Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Wikipedia, The Wire, Barack Obama, Omar Little, and Robin Hood

Recently I came across a quote by Barack Obama comparing the Wire character, Omar Little, to Robin Hood. Obama also said that Omar was his favorite character on the Wire, possibly because he fights for the poor, little man. I added this tidbit to the Wikipedia article concerning The Wire. You can find this article at:

The Wire

A brief excerpt of my addition also follows:

Omar Little (Michael K. Williams), a renowned Baltimore stick-up man robbing drug dealers for a living, was a frequent thorn in the side of the Barksdale clan. In an interview with The Las Vegas Sun, when asked who his favorite character was on 'The Wire' Barack Obama quickly answered, Omar, saying

"he's a fascinating character...he's sort of a Robin Hood."

1 comment:

Tony Toofast said...

Nice post. Omar is a legend. Fascinating the Barack is a fan. "You come at the King, you best not miss."