Obama's dream 'super power': Speaking any language

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Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If President Barack Obama could have any "super power," it would be the ability to speak any language.

Obama discusses a number of offbeat topics in an interview with KOB-FM in Albuquerque, N.M., that aired Friday, including his favorite music, red and green chili and some restaurant recommendations for his hometown of Chicago.

The president says he would "love to be able to speak any language," even though "it might not come in handy to rescue folks from a burning building." Obama says he's a "big believer in making connections with people."

Obama says Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," is a great song to "get my heart rate up," and he also likes Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire and Jay-Z.

Asked his favorite chili, Obama says, "classic red."

http://www.wrdw.com/news/politics/headlines/Obamas-dream-super-power-Speaking-any-language-166554886.html

[Scootaloo]

1. Hard to think of a power more useful than infinite communication...

Well. Time travel, I guess. But that carries the risk of making the universe implode.

[flamingdem]

2. Hard to learn Freeper

but he could try!

[DFW]

3. He's right. I speak 9 languages. I wish I spoke 90. n/t

[sofa king]

4. I think he'll have that super power quite soon.

Real-time translation isn't far away at all. Of course, it will probably be terrible for the first several years and it might just start a couple of wars before it helps to stop them.

But after that, it will be really cool.