Obama compared himself to Paris Hilton?

[ben_meyers]

One of the beauties of the internet is you can catch people in some contradictions. One of the problems is you can get caught in some contradictions.

The Senator's Humble Beginning
Rising Star Barack Obama Is Resolutely Down to Earth

By Mark Leibovich
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 24, 2005; Page C01

There's nothing exotic or complicated about how phenoms are made in Washington, and, more to the point, how they are broken.

"Andy Warhol said we all get our 15 minutes of fame," says Barack Obama. "I've already had an hour and a half. I mean, I'm so overexposed, I'm making Paris Hilton look like a recluse."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A48523-2005Feb23?language=printer


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