Barack Obama “The View” Video
Senator Barack Obama appeared on The View earlier today.Barack talked about various topics, from those controversial remarks delivered by Rev. Jeremiah Wright,to his distant kinship to Brad Pitt.Here are some highlights of the interview.
Obama on counting Brad Pitt as a distant cousin:
“I guess we’re ninth cousins, something, removed – or something. I think he got the better-looking side of the gene pool.”
Obama on handling possible Swift-boat-like attacks from the right:
“You know, I’m a pretty tough – I’m skinny but I’m tough. I think that the way to handle attacks, wherever they’re coming from – and, you know, there’ve been some tough punches thrown in this Democratic primary … – the way I like to handle attacks is to answer honestly, swiftly, forcefully and truthfully. I think the truth is a powerful weapon.”
Obama on Rev. Jeremiah Wright:
“It was a snippet of a man. I think he’s saddened by what’s happened, and I told him I feel badly that he has been characterized just in this one way – and people haven’t seen this broader aspect of him.”
You can watch the videos after the jump.
