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Barack Obama is obviously a fan:My wife is extraordinary and my children are above averag
By Alec Brandon
January 16, 2008

Barack Obama is obviously a fan:

My wife is extraordinary and my children are above average.

I doubt this will do much for him politically, but it got a chuckle out of a few people in the audience.

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