Ta-Nehisi Coates

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It's wrong...

04 Jun 2008 05:54 pm

...but there's something about this I like:

Furthermore, during a Senate vote Wednesday, Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation.

While it was unclear what the two were discussing, the body language suggested that Obama was trying to convince Lieberman of something and his stance appeared slightly intimidating.

Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances.

Still, Obama and Lieberman seemed to be trying to keep the back-and-forth congenial as they both patted each other on the back during and after the exchange.

Afterwards, Obama smiled and pointed up at reporters peering over the edge of the press gallery for a better glimpse of their interaction.

I think it's the fact that he smiled and pointed up at the reporters.

Comments (2)

I like it too. I hope to see more of this, a lot more, for maybe 8 more years or so. Give or take. With the smile.

That article was trying to paint Barack as the angry Black male OR it was letting you know he's not a wimp! Leiberman needs to have his ass kicked.

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