Obama Heckled By Protester During Speech on Immigration

President Barack Obama was heckled by a protester during his speech on Monday in San Francisco, and he tried to use the incident as a teachable moment.

An immigration reform activist began shouting for Obama to use executive orders to halt the deportation of America's undocumented immigrants.

"You have the power to stop deportations!" yelled the heckler.

Obama Heckled by Deportation Protester

Instead of allowing the Secret Service eject the activist, the Commander-in-Chief flipped the script instead and made a point about the limits of authority.

"Actually, I don't and that's why we're here," Obama replied.

Obama motioned for the Secret Service to let him stay, praising "the passion of these young people [who] feel deeply about the concerns of their families."

Then he tried to explain the position he's in as President.

"Now, what you need to know ... is that, in fact, if I could solve all these problems without passing laws in Congress, then I would do so," said Obama.

"But we're also a nation of laws. That's part of our tradition. And so the easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like I can do something by violating our laws."

"What I'm proposing is the harder path, which is to use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal that you want to achieve, but it won't be as easy as shouting."

"It requires us lobbying and getting it done."

Regardless of what you want the man to get done (or not get done), Obama makes a valid point about the political system and the need for real discourse.

If we all stopped heckling and started talking? Imagine ...

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Jay Leggett Dies; In Living Color Star Was 50

Jay Leggett, a comedian, actor and screenwriter who starred on one season of Fox's In Living Color, died on Saturday. He collapsed during a deer hunt.

Legget was hunting near his hometown of Tomahawk, Wis. when emergency crews were called to a cabin and found family members doing CPR.

Jay was just 50 years old.

The late actor's death is believed to be heart related, although the Lincoln County coroner said Monday that a final cause of death is still pending.

A onetime regular on the Chicago improv comedy scene in the late '80s and early '90s, Leggett went on to appear on In Living Color for one season.

His other credits include Ally McBeal, Star Trek: Voyager, ER, Between Brothers, Spike TV's Factory, NYPD Blue and The Drew Carey Show.

He co-produced 2004's Employee of the Month, which starred Matt Damon and Christina Applegate, and he wrote the comedy Without a Paddle.

While Legget was living in L.A. at the time of his death, teaching improv, acting and writing, a piece of his heart always stayed in his hometown.

"He was doing what he loved," Mary Schlag, the manager of the Tomahawk Cinema told the Wausau Daily Herald after Leggett's tragic death.

"If there's any comfort in passing, that's it."

"He was doing something that he loved."

Max Martini to Play Christian's Bodyguard in Fifty Shades of Grey

Veteran actor Max Martini has joined the cast of the much-anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey movie. He will play Christian Grey’s bodyguard, according to reports.

Martini made a splash in 2013 (pun intended) as a leader of the Navy Seal team in Captain Phillips, as well as one of the main leads in Pacific Rim.

He also had a memorable arc on Revenge Season 1.

In Fifty Shades of Grey, Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will portray Ana and Christian, the billionaire who Martini's character will be protecting.

The 43-year-old actor joins recently announced actors Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Eloise Mumford and Jennifer Ehle in the 50 Shades film adaptation.

Reports indicate that the film will finally begin production sometime in early December and will arrive in theaters nationwisde on February 13, 2015.

Valentine's Day, natch. Bring your cuffs.