It’s good to be back. What a fun trip it’s been…
I went back to my notes from breakfast with Barack, as they seem relevant to the recent turn of events:
“I am a risky proposition. If you ask who will likely win the election, I’d consider myself still an underdog. The press may not think so, but I do. But the upside is enormous. The way the race is emerging, it’s between me and Hillary. In her attack on my experience, she is saying ‘I know how things are done. I can manage the existing system.’ I am saying the system needs to change. That’s my pitch. If you agree that more of the same is not sufficient, then I am your best bet. If the status quo is manageable, then you have other choices."
"This will be a sequential race, like it was for Kerry in the primary. It’s all up for grabs in the early states. Democratic primary voters are not inspired by Hillary, but they respect her. I do better with Independents and Republicans. With Hillary, the Democrats know what they are going to get. They are not yet sure if they can hand me the keys to the car.”
And from an earlier dinner event, responding to a question on his qualifications and experience:
“Look, I’ve been on the national scene for two years. People in Washington think nothing outside Washington counts. I’m applying for the most powerful job on Earth, and in case you didn’t notice I’m a 45 year old black guy. So there are some hurdles to be overcome. Experience is a proxy for judgment. Sometimes the experienced have bad judgment. No one has a better resume than Dick Cheney. At every stage there are a set of hurdles. I like clearing hurdles.”
(earlier photos & quotes)
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jurvetson 56 months ago | reply
thanks!
I have been pleased to see the libertarian Republicans voting for Obama. For the folks I know, it's their first time to break from the GOP.
yeimaya 56 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Surviving 78!!! days, 3 days til Election!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
I have it in my photostream from months ago (with credits to you, thanks for you CC generosity).... I did invite it before to Surviving but would love to have this photo at the top of the Surviving Photostream since it is "so Obama" and I'd like to keep him firmly in our minds as the hours wind down til the polls close. I'll load the one from my photostream and then delete it when you add yours (hint hint) is that o.k.?
jurvetson 56 months ago | reply
woot!
SmilingSunflower 56 months ago | reply
Nov 4, 2008 was a sad day for America. Just wait and see.
i . /✪\LEEM 54 months ago | reply
Well captured!!!!!!!!!!
Daniele Mineri 54 months ago | reply
I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
Frizztext 54 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called restaurant-murals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Frizztext 54 months ago | reply
please join the contest #2 of the originals [restaurant-murals] at
www.flickr.com/groups/restaurant-murals/discuss/721576122...
post medium sized
Yelnoc 53 months ago | reply
The AP is claiming a copyright infringement on their image being used for the Obama "Hope" poster:
www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9652OD01&show_artic...
I always thought that the poster was drawn up based upon this photo of yours.
caitlinburke 53 months ago | reply
Oh, ha, good point about the similar expressions. The AP swooping in with its claim is like some kind of parody of the operation of our brutally corporatized intellectual property law - as if the photographer's not recognizing the similar expression for months wasn't amusing enough. (Someone should do a search for news photos with this and similar expressions - might be an enlightening exercise.)
(And looking back at my initial comment in this thread - I'm pleased with how things turned out!)
jurvetson 52 months ago | reply
Caitlinburke - Roger that!
Yelnoc - thanks for the heads up. I asked Lessig how it all came about:
Bogota Colombia 48 months ago | reply
good look!
LaurieChristensen2061 46 months ago | reply
Wonder! Yours Barack Obama on the Primary is Wow for me.Thanks for post.
Philip Taylor PT 41 months ago | reply
Love this picture. Wonder what he's thinking? Thanks for sharing. I used on my blog for an article about Obama's Bank Reforms. I attributed you at the bottom. Thanks.
jlallred2000 39 months ago | reply
The "dog president" speaks!
Titimo 39 months ago | reply
The first president that seems to care after people's health and poverty and you call him a dog? I hope you look smarter then you are jlallred. How can a non 3rd world country wait till 2010 for a decent health insurance? The idea of having one that benefits only the insurance companies itselves and constantly say : "no, can't help you!", would be enough reason to start riots on this side of the ocean lol.
jlallred2000 39 months ago | reply
TiTiMo,
We have decent health insurance. Through private means. 85% of Americans have haelth insurance, and no one can be turned away from Emergency Rooms, regardless of ability to pay. We have access to a greater variety of care, drugs, cutting edge procedures and shorter wait times for operations than countries with socialized medicine. Your from a small realitively homogenous country. My state has a population more than two times larger than your entire country. Your social safety-net is already in tatters, what with your near negative population growth and retireing baby boomers, I hope your stagnant country enjoys paying the bills that are comming due. There is a big difference between Americans and our cousins in Europe, your vitality has waned. Also, Barack is worse than a dog. He is a dog with fleas.
David C. Foster 37 months ago | reply
Excellent photo and we’d love to have it added to: Democrats Unite www.flickr.com/groups/democrats_unite/ and any other photo that fits the scope of our group.
Thanks
David