Posted on 08/17/2012 9:09:20 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
President Barack Obama admitted Friday in a radio interview broadcast that he yearns for a "weird superpower"—the ability to speak any language. But flying might be cool, too.
Obama, speaking to the "Morning Mayhem" crew on 93.3 KOB FM in Albuquerque, also came out in favor of red chili over green, said the best advice he ever got was "be persistent" and revealed that he has never heard the original version of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" but has watched a gone-viral video of himself performing it. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an incumbent president in a tough fight for re-election! (Larry Downing/Re …
So what superpower would the most powerful man in the world like to have, one of his questioners asked, noting that parts of "The Avengers" were filmed in New Mexico.
"It's kind of a weird superpower, but if I had something that I could immediately wish for, I would love to be able to speak any language," the president said.
"Now, that's a weird superpower—it might not come in handy to rescue folks from a burning building," he added. "But I've always wished that whatever country I went to, wherever I met somebody who spoke a different language, that I could right away speak their language."
"I'm a big believer in making connections with people. But if it's like an 'Avengers' superpower, then I think the whole flying thing is pretty good," he said. "You can't beat just kinda swooping around. That looks like it'd be fun."
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What an immature dumbass...
Little things amuse little minds.
Cant solve anything, but chimes in on everything.
Why not? All he does is talk.
I've often thought it would be a good one. When it comes to foreign language, speaking isn't my strength; I'm better reading and writing.
Yep. "Boxers or Breifs" was a new low.
This undercuts it.
Next up, "Who wins in a fight, Batman or Wolverine?"
We give our students and end of year essay title to evaluate their writing skills. This year it was, “If you had a superpower what would it be and what would you do with it?”
Obama thinks like an elementary school kid!
If I had something that I could immediately wish for, I would love to be able to speak any language," the president said.Yeah. He could start with, 'Austrian'.
Is this a young Barry? I wonder when he got his teeth fixed.
I wish he had the power to DISAPPEAR!
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