Listening to Barack Obama speak is an easy thing to do. He is very eloquent, articulate and commands your attention. Kind of like E.F. Hutton.
And that's how many of his classmates recall him from high school and college, according to a New York Times article out this morning. The piece is like many other in the media today, it seems to offer deliberate caution in protecting Sen. Obama. He's clearly the choice of the national media to be our next president.
The New York Times piece is quite revealing, explaining that Barry (the name Obama went by as a teen and college student) used drugs, but only in moderation. Ironically, his childhood friends and classmates don't recall him smoking pot, drinking or using cocaine to the extent that Obama's own memoirs reveal. The article goes as far as trying to explain why those people might be covering up for the presidential candidate. It vaguely substantiates claims Sen. Obama made in his own book, which was written a few years ago.
It's kind of an odd angle, but so is Obama's decision to scrap Barry and stick with Barack. The NY Times piece is worth a read. Keep in mind that journalists from MSNBC to the Times and beyond are blindly caught up in the Obama revolution. Even though Sen. Hillary Clinton won the crucial states of New York, California and Florida on Super Tuesday, the national media tailored its coverage to make it appear as though Obama was the big winner. In fact, Super Tuesday was a virtual dead even draw for the two Democrats.
Here's a link to the New York Times piece: Obama Article.
