Obama jokes with Leno on 'Tonight Show'
Barack Obama got off a couple of laugh lines and a simultaneous dig at both Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and President Bush during an appearance Wednesday night on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," a required stop these days for serious presidential hopefuls.
Obama downplayed Clinton's growing lead in the national polls -- and the pundocracy asking whether she is the inevitable nominee -- by referring to President Bush's premature declaration of victory in Iraq with the infamous banner on the carrier deck.
"Hillary is not the first politician in Washington to declared, 'Mission Accomplished' a little too soon," Obama said.
Asked about reports that he and Vice President Dick Cheney are distant cousins, Obama replied, "Not kissing cousins."
And asked about going up against Bill Clinton in the campaign, Obama said he would bet on "my girl" -- his wife Michelle -- in a debate against the former president.
"You would leave your wife alone with Bill Clinton?" Leno teased.
Obama laughed loud and long with the audience before replying, "Michelle can handle herself."
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I am the man that took up for my president and i have no respect for this world.I thought helping make Barack Obama president would make me find solice,but now i have no faith in my country,I gave the world my heart and told my story of rape and I get nothing but made fun of.I am sick of this earth and all that surrounds me I only hope one day people will stop and think about how I gave up my life for others happiness and I feel I am going to do it either way and this is my written apology to anyone that was hurt and I now know there is a cure for amnesia.I only hope the lord lets me in those pearly gates and I'll never understand why I felt punished all my life and now I know the world is a great place and I only hope the money I helped others make went to aids research and I will not sleep in peace untill I know at least someone heard me the way I wanted them to,and my wifes attacker is in prison noone will tell me and my ideas were good ones and I know at least my molester was punished and will be saw in gods eyes as more evil than I.
Clinton Ray. Be good, be safe, the Lord doesn't deserve you yet. You're always welcome in this world, and you're always loved.