a writing staff composed of acclaimed satirists George Will, Peggy Noonan, and Pat Buchanan, Regan kept The Tonight Show topical and relevant until his diagnosis with Alzheimer's Disease in 1992. His farewell episode broadcast in March of 1993 is consistently voted #1 in lists of the top television episodes and moments of all time.

 

[Zacoftheaxes]

I'll answer the Canadian question:

Stephen Harper (1959-Present) President of the United states elected in 2008, Harper is a moderate Republican and the first President from Canada since the first World War. His first term has been filled with success and failures back to back, with noticeably examples being America soldiers killing terrorist Vladimir Putin in 2009 and the Federal Reserve Scandal that followed only two weeks later. Other major events include the Alaskan oil spill of 2011 and Puerto Rican statehood. Support for Harper tends to fall on partisan lines with a slight majority of independents favoring him.

First elected as a senator in 1990, Harper proved an excellent politician and became a "Canadian hero" when he ran for president, even the normally liberal states of Quebec and Ontario swung in his favor. He chose Republican Governor of Hawaii Barack Obama as his Vice President.


Gabe Newell (1962-Present)

Dubbed by People as the "Most successful video game CEO of all time" Newell founded Valve and the highest selling game from every year from 2003 to 2012. With the success of his Steam software and the "Steambox" released in 2009. He announced a partnership with Nintendo in 2011 and has bought out over 25 studios. He recently has moved into other markets, and has begun constructing theme parks. He is currently finishing up improvements to the Coney Island amusement park. He has used viral marketing to get attention by spread a message of "Coney 2012"

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1974)

Diwght D Eisenhower was the first actor/director to win four academy awards (Best Supporting Actor for Teddy Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944; Best Supporting Actor for Alfred in Batman 1951; Best Lead Actor for Old Napoleon in 1812, 1953; Best Director with Orson Welles for Heart of Darkness, 1965)

Eisenhower previously served in the military in the first World War but did not enjoy his service, and went on to become an actor and later, a director. His acting style is widely remember and often parodied.

 

[statichaos]

Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991): Former member of the LAPD and failed science fiction author Gene Roddenberry is best known for being the founder of the Church Of The United Planets, a religious organization that sprang from its humble beginnings as a West Coast cult in the late 1950s and early 1970s to become one of the most influential religions of the late 20th and early 21st century. Despite Roddenberry's seemingly outlandish claim to be the recipient of messages from a distant future, his utopian visions have inspired millions worldwide to follow his message and purchase the tapes of the stories based upon his teachings. His followers in the entertainment industry are especially well-known.

After his death in 1991, the church was thrown into turmoil between several competing factions. The current holder of the title of United Planet President is former actor William Shatner, though the church lost many followers during the consolidation, and Shatner himself is thought to be old and weak.

 

[Penelope]

Stephen Colbert

(b. May 13, 1964)

A current Senator from South Carolina, and a member of the Democratic party, Stephen Colbert is the current front runner for the 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries.

Vladimir Putin

(October 7, 1952-November 29, 2009)

Vladimir Putin was the leader of Russia United, a revolutionary terrorist organization which favored a reunification of the former states and territories of the Russian Empire. Though much of his past is shrouded in mystery, mostly due to inaccurate accounts by both League of Nations Security Council reports, and his own autobiography and writings, further reports following his death in 2009 have managed to narrow down much of it. As stated in his autobiography, his beginnings were humble. A small apartment in Leningrad, and a family who had lost both a father and several sons. Putin would eventually become a KGB operative, though when the Soviet Union began to collapse in the early 80s, he had already left both the Communist Party and the KGB. He was branded as an enemy of the Soviet Union in 1986, and would be responsible for 1988 Moscow Riots. The Moscow Riots would put Putin in the international spotlight quickly, as the riots would soon force not only the resignation of the Secretary General, but the collapse of the entire government within a few months. However, the collapse of the Soviet Union would result in the balkanization of all of Russia. Putin would take this as his biggest failure, and would devote the rest of his life to reversing it.
Putin would found Russia United, and begin causing all sorts of trouble to bring about his dream of a reunited Russia.

However, his tactics would only leave him branded as a terrorist by the League of Nations. Due to The United States' larger role in the reorganization of Russia following its collapse, he would take action against the US aswell, destroying the USS Leslie King, Jr. in 1999. The United States would begin to plan to take action against Vladimir Putin, but this would ultimately become the responsibility of the Johnson administration following the US Presidential Election of 2000. President Johnson would initially be a domestic President, however, and would not pursue the campaign against Putin very much at all until the 2002 League of Nation complex bombings in San Francisco. The attacks, carried about by Russia United, Putin's organization, would cause the League of Nation's relocation to Vancouver, Columbia. However, it would also cause the United States' and the League of Nations' 'Campaign against Putin'. An all-out manhunt for Vladimir Putin would ensue, and Putin would flee to the Arctic, electing to shadow himself at the top of the world, running his organization from an icebreaker ship he titled “The Motherland”.

While the unsuccessful campaign against Putin would be one of President Johnson's greatest personal failures, his successor, President Harper, would successfully launch an operation to kill Vladimir Putin. His cohorts would hold US Navy SEALs off long enough for Vladimir Putin to have a “final stand” of sorts. Putin would kill 3 US operatives before he was several times in the chest, dying a few moments later of blood loss and shock, according to US Military reports.

A movie, based off the raid on "The Motherland", is slated for release in mid-to-late 2013.

More will be added to both of these, I just wanted to put some claims in.

 

[Æsir]

I'll answer the Canadian question:

Stephen Harper (1959-Present) President of the United states elected in 2008, Harper is a moderate Republican and the first President from Canada since the first World War. His first term has been filled with success and failures back to back, with noticeably examples being America soldiers killing terrorist Vladimir Putin in 2009 and the Federal Reserve Scandal that followed only two weeks later. Other major events include the Alaskan oil spill of 2011 and Puerto Rican statehood. Support for Harper tends to fall on partisan lines with a slight majority of independents favoring him.

First elected as a senator in 1990, Harper proved an excellent politician and became a "Canadian hero" when he ran for president, even the normally liberal states of Quebec and Ontario swung in his favor. He chose Republican Governor of Hawaii Barack Obama as his Vice President.

You better hope Beedok doesn't see you.

Dunno how likely the US annexing Canada wholesale is, so I hope you don't mind me subverting your entry a bit.

Rodney MacDonald (1972-) - British musician and politician who is incumbent Governor of the Union of the Maritimes and Newfounland, constituent country of the United Republic of Great Britain and the Maritimes (Along with Cornwall, the District of London, Middle England, North England, Scotland, South England, Wales, and Yorkshire).

MacDonald, a lifelong Nova Scotian, was born in rural Cape Breton Island to a Catholic family of Scottish origin and graduated from St. Francis Xavier University, a private Roman Catholic school, in 1994, pursuing a career as a professional musician, becoming an accomplished fiddler and step dancer, before winning election to the federal House of Commons in Westminster at the 2000 General Election as a Conservative. He won reelection to a second five year term in 2005, but did not stand in 2010, instead running successfully for the Governorship. When inaugurated on January 3rd 2011, just a day after his 39st birthday, he was the youngest constituent country Governor in the URGBM. A prominent "One Nation" Conservative supportive of social programs and infrastructure spending and a young, charismatic rising star in the party, his name has been mentioned as a future Presidential candidate for the Conservatives, with one internet site already selling tongue-in-cheek "MacDonald 2015" paraphernalia.

 

[Zacoftheaxes]

Ron Jeremy (1953-Present) Mayor of New York from 1997 to 2009, Jeremy served as a Democrat. Under him the cities crime rate dropped by 9.75% and balanced the cities budget every year. Jeremy declined to run for higher office.

 

[theReturner]

Joseph P. Kennedy II (1915-1944)- The eldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy I, and at one time te heir to his father's criminal empire before his untimely death in 1944. From an early age, he was groomed for greatness, though that turned from politics to crime when his father lost his wealth and had to entre the criminal realm to get it back. Like his father, Joseph attended Harvard, and then went into the "family business" as a lawyer for his father and his "friends". While under the employment of his father, kept being groomed to eventually take his fathers place, and some reports even suggest he had a hand in planning the St. Patrick's Day Massacre of 1939.

The young Joseph however never got the chance to take on the Leadership of the Kennedy Crime family. He was killed in 1944, by one of his father's rivals. Despite this, his influence on the family cannot be ignored, since Josephs death made it clear that his younger brother John would one day have to take his place.