FROM BARACK OBAMA'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER:
Barack spent the morning at Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia today where he hosted a town hall event before popping in on a class to talk to the students. Joined by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, Barack opened up the classroom for questions from the intellectually-curious freshmen. The topics ranged from interest in Barack's academic background to how he plans to bring politics back to the people. Obama spoke about his college choices, his years as a community organizer, and the moment he first realized he was not going to make it to the NBA.
He went on to encourage the students to pursue something in life that excites them and to work hard in order to be successful. Barack left time to speak to the class one on one about their current academic projects, sign some autographs and shake hands on the way out.
One student asked Barack if he had any advice to offer young folks on how to "get where he is at." This is what Barack had to say:
Kat Westergaard
September 10th, 2008
En route to New York, NY
Road Blog: Norfolk, Virginia
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