10 Things You Didn't Know About Barack Obama

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Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about the first African American President Barack Obama, we decided to toss in a few more juicy tidbits to let you know him better. Yes he's a cool president, and he's got pretty good game at basketball, but here are 10 Things You Didn't Know About Barack Obama.

1. Obama was born on Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu. His first name, Barack, means "blessed" in Swahili and was also his Kenyan father's name.
2. He says he hasn't liked ice cream since working at Baskin-Robbins as a teenager.
3. His childhood nickname was Barry.
4. Obama was the third African-American senator since Reconstruction.
5. He married Michelle Robinson, also a Harvard Law School graduate, who supervised him while he was working as a summer associate in a Chicago law firm. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
6. As an Illinois state senator, he sponsored a bill to require the police to videotape interrogations in capital crime cases. Illinois was the first state to do this.
7. A school in his father's hometown near Lake Victoria in Kenya has been renamed the Senator Barack Obama Secondary School.
8. He loves playing Scrabble.
9. Obama and his wife bought a house on Chicago's South Side in June 2005 for $1.65 million. It has four fireplaces.
10. His heroes are Martin Luther King Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Pablo Picasso, and John Coltrane.

So there you have it. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Barack Obama. Memorize them well, he's the most unique President the United States has ever had.

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0 #1 RayFromMichigan 2010-04-26 17:17

I'll tell you one thing about Obama thats for sure. he does what he says. And that can be a good and bad thing depending on the platform of the politician. George Bush also did what he said, but unfortunately what he did pretty much almost destroyed the United States economically and cost us our good reputation around the world. Barack Obama on the other hand said he was going to bring change to Washington and that's exactly what he's doing, bring good change to a broken and unfruitful political system. We now have free healthcare, Wall street will soon be a betterplace for the average American from main street to invest in again, and very soon we won't have to rely on the corrupt and American hating Middle East countries for their oil, thanks to Obama's green energy initiatives and programs. I for one am very glad Obama is our president. The far right Republicans are dying to get back in office to continue what they have always done. Step on the middle class, and hold back progress in education, encourage religious ignorance, give more perks to rich and wealthy people, and keep us dependent and hooked on Middle East oil. Who needs that anymore. Thank you Obama for challenging the terrible status quo in U.S. politics

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