clipped from itsgettinghotinhere.org

Here’s the full excerpt from Newsweek’s behind the scenes “Special Election Project” reporting (via HuffPost). Obama is referring to an April 26th 2007 primary debate question from moderator Brian Williams:

Here’s the full excerpt from Newsweek’s behind the scenes “Special Election Project” reporting (via HuffPost). Obama is referring to an April 26th 2007 primary debate question from moderator Brian Williams:

The debates unnerved both candidates. When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, “I don’t consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, ‘You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.’ So when Brian Williams is asking me about what’s a personal thing that you’ve done [that's green], and I say, you know, ‘Well, I planted a bunch of trees.’ And he says, ‘I’m talking about personal.