Half of my letters brand me an idiot - President Obama * From correspondents in Washington * From: AFP * March 11, 2010 10:24AM US President Barack Obama has joked that half of the 40,000 letters that pour into the White House each day brand him an "idiot''. Tongue-in-cheek, the President remarked that his staff did not spare him the wrath of his correspondents - selecting a representative portion of 10 letters for him to read when he returns to the White House residence at night. "I will tell you, that my staff is very even-handed, because about half of...