if we are lucky, punch paul mccurio in the face. >> why is he talking? should we give them the bird for protecting our nerd? president obama has canceled an upcoming meeting with vladimir putin over russia's decision to give edward snowden temporary uh sigh limb -- asylum. they are talking about missal defense as the rub behind the snub. the fearless leader let his thoughts be known during a visit to "the tonight show." >> there were times they sliped back into the cold war thinking and a cold war mentality. what i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is that is the past. we have to think about the future and there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to cooperate more effectively than we do. >> meanwhile, in russia. >> a whole other country there, people. the cat is still dead. amy, in the green room you said we should nuke the bough -- the bajesus out of russia? >> they are a big country. history to obama, we won the cold war. it seems like a good position, doesn't it? obviously his flexibility he wanted transmitted is not workin