* January 16, 2013 Obama's shameless exploitation of children as set pieces is hardly new or original. In fact, tyrants and dictators have used kids as props down through the ages. Here are a few more recent examples: The Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin [620] China's Mao Zedong [620] Germany's Adolf Hitler [620] Cuba's Fidel Castro [620] North Korea's Kim Il-sung [620] Venezuela's Hugo Chávez [620] Dictator Obama Exploiting the Children for Executive Action on Gun Control [Obama Exploits Children for Executive Action Press Conference on Gun Control]