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Friday, August 14, 2009

Politics Remember Damon Weaver?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:36 AM

You know, the 5th grade student from Florida who conducted to most adorable interview of last year's presidential election.

He's in 6th grade now, and yesterday he landed some one-on-one time with the president himself:

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From the preview picture, it looks like he's trying to smack the stupid out of Biden's mouth.

Posted by demo kid

on August 14, 2009 at 10:40 AM

I can only imagine the right-wing blogs hystrionics over this kid's interview.

Posted by govind on August 14, 2009 at 10:44 AM

Damon has a wonderful future! *swoon*

Posted by Sarah in Olympia on August 14, 2009 at 11:07 AM

What's with them giving him an oversized suit for the Obama interview? The trying to maximizing-on-his-cuteness thing is kinda insufferable. I liked the Biden one better. More authentic.

Posted by Confluence on August 14, 2009 at 5:21 PM

@confluence -- He comes from a poor town. Have you not considered that the suit was borrowed from someone else, pass down, or that his parents bought a larger suit so he could grow into it?

Posted by Tish on August 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM