About eight years ago, John Morgan was setting up for a George W. Bush. campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., when a staffer tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, has anyone ever told you, you look a lot like Dubya?"
"That was the first time I heard the phrase Dubya and the first time of many hundreds that I've been told how much I look like George W. Bush," Morgan said. "I had no idea it would lead to an international opportunity to present the world with the comedic side of our president."
Morgan took his show on the road four and a half years ago. He does Bush comedy for some of the world's largest corporations. He performs as "Singing Bush." He will visit Promise Keepers events this year, and he has a book in the works. He's even sneaked into the Democratic National Headquarters.
But, as Morgan told CitizenLink, the opportunity to share the Gospel is the most wonderful part of the job.
1. Have you had the opportunity to meet President Bush?
I got a chance to shake his hand in Orlando, and I said, "Mr. President, it is an honor to be your look-alike." He just looked at me and said, "Well, I feel sorry for ya."
2. What's the best part about your role as an impersonator?
The looks on people's faces, the dropped jaws and the surprises are so much fun and hilarious. But the doors that it opens to share the Gospel are the most wonderful part of this incredible opportunity.
Everything I do is family-friendly, good-natured, just fun. I (have) the opportunity to perform in front of Christian and faith-based audiences, which also opens the door for me to share my testimony — to share about the incredible calling that each of us, as believers, have, to imitate God. Ephesians 5:1 says, "Be imitators of God, as beloved children." Most of us go through our days not thinking about our calling as Christ's ambassadors. But that is what we are.
Being an imitator of President Bush is no big deal, but being a Christian is a very big deal.
3. What are some of the craziest moments from your time as George W. Bush?
It has been insane. Walking into the Democratic National Headquarters in the middle of the campaign in '04, sneaking right into the war room, standing up in the middle of the room and saying, "I'm here to check out the competition," and just watching them freak out.
Actually convincing Barbara Walters in the executive airport in Washington, D.C., that I was the president. Walking into and getting onto The Tony Danza Show — completely uninvited — and many other talk shows.
4. What's the first thing you would do, if you were president?
Drop down on my face and pray.
5. What would you say to Christians who have grown weary of politics?
We are agents of change in this world. The best news in the world is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The best way to change the world is by sharing that Gospel, one person at a time, with our neighbors. And of course, through effective policy change, we can create an atmosphere wherein the Gospel is more easily presented to folks.
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