Obama's Special: He's a Good Guy

I just finished watching Barack Obama's half-hour television special, and aside from presenting the bullet points of his would-be presidency, the overriding message was the above reassurance: This is a good guy.

The special interspersed those bullet points with stories of everyday Americans, struggling to get by, in search of some hope. They did a good job of making the stories relatable and poignant, without being overly sentimental. These are people with practical problems, and Obama spoke to their problems with clarity.

What really struck me, though, was how ordinary those solutions seemed. The challenges that Americans face are tough, but Obama exposes what stands in our way, what keeps us from overcoming them, and that is simply the will to do so.

This was a great closing argument for Obama, a chance for people who haven't been paying attention to see that they have nothing to fear from Barack Obama.

Here's the video of the pre-recorded portion of the program, in case you missed it.