Gorbi and Obi

In Germany we have the BRAVO which is the leading magazine for teenagers, juveniles and those who believe that they belong to the very young generation still.

Now, BRAVO dedicated and published a poster of Barack Obama and I think he is the first politician who now has the official status of a popstar. Oh no...there has been another political popstar earlier on. It was the former soviet president Michail Gorbatschov. People inside Russia hated him, but western countries admired him and even gave him the cute nickname "Gorbi".
Which leads me to the question: Will OBAMA soon be called OBI??

(As an explanation to anyone from outside germany: If so, we would finally show the german sense of humour. OBI in germany simply is a hardware store/building center with shops all over germany...and they have an orange beaver in their emblem for corporate identity!)