Not his brightest moment

*Originally posted late Friday night, but bumped up for our Monday readers - Josh*

Barack Obama has had many fine oratorical moments (not necessarily substantive moments) over the course of the campaign when he’s used the words “Hope” and “Change” to bring crowds to their feet. His wondrous voice has struck a cord with many reporters and members of the press and they in return have magnified him above every other presidential contender.

Apparently one reporter didn’t get the memo that says you should give Barack soft questions and then write a story praising his brilliant answers. That reporter was Mark Mellinger of WANE-TV in Ft. Wayne.

[See the interview and read the rest of the story below the fold]

Mr. Mellinger had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with Mr. Obama during one of the Senator’s recent stops in the Hoosier state. After the interview the lacky/handler who let Mr. Mellinger and his cameraman have close access to Senator Obama was probably fired once the campaign figured out who he or she was.

The Mellinger interview of Obama focused on three things: how Mr. Obama views the Democratic primary in Indiana, what Hoosiers should think about Obama’s Christianity (presumably in light of the fact that his pastor has a history of making controversial, if not utterly despicable, statements), and how Hoosiers can reconcile Obama’s desire to raise capital gains and other taxes and yet help the economy grow at the same time.

If there was an award in the Indiana blogosphere for a mainstream journalist who does an excellent job on a story, Mark Mellinger would get that award.

Here’s the interview:

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Why does Barack Obama’s voice drop in tone and volume when he’s asked questions about faith and taxes?