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March 27, 2008

Looking for Character

In this presidential race, like any political race, it is difficult to separate fact from dirty politics. You have to look very carefully for the clues that will tell you about a person's character. I'm not certain you find the truth in the big public debates over why someone sat in a particular church for twenty years despite certain outrageous comments from the pulpit, or even why someone said they were under sniper fire when they weren't. But occasionally, in some quiet story, you find an interesting little nugget that gives you some comfort. Such is the case with this interview with Craig Robinson, Head Coach of Brown University's men's basketball and brother-in-law of Barack Obama, in which he describes what it is like to play pick-up basketball with Obama. What can you tell about a man's character from the way he plays basketball? I think quite a lot.

Posted by Becky at March 27, 2008 09:00 AM