Monday, Jun. 13, 2011
Barack Obama, 2008
In a 2008 debate, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton joked that her feelings had been hurt by a report that she was not as likable as her opponent Barack Obama. She used the opportunity to praise Obama as "very likable." He returned the favor — kind of — slyly admitting that Clinton was "likable enough." Although his comment drew laughs from both the audience and Clinton, pundits later spun the moment as a show of condescension on the part of the future President.