PrintJanuary 11, 2009
An odd way to talk about it
Theodore E. noticed an odd phrasing from the president-elect describing his family.
President-elect Obama, who turned 35 that year, describes growing up with a single mother and absent father, and says, "I think that in a certain way, I've tried all my life to fabricate a family through stories, memories, friends or ideas. Michelle's family life was different, very stable with two parents, a stay-at-home mom, a brother, a dog, that kind of thing
