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Open Mic, Insert Foot

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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.

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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.