Barack Obama in Detroit for Michigan Governor Granholm’s successful reelection (video from October 2006). The clip is cut short for time purposes, so unfortunately the Senator is cut off before his speech is through, but you get the idea of where he’s going with it.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Granholm thinks he could be president
-Obama is an “uh, Christian” who is “more important than the Pope” (?)
-After saying his wife told him its snowing in Chicago, Obama jokes that its just “not right” and a supporter in the crowd can be heard repeating “not right” in agreement. Meaningless point? Or example of how the Senator from Illinois can command a crowd’s agreement like a congregation?
-Obama talks about how the hardest thing about politics is being away from your children and not being able to tuck them in at night. An odd point to bring up at a support meeting for a state Governor, but true to form, Obama makes it appropriate.