It appears that at NPR, even a fat lip for the President is to be heralded as a crowning achievement furthering his prestige and street cred when dealing with despots like Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to Scott Simon, a president with a “gnarly, vivid scar” might even be able to intimidate China's rulers into halting their currency manipulation (audio follows with partial transcript and commentary): read more
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NPR: Obama’s Fat Lip Could Improve Image With Jong Il, Ahmadinejad and Putin