Watch This: Obama Jokes About Debate

Still too soon for jokes about the president’s lackluster performance at last week’s first presidential debate? Not if you take your cues from Obama. Suggested Reading S.C. Rep. Jim Clyburn’s Run for an 18th Congressional Term Has Black America Divided Black Celebs Showing How They Looked in the 90s Is Taking Over the Internet Why…

Still too soon for jokes about the president’s lackluster performance at last week’s first presidential debate? Not if you take your cues from Obama.

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“Everybody here [are] incredible professionals … they just perform flawlessly night after night,” President Obama said at a Los Angeles fundraiser Sunday night where Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder and others were in attendance. Then he added, “Uh, I can’t always say the same.” The crowd erupted into laughter, Slate reports, before he launched into the rest of his remarks:

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