He's come a long way
My friend Roger sent me these pics today. He took them in DeKalb (Illinois) at one of Barack Obama’s campain stops when he was then running for the U.S. Senate. That was a week or two after his now-famous speech at the 2004 Democratic convention.
Roger said Obama was the same regular kind of guy he is today – though I think you’d have to expand the meaning of “regular” if you were to account for his innate and easy connection with people, his spontaneous public speaking skills, his intelligence! Roger also mentioned it was a lot easier to walk up and take a picture than it is today.
Who would have thought that just five years later…?
Thanks Roger!
I was at this event too. That was the weekend I spent traveling with the Obamas while my kitchen was under construction. Remember that?