Obama Tells Medvedev Let’s Talk After ‘My Election’ & More Open-Mic Gaffes

When introducing Barack Obama before he gave a speech on the passage of a sweeping health-care overhaul, Joe Biden whispered to him, “This is a big f--king deal.” (Note to politicians: those microphones can pick up whispers.) Liberals—including then-White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs—embraced the gaffe, proudly declaring that “Signing health-care reform into law is a big f--king deal.”