Open Mic, Insert Foot

Mistakenly believing the microphone was off, Barack Obama confided to outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he needed a little “space” to get through “his last election” and then he’d have “more flexibility” to free-wheel with Vladimir Putin on the critical issue of missile defense.  By some chance if you haven’t seen this rare look at the real Obama below is a video link to the conversation, and click here for more on the entire exchange.

If the Medvedev embarrassment doesn’t make you sufficiently nauseous, check out the link below from Danish news media to see what a laughing stock our President has become on the global stage.