VIDEO: Obama Eats With the Troops in Afghanistan

[berni_mccoy]

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/07/20/vo.afghanistan.obama.cnn

A very nice quiet moment eating and talking, just spending time with the troops. No feeling of a photo-op at all... just a natural moment.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Kicking.

[ThatsMyBarack]

2. What a special treat for us all....

Especially the troops! :patriot:

[hedgehog]

3. Wait a minute - something's wrong with that tape- Obama

asked questions and actually listened to the answers! That's not how George does it!

[berni_mccoy]

4. You're right. Bush would be holding a plastic turkey as a photo-op.

:rofl:

[SoCalDem]

11. Or sweating like a pig...over a birthday cake

[seasat]

10. That's one of Obama's greatest strengths, IMHO

He listens instead of feeling the need to dominate the conversation like other politicians. Most political types push people towards their view in one to one events. Obama wins folks over by asking them questions and showing interest in them.

[Lost-in-FL]

5. Too bad I couln't hear the Q/A. n/t

[dancingme]

6. unlike Bush, he chews with his mouth closed

and he does not speak with his mouth full of food (and doesn't yell "Yo!" while eating a buttered roll).

[berni_mccoy]

7. Yeah, those were pretty disgusting and shameful moments for a head of state

And they don't even rank up there with the worst of Bush's offenses.

[Egnever]

8. you are so right

his horrors have been so extreme his piss poor manners arent even worth mentioning almost.

[hootinholler]

14. You kidding? They rank

as the best of *'s offenses.

-Hoot

[AzDar]

9. I am constantly struck by how EASILY he interacts with people. ALL people; it's Kennedy-esque.

So unlike the Monkey-in-a-Human-Suit we've been saddled with for almost 8 years...

[GeorgeGist]

12. It might be natural ...

if he was fighting with the troops in front of the cameras.

[Diogenes2]

13. What exactly are you talking about?

[senseandsensibility]

15. huh?

Me no get it.

[senseandsensibility]

16. I have to say I didn't like the looks of whatever it was he

was spooning into that big cup. But if that's what our troops eat, Barak's cool to eat it with them.