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Behind closed doors Sarkozy and Obama spill the beans

After the G20 press conference Obama and Sarkozy chatted in a private room but the conversation wasn’t so private:

Ynet

The conversation then drifted to Netanyahu, at which time Sarkozy declared: “I cannot stand him. He is a liar.” According to the report, Obama replied: “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!”

The remark was naturally meant to be said in confidence, but the two leaders’ microphones were accidently left on, making the would-be private comment embarrassingly public.

The communication faux pas went unnoticed for several minutes, during which the conversation between the two heads of state – which quickly reverted to other matters – was all but open to members the press, who were still in possession of headsets provided by the Elysée for the sake of simultaneous translation during the G20 press conference.

Fun.

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lol!
shudder the thought they’d be able to do something together constructively…. just getting beyond the psychopaths they have to work with on the world stage must be a huge challenge…

Wow, a rare moment where Obama and Sarkozy both actually said something true.

Even more interesting, I thought, was this:

A member of the media confirmed Monday that “there were discussions between journalists and they agreed not to publish the comments due to the sensitivity of the issue.”

Journalism no longer even pretends to be more than a branch of the entertainment industry.

The president of the United States, the leader of the free world, the most powerful man on the planet; helpless. Frustrated, with no recourse, by the leader of a teeny tiny little colonial project half way around the world.

Gettin shown up by the French now…..unreal. :)

Obama has to deal with him every day? Jesus Christ. That ex-pat is taking up our President’s time when we need the Prez’s attention on domestic issues.