Obama says got "choked up" leaving Chicago

rooters ^ | 01/04/09 | Deborah Charles

[TornadoAlley3]

ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE JET (Reuters) - Barack Obama is not afraid to admit it -- he got a little emotional before leaving Chicago for Washington where he will soon become the next president of the United States.

"I've got to say that I choked up a little bit leaving my house today," said Obama, who will become the nation's first black president when he takes office on January 20.

[the invisib1e hand]

such a sensitive guy.

[Mr. Mojo]

Don’t fret, B-HO. You’ll be bringing Chicago with you to D.C.

[keepitreal]

Many of us got choked up seeing you leave your house today, too.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Probably scared, bless his heart.

[the invisib1e hand]

such an vapor. Mr. *President-Elect*, what can tell us about the war between Israel and Hamas right now?

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD95GK0AG0

Obama had cheeseburger and fries for dinner. No mention of ketchup or not:)

[eyedigress]

Probably was a pretty big hit.

[kabar]

He has been a US senator for almost three years and lives in DC most of the time. He will still keep his house in Chicago. What’s the big deal?

[omega4179]

Does the scumbag poser miss the staggering murder rate ,the fierce cold or the filthy machine politics.

[the invisib1e hand]

the story reads like it was written by a 2nd grader.

[cripplecreek]

That comes from drinking downstream from the herd.

[randomhero97]

I wonder if obama ever got “choked up” with his mentor, Frank Marshall Davis?

[countess]

good grief, he should grow a pair already.

[the invisib1e hand]

...filthy machine politics...

As pointed out in #3, he's taking that with him.

[Paladin2]

0be was never in DC before? He commuted from Crook county regularly?

Is it really his house? I thought it was in somebody else's name.

Maybe he is sad to have to go live in a fishbowl where it is more difficult to do "deals" away from scrutiny. Maybe the Teflon stays in Chicago?

[the invisib1e hand]

Rahm’s probably getting choked too.

[hometoroost]

At least the “O” and I now have one thing in common. The thought of him going to DC makes me want to cry too.

[keepitreal]

Asked if he was excited about the move, Obama alluded to the grueling presidential campaign when he said: "Yeah, although living in a hotel for two weeks -- we kind of did that for two years."

Boo Hoo. Stay put until Inauguration Day.

[ari-freedom]

“Does the scumbag poser miss the staggering murder rate ,the fierce cold or the filthy machine politics.”

he won’t miss in in DC