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Mochascafe
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Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 12:35 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

So, Newsweek has a traditional article that they do which features stories from behind the scenes of the campaigns as recorded by the press that travel with them. Check it out, very interesting. My personal favorite below:



The debates unnerved both candidates. When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, "I don't consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'."

Here is the whole article

http://www.newsweek.com/id/167581/page/2
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Cynique
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Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 10:58 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

That is an interesting insight. Obama's stoic exterior and glib tongue serve him well because he seems unflappable during interviews.

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