An oldie but goodie.  This is Obama when he ran for congress in 2000, and he tells us his ideology is the same as the Black Panther, Rep Bobby Rush, the opponent.

President Obama has long positioned himself as a moderate figure. But in 2000 during his failed run against Rep. Bobby Rush he discussed being similar in political viewpoint to the former Black Panther Congressman and described himself as “progressive urban Democrat.” The video from their debate below and the three radio ads offer a sense of Obama's pitch to a very different electorate. posted Feb 9, 2012 2:35pm EST

The videos can be found here:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/when-obama-was-a-progressiv...