This is the first time that I see Barack Obama in a Town Hall setting. Wow! He really knows how to turn on the charm. Is this is a prerequisite for all Democratic candidates?
Baratunde got to ask a question to Obama! He asked about his position on coal and renewable energy and,quite frankly, I am more impressed by Baratunde's framing of the question than Barack's answer.
I have to my left Carla from Loded Orygun [1]. She is seriously liveblogging this so I suggest to mozie on down to her blog. She's doing a better job than I am 
Obama believes the new attorney general has to review all the decisions and policies but into place by the Bush Administration. So many have been put into place by executive fiat that only the new president can get rid of them.
So I am thinking what question to ask. Should I ask about Roe v. Wade? Should I ask about digital civil rights? Or should I ask about the ongoing militarization of immigration?
OBAMAISMS
"If someone attacks you, you hit back swiftly, you hit back decisevely, you hit back truthfully."
"The Attorney General is not the President's lawyer. The Attorney General is the people's lawyer."
"This is a starting point : I believe in science. I believe in evidence. I believe in facts. I think it is a good starting point for where our science policies should be."
"MIke Gravel sometimes get a little cranky, but he said something today that is truth ... that most politicians will have an eye toward getting re-elected."
People in Washington in Media call me a "hopemonger".
"The campaign is not about me. It is about you. We wont just win an election. We will transform the country in the process."
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