Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Interview To Leno, Mocks Donald Trump And Condemns Mourdock’s Rape Comment

[trailmonkee]

Source: mediaite

President Barack Obama appeared Wednesday night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, condemning GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock‘s controversial comments about rape and mocking Donald Trump pledge to donate $5 million to the charity of the president’s choosing.

During the wide-ranging conversation, Obama also discussed: the stresses of traveling for the campaign; the presidential and vice-presidential debates; his plans for addressing the federal deficit; the controversial voter identification laws; his accomplishments over the last four years; and the European financial crisis.

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When the focus turned to Senate candidate Mourdock’s controversial comments that pregnancies resulting even from rape are “something that God intended to happen,” the president remarked:

“I don’t know how these guys come up with these ideas. Let me make a very simple proposition: rape is rape. It is a crime. These various distinctions about rape don’t make any sense to me. This is exactly why you don’t want a bunch of politicians, mostly male, make decisions about women’s heath issues.”

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-gives-wide-ranging-interview-to-leno-mocks-donald-trump-and-condemns-mourdocks-rape-comment/

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[Coyotl]

1. VIDEO here = I'll give $5 to charity if Romney releases tax returns, and so will 1,000,000 others

I'll give $5 to charity if Romney releases tax returns, and so will 1,000,000 others
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251172862

That thread led to this Facebook page:

5 million people will give $1 to charity if Romney releases tax returns
https://www.facebook.com/5millionfortaxreturns

President Obama on Donald Trump - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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Twitter hash tag = #5millionfortaxreturns

[xtraxritical]

4. Romney will never ever out cool our President!

[savalez]

7. lol thx. nt

[amuse bouche]

2. I rarely watch Leno because I love Dave

But that was a great hour last night. The Prez was relaxed, informative and funny

He had Leno rolling

[question everything]

5. Same here

and actually was alerted when someone posted on DU.

Even Leno was caught off guard and laughed and clapped his hands when the President said that he and Donald knew each other in Kenya, plaid soccer together. Was really great.

Saw a clip from Letterman: he would donate $5 million to charity if Donald will get rid of whatever it is sitting at the top of his head, masquerading as hair..

[christx30]

8. Colbert

weighed in on the issue too. He said that his SuperPAC would donate $1 Million to the charity of Trump's choice if he [Trump] will perform oral sex on Colbert.

[olddad56]

6. I stopped watching Leno when he endorsed Arnold for governor of Ca. Worst gov of ca. ever

I used to enjoy his show.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

3. The Prez was on his game last night.

The audience loved him. Even Leno was impressed.