Quote of the Day: Obama Says "We can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house"

Here's the full excerpt from Newsweek's behind the scenes "Special Election Project" reporting (via HuffPost). Obama is referring to an April 26th 2007 primary debate question from moderator Brian Williams:

The debates unnerved both candidates. When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, "I don't consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me ... answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'."

He's right of course. We can't solve global warming without changing our leaders and not just our lighbulbs. What he should have said in the debate is this:

"Well Brian, My personal action was to run for President of the United States of America, so that I can make building a new, clean energy economy my top priority and lead the international community to tackle global warming. And I'm asking every one of you out there to make sure that your personal actions include active participation in our democratic process."

We'll have to wait for that line in an upcoming Rose Garden speech, I guess...