This is an amazing quote from Newsweek's insider profile on the campaigns. Lots of other extraordinary insider stuff there, too - definitely worth a catharsis read. But this (purportedly) recorded snippet really rocks, in which Obama is speaking privately about debates during the primary season:
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'.
