Me and the President-elect 2

Obama and me

The funny thing about this picture is that it looks completely fake, like I'm posing next to a cardboard cutout. The light bouncing off the mirror does funky things. (PS, when posing for a picture with future presidents, always place yourself in front of a gigantic mirror.) The photo was taken after this interview from March 2006. In the intro I wrote:

The weight of much hope and expectation rests on the narrow shoulders of Barack Obama, the first-term Democratic senator from Illinois.

His eventual presidential run is seen as inevitable (some pundits even hype a 2008 bid).

Some pundits indeed.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Sean Casten's avatar

    Sean Casten Posted 8:01 am
    06 Nov 2008

    I'm pretty sure......that Obama has that same picture on his Facebook page.
  2. Biodiversivist's avatar

    Biodiversivist Posted 2:40 am
    07 Nov 2008

    Photoshop that reflection out of there...give yourself a mustache while you're at it.

    In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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