Jay Leno Appearance: President Talks GOP, Iraq, Gaddafi On 'Tonight Show' (VIDEO)
SAN FRANCISCO --
President Barack Obama says he's waiting until more Republican presidential hopefuls are "voted off the island" before he starts tuning into the GOP race.
During an appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show," Obama says once the field of contenders aiming to replace him is narrowed down to one or two, he'll start paying attention.
Asked by Leno about negative responses from some Republicans to Obama's recent announcement that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the year, the president replied, "It's shocking that they opposed something I proposed."
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Obama also addressed the recent killing of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the end of the war in Iraq and the NBA lockout during his appearance on Leno's show. The full interview is scheduled to air late Tuesday night.
VIDEO here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/25/obama-jay-leno-tonight-show_n_1031478.html-------------
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On Gaddafi, Obama said that it was a strong message although he was hesitant about the whole “shot in the” street thing.
“Well, this is somebody who, for 40 years, has terrorized his country and supported terrorism. And he had an opportunity during the Arab spring. We gave him ample opportunity, and he wouldn’t do it. And, obviously, you never like to see anybody come to the kind of end that he did, but I think it obviously sends a strong message around the world to dictators that people long to be free, and they need to respect the human rights and the universal aspirations of people.”
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http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-tells-leno-he-wont-focus-on-gop-race-until-everybody-is-voted-off-the-island/'
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