I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

Millions of Americans who know that Barack understands their dreams; that Barack will fight for people like them; and that Barack will finally bring the change we need.

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.

Ultimately this issue is on us. We're the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat.

Barack is one of the smartest people you will ever encounter who will deign to enter this messy thing called politics.

When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do.

My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before.