Marc Maron Interviews President Obama

[JDPriestly]

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Marc Maron On Obama’s Visit To ‘WTF’ Garage, Charleston Shooting & Why Hillary Clinton Won’t Be On The Show

I’m a big fan and I love conversations like this,” Barack Obama told Marc Maron today in his Highland Park garage. As Deadline exclusively revealed late on June 17, the President of the United States went on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast today for a wide-ranging discussion with the comedian. The full 1-hour WTF podcast with Obama will go up online early Monday morning but we know that they discussed Presidential ups and downs, Louie C.K. and the fatal shootings in Charleston, South Carolina this week.

“Is there a way of accommodating that legitimate set of traditions with some common sense stuff that prevents a 21-year-old, who is angry about something, or confused about something, or is racist or is deranged, from going into a gun store and suddenly is packin’, and can do enormous harm,” the President said to Maron Friday, talking about hunters, and referring to the likes of Charleston shooter Dylann Storm Roof, who supposedly got his first gun from his own father. “And that’s something we’ve ever fully come to terms with. Unfortunately the grip of the NRA on Congress is extremely strong,” Obama added. “I don’t foresee any legislative action in this Congress.”

A few hours after the President was in his garage, Maron told me what the conversation was like for him, why the White House reached out to him and why he won’t have candidates like Hillary Clinton, who was in L.A. for her own fundraisers today, or Jeb Bush on the show.

More, Marc Maron's comments -- really worth reading.

http://deadline.com/2015/06/marc-maron-obama-podcast-charleston-shooting-hillary-clinton-1201450819/

The interview:

Warning: Lots of profanity. If you have sensitive ears, please don't listen to this. The language would get you tossed off of DU.


Listen at your own risk. NYC_SKP was exiled from DU for far less.

Apparently the rough talk did not deter Obama -- but it does deter Hillary fans.

So, again LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK -- STRONG LANGUAGE.

Here it is: Marc Marron, my daughter's favorite. That's how I know about it.


http://potus.wtfpod.com/

Episode 613

[Maedhros]

1. Unintentional typo in thread title? [n/t]

[JDPriestly]

2. Absolutely unintentional. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Sorry, Marc Maron.

Great show. And the profanity is mostly in the name of the program, so I hope I don't get in trouble for posting it.

[tech3149]

3. Been a fan of Maron since my initial exposure back in the Air Amrica days

I don't think anyone with two brain cells to rub together could consider him a moron. You might have a problem if your delicate sensibilities don't deal well with strong language and can't understand more understated forms of humor.
I'd love to see him have a platform similar to Schultz. I think he'd bust the ratings because he is the voice many of us want to hear.

[JDPriestly]

4. The "moron" was a typo. I feel really bad about it, and when someone brought it to my

attention, I corrected it or tried to.

The interview is just wonderful. I highly recommend it.

It's Obama at his best. The interview made me cry in places. So sorry about the typo.