Here's the unrevised text from Obama's interview with New Republic:
OBAMA: Hey, I've been in a firefight.
[off interviewer's look]
OBAMA: Well, I was in a fire.
[beat]
OBAMA: Actually, I was fired… from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
(Original here, if you don't recognize it.)




jefferson101 on January 28, 2013 at 7:27 pm said:
Hey, if they let him push the "fire" button for the drone strikes, he does go shooting a lot, right?
Starless on January 28, 2013 at 10:29 pm said:
I think (hope) that for everyone's safety they don't allow the current Commander in Chief near any buttons.