to come out about him. we know as a child he lived in indonesia and studied at the muslim seminary and occasionally ate dog. so clearly from the beginning he was a kid who had his eye set on the u.s. presidency. check, check and check. here i come. i know the relationship between the president and press can seem a bit strained. some in this room have accused the president being distant and aloof. when i asked the president about it earlier, he said oh, and then walked away. it's only natural that your re-election was less exciting than in 2008. in 2008 you celebrated in grant park. it was fascinating. this time around you split a char dog with david axelrod at