Rachel Maddow addresses how the President responded to his OWS mic check moment, among other topics.

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As you may remember I also pointed out how cool Obama was during what could have been an embarrassing moment, but clearly Rachel did it much better.

Of course I feel I should point out that we were more or less in sync, even down to some of the examples she used of the Republicans NOT responding well to their own mic checks.

President Obama responds to Occupy Wall Street "mic check" with class.

Now look everybody who comes here knows that I support this President.

I also support the OWS protesters, and I find no conflict with that.

So of course it is perfectly reasonable to expect our President to get a mic check just like any OTHER politician who has not done enough to address the fact that Wall Street and banks have done such damage to our economy and today remain virtually unscathed. 

However having said that I have to point out how incredibly well the President handled himself during that interruption. He did not storm of the stage like Michele Bachmann, or yell back at them like Karl Rove, he handled it calmly and even quieted his own supporters who were trying to shout the protesters down.

I watched the entire speech and the President also made a point to go back and mention the protesters, and his support for their cause, a couple more times.

That is how a REAL leader handles dissent.