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Barack Obama made his second visit as a sitting president to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about serious topics (Libya, Iraq, Osama bin Laden) and also goof on the Republican presidential candidates. 
  
 The wide-ranging interview took up three segments of the show — like he's some kind of movie star! — was part press conference, part stump speech, and (a very small) part sketch show. The president last sat down with Leno in 2009. 
  
 Leno opened with the "hard news" questions giving the president a chance to work in some sound bites about the deaths of Muammar Qaddafi and Osama bin Laden. Obama followed that up by promoting his jobs bill, heaped praise on Hillary Clinton, then shut the door on the "Biden out as VP" rumors. 
  
 The third and final segment was the "funny" part where Leno set up him for some "real guy" moments, giving Obama a chance to talk TV and basketball and get some zingers in at the GOP. 
  
 We highlighted his one cool moment below, but you can watch the entire interview on Hulu. 
  
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 Dashiell Bennett ||||| President Obama said today that he’s not paying attention to the Republican presidential debates, joking that he is “going to wait until everybody’s voted off the island.” 
  
 “Once they narrow it down to one of two, I’ll start paying attention,” the president said of his Republican rivals in an interview with Jay Leno, set to air Tuesday on NBC’s “Tonight Show.” 
  
 Obama taped the interview, his fourth appearance on the show, this morning in Los Angeles, Calif., where the president attended campaign events on Monday. The president is also fundraising in San Francisco, Denver and Las Vegas during his West Coast swing. 
  
 Obama covered a range of topics during his sit-down with Leno, including the end of the war in Iraq and the president’s waning approval ratings. 
  
 When asked about the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Obama said it “sends a strong message” to other dictators around the world. 
  
 “This is somebody who for 40 years had terrorized his country and supported terrorism. He had an opportunity during the Arab Spring to finally let loose of his grip on power and to peacefully transition to democracy. We gave him ample opportunity and he wouldn’t do it,” he said. 
  
 “Obviously you never like to see anybody come to the kind of end that he did, but I think it obviously sends a strong message around the world to dictators that people want to be free,” Obama said. ||||| Jay Leno has certainly delivered his share of zingers to Democrats over the years, but with President Barack Obama in the house, his monologue was decidedly mono-mocking. 
  
 President Barack Obama talks with Tonight Show host Jay Leno between segments of the show taped Tuesday in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 
  
 NBC’s Tonight Show host delivered jabs at Republican presidential contenders Rep. Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Republicans in general. But there was no poking at Democrats. At one point Mr. Leno joked that he knows who his audience is. 
  
 He joked about Mr. Perry’s support for a flat tax. “He believes that the tax should be flat just like the Earth,” he said. And he said that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had billions of dollars but spent very little on education or health care for his country. “So, I guess he was a Republican.” After that joke, he mused, “Always play to the crowd. Know your audience.” 
  
 The crowd certainly appeared Obama-friendly, with a huge cheer going up when the announcer opened the show with, “Tonight, Jay welcomes President Barack Obama.” 
  
 And during a segment on funny newspaper headlines and clippings, Mr. Leno showed a headline where the word “winner” was misspelled (as “winer”) in a story about the Spelling Bee. Mr. Leno commented that more money was needed for education, and the crowd clapped its agreement. 
  
 Email Laura Meckler at Laura.Meckler@WSJ.com and follow her on Twitter at @laurameckler. |||||
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Answer: – President Obama made his fourth visit to the Tonight Show last night, his second as sitting president, and told Jay Leno he wasn't spending much time worrying about his potential Republican rivals—because the GOP race is kinda like Survivor. “I'm going to wait until everybody’s voted off the island,” he said. “Once they narrow it down to one of two, I’ll start paying attention.” More highlights, courtesy of ABC, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and Politico: On his dislike for the Kardashians: “No, I have not seen the show. … I am probably a little biased against reality TV, partly because there’s this program on CSPAN called Congress that is…” On Moammar Gadhafi: The dictator “had an opportunity during the Arab Spring to finally let loose of his grip on power and to peacefully transition into democracy. We gave him ample opportunity, and he wouldn't do it.” On what was accomplished in Iraq: “Saddam Hussein is gone, and that's a good thing. … But I also think that policy makers and future presidents need to understand what it is that we're getting ourselves into when we make some of these decisions and, you know, there might have been other ways for us to accomplish those same goals.” On Hillary Clinton: “She has been, I think, as good of a secretary of State as we've seen in this country. She's been outstanding.” On the possibility of a Clinton-Biden switcheroo: “You know, Joe Biden is not only a great vice president, but he has been a great adviser and a great friend to me. … I think that they're doing great where they are.” On whether he quit smoking: “I did. I did. Definitely.” And exercise, which he does with Michelle, helps—but “she's in better shape than me … and so it's embarrassing sometimes. … You know, she'll get (to the gym) half an hour earlier than me. She will have already run 10 miles or something.” On the NBA lockout: “Oh! Heartbreaking.” Watch the full interview in the gallery.