Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Obama Chowing Down

all the photos of obama these days are of him eating, bowling or drinking beer.
wash post: A health nut, Obama (Ill.) has consumed hot dogs, french fries and homemade chocolates. He has sipped a few Yuengling beers. He has largely skipped arena-filling rallies in favor of town-hall-style events and casual visits, delivering populist appeals to the small-town, working-class voters who have proven most resistant to his candidacy.

all that eating to get to know the peeps in pennsylvania

Corey D. O'Brien, a Lackawanna County commissioner and Obama backer, had urged the candidate for a month to visit Wilkes-Barre to introduce himself to voters there. In a lengthy question-and-answer session after his opening remarks, Obama fielded queries about his name, his childhood ambitions, and his position on gun rights. O'Brien looked thrilled.

"As Senator Clinton says, this is Hillary country," he said. "People need to get to know him. But I predict that when they do, he'll do very well."

obama and the chocolate makers