Obama On Hot Mic: 'I've Gotta Get My...' (UPDATED)

President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address to graduating students at Barnard College in New York on Monday. After wrapping up his speech, Obama appeared to leave behind his Barnard College Medal of Distinction, which he had been given earlier. As he returned to pick up his award from the podium, he spoke into a live microphone, saying, "I've gotta get my..." before trailing off.

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UPDATE: 10:11 p.m. ET -- Mary Ann LoFrumento, a member of Barnard's board of trustees who was on the platform with Obama, tells HuffPost in a tweet what he actually said:

@ethanklapper I was sitting close to the President on the platform and he said "I gotta get my gift" referring to his medal of distinction.

— Mary Ann LoFrumento (@malofro) May 15, 2012

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Comments

[batcookie]

04:26 AM on 05/18/2012

..,. This is news?

[apwerner]

05:05 PM on 05/17/2012

So that's what he said? "I've gotta get my...." Why is this a news story? How ridicuous.

[Sheila Bolt]

09:42 PM on 05/16/2012

See how media can start some... shh. Thank goodness for the comment from someone who was there to clear up the misleading artricle.

[gonro2]

10:42 AM on 05/16/2012

I gotta get my *ss out of here

[ery4023389]

10:21 AM on 05/16/2012

let us hope that it doesn't get twisted into a racial slur- you know. the kind that are so popular in the media, like the doctored tapes.

[buckeye3118]

06:24 AM on 05/16/2012

Actually, the rest was "... more instructions on what to say from my puppetmaster, George Soros".

[jamovious]

05:35 AM on 05/16/2012

wow...i thought huff post would have some news. I was wrong.

[notIvy431]

04:42 AM on 05/16/2012

Huffington, that was a waste of reporting. A different title might have been "inspirational". I had to listen twice to figure out what the "Shh" you were talking about. ohh ahhh.

[Carlo DAngelo]

01:20 AM on 05/16/2012

I've gotta get my "wallet"? Not sure where the story is here..

[K White]

12:50 AM on 05/16/2012

Well, it would have been kind of funny if he actually said, "I gotta get my (expletive)."

[taoistpunk]

11:51 PM on 05/15/2012

i think he said, " i gotta get my shizzle."

don't blame him for being hip until he had kids. it happens to all of us...

[MarinaLoves]

10:43 PM on 05/15/2012

I dont see what the problem is? what did he say that was so bad?

[florencebrady]

10:01 PM on 05/15/2012

Now, I've seen (or heard) everything!

So he used a colloquial expression and that is political news?

Holy alternate unvierse, HP!

[mrpell]

10:23 PM on 05/15/2012

Usually this is only news if a Republican is caught.

[florencebrady]

11:51 PM on 05/15/2012

How right you are! So, its double holy alternate universe!

[CommunistMold]

09:54 PM on 05/15/2012

I know there is already 2,072 comments as I'm writing this but..."and?"

[cop2122]

07:21 PM on 05/15/2012

As the great Dick (head) Cheney said SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1