Bill Simmons Interviews Obama for GQ

"Anybody who thinks I could get away with telling Michelle I’m going to be president any longer than eight years does not know my wife."

CUA_r5wUEAAej9r.jpg-largeWell this is awesome. For GQ’s Men of The Year issue, the magazine had Bill Simmons interview President (and cover star) Barack Obama.

Simmons asked Obama about everything from gun control to sports to what it’s like raising teenage daughters. It’s a great interview. Below are some highlights.

On a lesson he learned early on in his presidency:

You can’t separate good policy from the need to bring the American people along and make sure that they know why you’re doing what you’re doing.

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