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Obama goes viral for saying he 'fantasized' about women ruling all governments

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Former President Barack Obama set off a minor online conflagration after opining about what would happen if women were in control of all governments. The 60-year-old made the comments during an interview Monday with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin at Salem State University. 'They'd be better. I'm confident about that. I really do!' "Even when I was president I sometimes fantasized about if you put women in charge of every government for like two years and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going?" said Obama to some laughter in the audience. "I have a strong belief that things would — they wouldn't be perfect," he added. "But they'd be better!" interrupted Kearns, a woman. "But they'd be better. I'm confident about that. I really do!" Obama added. Footage of the comments was posted to social media, where they went viral after many ridiculed his sentiment. "Ignore both the traditional teachings of [virtually] every religion, as well as all of the lessons from thousands of y