Woman reading headline aloud: "Obama Makes First Transgender Appointment"
Man: "What's he gonna have done?"
-Melissa

More local opinion

On opposition to the proposed charter school after the President's endorsement of charter schools: "If only people in Ithaca liked Obama then New Roots would have a chance."

good reading

Two women, one carrying "Dreams from My Father," Barack Obama's early memoir.
First woman: "How are you liking the book?
Woman with book: " Oh, I love it. I have such a crush on him. But I feel like I'm cheating on my husband when I read it."

Heard around the world....

...and in Dryden.
A woman watching the inauguration on television: "I thank God every morning I lived long enough to see this moment."

Moving on

In the library, standing on a stool near the high shelves, African American girl around seven talking to her father.
Girl:"......Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H....W....Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush."
Dad: "Obama, I think Obama is going to be moving into a new house."
Girl: "Do you mean the White House?"
Dad: "Yes, I think Obama's going to be moving into the White House."

Hazards of staying up too late to watch the debates

Man: "Last night I dreamt that I was at a party and Obama was there and he wanted me to ask him a question. I asked about the space program. While he was telling me his plan to launch a rocket to Mars I realized I was completely naked."
-MEC

Two women walking on the Commons: "If you want something Obama-ish we can go to Autumn Leaves."