Info on Obama's Experience

1. In Indonesia, he was "introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy)." (Dreams from My Father)
2. Obama Music
3."I think the big difference between him then [when Obama was a community organizer] and now is how is dressed. Back then he was always in sweaters. Now, you never see him without a suit and a tie." Developing Community Project minister Rev. Michael Adams Link
4. "I've been known to have a serious Scrabble game" Obama Link
5. "He's a big basketball fan. He loves the Chicago White Sox. He follows the Chicago Bears." Zariff, Obama's barber at Hyde Park Hair Salon Link
6. "The Senator is especially fond our Tilapia, which is low in fat and perfect in grilling" waitress at Calypso Restaurant Link
7. Dreams from My Father, Obama's first book, won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album in 2006. Link
8. "Barack choose a wide selection of movies. Sometimes it was foreign films, sometimes it was action movies." Owner of Kimbark Video
9. "As a senior lecturer [at the University of Chicago law school], his student ratings were off the charts"prominent faculty member Abner Mikva Link
10. "For our oldest daughter (Malia), every night when Barack is home they're reading the whole Harry Potter series. She loves Harry Potter. He reads to her even though she is a great reader."
Michelle Obama Link
11. "The thing about Barack is that he is not a Mr. Door Opener. I don't think he knows those rules. But he is very very romantic. He's the one who remembers anniversaries. I get flowers all the time. Our first date was a very romantic experience. It turned out being a whole day. We saw "Do The Right Thing," and we walked up and down Michigan Avenue and just talked. We had an after-dinner movie, after-dinner drink at the Signature Room." Michelle Obama Link
12. "His first car had so much rust that there was a rusted hole in the passenger door" Michelle Obama Link
13. Obama advised his successor in the state Senate to "stay out of jail" Link
14. From Hyde Park Herald's Did You Know?:
"Barack(a) means blessed in Swahili
He has been mentioned in songs by Jadakiss and Common, and Neil Young .
Obama does not drink Alcohol
He was mentioned in an episode of "Will & Grace." He was "Baracking" Grace's world.
His specialty dish, "I cook mean Chili." "
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15. Obama met with the rapper Ludacris. Link
16. Barack was known as Barry during High School and part of College.
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"Barry was very into things that other kids our age weren't into," says Ando, 46, recalling a time in middle school when they went to a record store just to browse. "He went through the entire jazz section while we were there. ... That affects me to this day -- he's the one who introduced me to jazz." Link
18. Barry was part of the "Choom Gang" in high school. Link
19. Barack is related to Former U.S. Presidents George Washington, James Madison, Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter. Link
20. One of Obama's favorite books is 'Where the Wild Things Are'

21. According to Obama Spokesman Tommy Vietor, Obama "can get by in spanish." On February 5th, 2006, he delivered the Democratic Hispanic Radio address. Listen to the mp3 of the address here.