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  • Candidate Obama didn't think so on his 'Yes, we can!' campaign slogan

    09/21/2009 9:59:23 AM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 9 replies · 457+ views
    nydailynews.com ^ | Sept. 19, 2009 | Larry Mcshane
    Yes we can? Barack Obama wasn't sure at first. The President initially blanched when his now-famous campaign slogan was first introduced by political guru David Axelrod during the 2004 Illinois Senate race, a new book reports. "I don't like it. Come on," Obama was quoted as saying in "Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage," by author Christopher Andersen. Obama felt the catch phrase was "childish" and "corny," and even asked his staff to find something else - until his wife, Michelle, convinced him otherwise, the book reports. "It will work," she said, swaying the future President. "Trust me."...