Vieira: Too Little Too Late?

NBC's Today Show broadcast an interview of Barack and Michelle Obama by Meredith Vieira. The Illinois couple fielded questions about their relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and if the two felt a sense of "betrayal" by the retiring pastor's recent comments. Michelle Obama responded by asking the public to "move forward" and discuss other issues.

Vieira: Is Obama an Elitist?

Meredith described a hypothetical instance of people saying that instead of fire being in Obama's belly, there is arugula, highlighting a notion that people see Obama as "elitist". The Presidential hopeful responded that the public perception of him being the front-runner exposes him to scrutiny of people trying to find "potential chinks in the armor". Obama attempted to dispel the elitist perception by saying that he and Michelle grew up in a "much less privileged" environment than Hillary Clinton or John McCain.