President Obama screwed up on Leno

The President appeared on the tonight show last night with Jay Leno and he made a regrettable mistake. Leno asked him about the bowling alley in the While House and Obama said that he bowls a 129 and “It was like the Special Olympics or something.”

His staff quickly acknowledges his mistake and as soon as he boarded his plane he called the chairman of the Special Olympics, Tim Shriver, to say he was sorry — even before the taped program aired late Thursday night.

“He expressed his disappointment and he apologized in a way that was very moving. He expressed that he did not intend to humiliate this population.

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