Obama holds his own on Letterman

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | September 21, 2009 at 04:38 pm

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Discussing serious issues such as the 30 million uninsured in America, healthcare reform, foreign policy, and the economy, President Obama was able to maintain his Presidential persona while delivering a few good punch lines for host David Letterman and his New York and national audience:

Obama didn't bring a Top 10 to the just-completed taping of David Letterman's show, but he did bring a couple of zingers.

When Letterman asked him about former president Jimmy Carter's claim that racism is behind a lot of recent political attacks, Obama deadpanned: "It's important to realize that I was actually black before the election."