Obama: ‘We Can’t Solve Global Warming Because I F—ing Changed Light Bulbs’
November 8, 2008 · Print This Article
Gotta love this: Newsweek caught several candid Obama moments during their behind-the-scenes Special Election Project, and one of the statements he made was pure gold.
From Newsweek, via The Huffington Post:
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.’ What I’m thinking in my head is, ‘Well, the truth is, Brian, we can’t solve global warming because I f—ing changed light bulbs in my house. It’s because of something collective’.”
Obama is rad (and right). Sure, changing your light bulbs is an important step, but it’s very small in the scheme of things. It’s nice to get these snippets of off-the-cuff remarks from Obama since his oration is so carefully scripted.
Link [The Huffington Post]
Photo credit: Jonas Karlsson/Vanity Fair
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