WASHINGTON ¨C As President Barack Obama took the stage to deliver his acceptance speech on the night of his re-election, his younger daughter nudged his arm. He bent down to listen to 11-year-old Sasha. ¡°Behind you,¡± she mouthed. The president nodded and promptly turned to wave to the supporters at his back. Sasha beamed.
The same little Obama who plaintively blurted ¡°Daddy, what city are you in?¡± at the big screen after her mother¡¯s 2008 convention speech now was giving her father stage direction. The moment was blogged about instantly, viewed 3.2 million times on YouTube ¡ª just another indication of the nation¡¯s fascination with this first family.
Americans view the Obamas in such packaged snippets yet feel like they are on a first-name basis. Look how tall Malia is! Why didn¡¯t Michelle kiss Barack on the kiss cam? What does Barack tell Sasha about her jump shot?
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