Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (allegedly born in Honolulu,[1] August 4, 1961) is the presumptive 2008 nominee of the Democratic Party for president.[2] Obama has served as a freshman Democratic Senator from Illinois for three and a half years. In 2007, Obama was the most liberal Senator.[3] If elected, Obama would be the first Affirmative Action President.

To counter the view by many that Obama is an elitist, he began running campaign ads claiming that he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law."[4] In fact, Obama apparently did not hold any jobs during college and law school, and he would have likely benefited from special scholarships not available to most students.