Obama's 'Rolling Stone' interview: 5 best takeaways

The president takes on Fox, reveals his new iPod picks, tells his base to "buck up," and dishes on meeting Dylan 

In his Rolling Stone interview, President Obama discusses Fox News, rap and what it was like to meet Bob Dylan.
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In a long, wide-ranging Oval Office interview with Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, President Obama makes a case for why his Democratic base should "buck up" and not sit out the election. Obama's critics on the left didn't appreciate his "hectoring" (FiredogLake's Jane Hamsher), while his critics on the right disparaged Wenner's "tongue bath" interviewing style (Hot Air's Ed Morrissey). But it wasn't all about politics. Here's five key takeaways from the Rolling Stone interview:

1. Obama thinks Fox News is "destructive"

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