What’s In a Fist Bump?

This past Tuesday night Barack Obama received the Democratic party’s nomination for President and when he walked up onto the stage he gave his wife, Michelle, a “fist bump”. Already there is a ton of buzz in the air from media outlets and various blogsites. In what was an unorthodox move, for any political figure, Obama showed the public how he doesn’t put on an act to be too prim and proper. He showed that at the end of the day, he likes to be silly with his wife and be hip at the same time.

There is no doubt that the “fist bump” was intentional and planned as they both looked directly into each other’s eyes, after the ‘usual’ hug routine, and gave each other a “pound”. Obama also apparently gave her a little pat on the butt, something that Clinton can at least respect. Nevertheless, the “pound” was the image that was taken away from the night. By giving his wife the “pound” Obama sent a message to all that he is young, fresh, and ready to take on the world. In what could have been a negative media frenzy over the “fist bump”, Obama has gained more positive feedback from the people and the media. He did something that could have been perceived poorly and now he is just reminding the voters of his humility and his sincere desire to do things differently.