The Return

Via Mike Lux, a classic Obama video from back in 2003 when he was obscure:

I will say, however, that I'd sort of hoped I'd never hear the phrase "$87 billion" again.

Comments

Is he using the "Clinton thumb"?

Posted by CC | May 23, 2008 9:37 AM

One thing you can say is this man is consistant. I love that about him.. His message is the same.. I guess no poll testing like Clinton did with her five slogans during the course of this campaign.

Posted by Ann | May 23, 2008 9:50 AM

He has even more of the Baptist preacher speaking style in this video, as in "he buh-leeeeeves". I like it!

Posted by THS | May 23, 2008 10:04 AM

He has even more of the Baptist preacher speaking style in this video, as in "he buh-leeeeeves". I like it!

Posted by THS | May 23, 2008 10:09 AM

I've always thought that despite being a great speaker, Obama's gestures are really awkward. They've sure gotten better since this was filmed, though.

Posted by Brendan | May 23, 2008 10:17 AM

stuff like that baptist preacher style makes me hopeful that america isn't totally effed: it's a reminder that he's gotten very, very far even w/ all the built-in handicaps that race brings to getting elected.

Posted by yep | May 23, 2008 10:22 AM

Who is that introducing him? Bobby Rush?

Posted by John | May 23, 2008 10:45 AM

Danny Davis (IL-7)

Posted by Washout | May 23, 2008 12:24 PM

One thing you can say is this man is consistant.

Interestingly that on the stump he talks that coroprations have a "responsibility to the working man" - yet one of the first things he did in the Senate was vote to pass the GOP "tort reform" which makes it a lot harder to make corporations responsible via the courts.

So I wouldn't say that he's consistent at all

Posted by Ethel-to-tilly | May 23, 2008 2:15 PM

Too bad that guy isn't running for president. He worked fight in there about six times.

Posted by beer back | May 23, 2008 4:59 PM