Barack Obama

Jay Leno talks with President Barack Obama during a commerical break on August 6, 2013 (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/Getty Images)

lol, Pete Souza's not the only taking one pics of the Prez..

"Russia slips back into Cold War mentality, Obama tells Leno"

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"By opening its doors to American fugitive Edward Snowden and cracking down on gay rights, Russian President Vladimir Putin is slipping into “a cold war mentality,” underlying the challenges that are plaguing U.S.-Russian relations, President Obama said late Tuesday in a wide ranging interview in Los Angeles on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

Sitting side-by-side in the studio with Leno, the president spoke about everything from the Affordable Care Act and NSA surveillance to the economy, his relationship with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the death of Trayvon Martin.

The president also spoke about the latest terror threats that have led to embassy closures in the Middle East and the evacuation of some U.S. personnel from Yemen, But Russia and surveillance loomed largest over the conversation as the president weaved back and forth between his concerns about the upcoming Olympic winter games in Sochi, and Putin’s decision to grant temporary asylum to Snowden, the former CIA officer and NSA leaker."

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As commander in chief, Obama said: “One thing I have tried to do as President is not overreact, you know, but make sure that as much as possible the American people understand that there are genuine risks out there.”

http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/06/obama-on-leno-surveillance-russias-gay-crackdown-and-trayvon-martin/

That last paragraph is exactly what I believe to be true. I trust PBO to do that. It's that simple.

BOG