America Gets to Know Obama, and Vice Versa

[babylonsister]

America Gets to Know Obama, and Vice Versa
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Senator Barack Obama, at a Fourth of July picnic last week in Butte, called Montana “one of the prettiest states in the country.” More Photos >

By JEFF ZELENY
Published: July 10, 2008


BUTTE, Mont. — Senator Barack Obama marveled at the view here in Big Sky Country. He discovered that the gumbo in New Orleans was far tastier than in Chicago. And he was pleasantly surprised that he loved Austin, Tex., and its music — but who doesn’t?

The presidential campaign has not only given the country a chance to meet Mr. Obama. It has also given Mr. Obama a chance to meet the country, taking him to large swaths of the United States that he has never seen before.

Since his political rise began less than four years ago, he has visited New Orleans, toured parts of the Great Plains and traveled across the South — all for the first time. He made a nighttime stop to Mount Rushmore, paid his respects at the grave of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and dropped by the home of President Harry S. Truman.

Not since he was 11, when he traveled through a handful of states with his mother, grandmother and sister — by Greyhound bus, train and an occasional rental car — has Mr. Obama seen this much of America.

Having grown up in Hawaii and Indonesia and spending much of his adult life in large cities, Mr. Obama, 46, is now acquainting himself more deeply with his country and finds himself unusually surprised by some of his findings.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/politics/10obama.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1215702108-6/Qqz4LOiC9Lh5RFr1J0Dw

[jaxx]

1. What a good article!

It's nice to see that the man running for the highest office in the land still can have wonder in his eyes when it comes to the beauty of this country.
Thanks.

[babylonsister]

2. It's nice to share a positive story once in awhile, even if

arguing seems to be the play of the day around here. Glad you enjoyed, jaxx. I did, too.