Obama with Barbara Walters
Barack Obama held an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC News and even on the opening question it is beautifully apparent how Barack Obama won the election. Barbara Walters asks, as he prepares to lead the country, what his biggest fear is. This sounds like an innocent question. Maybe it was. I can promise you that right wing extremists like Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity leaned toward the television when they heard that question. The president of the United States should fear no one; therefore, it is important how he answers this question.
Barack Obama reframes the question with a statement. “There are a lot of things that keep me up at night.” Absolutely brilliant. Traditionally, one reframes a question by asking a new, different rhetorical question. Barack Obama does something different.
Nice interview.
