If true, Barack Obama’s in deep doo-doo. There’s no way Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and other Congressional Democrats get away with not condemning the remark. Anyone who saw Netanyahu’s speech before Congress can testify to the level of support both he and his country continue to enjoy in a bipartisan manner in the halls of Congress. And members of Congress do as much because their constituents demand it.

The conversation apparently began with President Obama criticizing Sarkozy for not having warned him that France would be voting in favor of the Palestinian membership bid in UNESCO despite Washington’s strong objection to the move.

The conversation then drifted to Netanyahu, at which time Sarkozy declared: “I cannot stand him. He is a liar.” According to the report, Obama replied: “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him every day!”

The remark was naturally meant to be said in confidence, but the two leaders’ microphones were accidently left on, making the would-be private comment embarrassingly public.

The communication faux pas went unnoticed for several minutes, during which the conversation between the two heads of state – which quickly reverted to other matters – was all but open to members the press, who were still in possession of headsets provided by the Elysée for the sake of simultaneous translation during the G20 press conference.

“By the time the (media) services at the Elysée realize it, it was on for at least three minutes,” one journalist told the website. Still, he said that reporters “did not have a chance to take advantage of this fluke.”

Bullcrap. A reporter says it was agreed amongst the press corps that the remarks wouldn’t be published, apparently because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Just like when the press corps agreed to hide quotes and information related to the Bush Administration due to “sensitivity”, right? Oh, wait, that didn’t happen. The press revealed anti-terror programs, frayed relations between countries, hot mic quotes, and other “sensitive” information. But for Obama it’s hush-hush.