I figure why not just have some fun. I’d take Dick Cheney and turn him into a swishy drag queen. Have him say “Hey, you wanna know where that “undisclosed location” was that I was always in? It was my wife’s closet, and I was playing dress-up! Oh, and that war that we started? I just wanted to make some money for Halliburton.”
I wasn’t.
I was thinking Scarlett Johansson. But I like your idea better.
Very true. I really like this one.
I was going to say Antonin Scalia, but I see your point.
You’d probably be able to enjoy your control for about 2 weeks before your puppet meets with an unfortunate accident and the status quo returns. For global politics I’d probably go for Ali Khamenei. Iran is at a tipping point. If Ali Khamenei reversed himself and came out in favor of moderation and secularization, it could easily turn the tide.
I’d also consider this as a possibility, but given that I could only take one I’m not sure what the effect would be.
He’d probably be assassinated in weeks.
Gotta be honest, I was expecting a lot more answers involving sex. You’re all too sophisticated!
If it wasn’t for my grudge against evil incarnate, I likely would have yielded to my baser instincts.
Actually, now that I think about it, I’m not so sure. The thought that I wouldn’t really be with someone who truly likes me would leave a bad taste in my mouth.
(And probably her mouth too.)
. . .
(I’ll be here all night, folks.)
I want to change my answer. I want to take over the mind of George R. R. Martin and make him drop all other projects until he finishes ASoIaF.
. . . and send me lots of money.
Kim Il-Yung, probably.
There’s others that I would enjoy more. It would be fun to control the President of the US, since that’s the closest you can get to controlling the world. But at the end of the day, controlling anyone who isn’t bad is immoral. If I want to be President, I have to get elected.
So, of bad people, that I can think of the person/country who is currently harming the largest number of people is North Korea. Though I’d want to review that first, before actually plunging in.
Do we also inherit our puppets knowledge and situational awareness? Granted I like the idea of fixing NK from the inside, I mean, controlling a head of state has its perks. However its a big job with lots of pitfalls. You would have to start slowly, little improvements, throw a cookie at the inner circle to keep them happy, another little improvement,
Some bazillionaire who wouldnt miss $1M who wants to support my crusade of the day with a generous donation every year.
Perhaps whomever is the head honcho for determining funding for a major movie studio. You get to pick what movies get funded, easily score a few “consullting fees” for making sure your control victim fund their movies.
Me.
My first thought on reading the OP was Chief Justice John Roberts. But having read the thread and seeing as someone else got to Roberts first, I’d change it to Shodan so that he couldn’t fuck with Sotomayor, instead he’d be controlling Alito for his choice, and his choice would be my choice. I’d have Shodan use Alito in series to get to Clarance Thomas and then in series get to Anthony Kennedy. I’d leave Scalia alone for amusement value and so no one would wonder why he’d become nice and caring about his fellow human beings.
Once again, Shodan is key to control of the world.
Regards,
The Second Stone
No backsies, as I will always wear a Magneto helmet to keep you assholes out of my head. Which isn’t a pleasant place anyway.
I would select someone who could both benefit mankind greatly and make me filthy rich, not necessarily in that order. Someone like, say, Bill Gates.
Some people like to natter on about mind control being unethical, as if it were really possible to exert mind control. But I say, “Ethics?!? Talk about your First World problems!”
Linsey Dawn MacKenzie.
I liked the whole “walk til your feet bleed” thing, but I’d point them to a tunnel of either a B, a D, or a 4 train.
I guess I’m just impatient.
Stephen Harper, so he’d stop screwing up my country.