'Leaves a bad taste in your mouth?' Journo scores Obama bubble gum in Tanzania [pics]

Good grief! So, that happened.

Best souvenir of #Obama #Africa trip: Obama bubble gum! pic.twitter.com/ZM6SdMYbqV

— PETER MAER (@petermaer) July 2, 2013

Score?

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/352067488202231808

Zing!

@markknoller magic?

— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) July 2, 2013

Contains fairy dust and unicorn horns!

POP! RT @markknoller: Something to chew on from Tanzania: CBS News colleague @petermaer got some Obama Bubble Gum. pic.twitter.com/pBQcMfIJjB

— Bruce P. Knight (@brucepknight) July 2, 2013

@NewsBreaker @petermaercbs i bet it leaves a bad taste in your mouth! #truth

— Lisa Jones (@007LisaJones) July 2, 2013

Well, maybe a Chicklets charm offensive is  better than charm offensive donuts or a Carney photo montage. And a pack of “magic” gum is surely better than what was done in Burma: We are still shuddering over that creepy mural. So, there’s that?

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Pic: Twitter users creeped out by Obama mural in Burma