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Best gaffe ever

A smart colleague emails:

This Kanye West/Terry Moran thing - could it possibly have worked out better for Obama, politically?

He gets to say publicly what most people think about Kanye West.

Specifically, he gets to play against (perceived) type - the liberal black president criticizing a black rapper. Sister Souljah times two, right?

He gets to remain presidential because it was supposed to be a private remark that we weren't supposed to hear.

If I'm Axelrod/Emanuel/Gibbs, I'm trying to figure out how I can get the press to make more such gaffes.

UPDATE: TMZ has the audio, with the president insisting that the remark stay off-the-record, and a generally revealing glimpse at the banter that precedes a formal interview.