Flashback: Emperor Obama caught on hot mike throwing away missile-defense plan for Europe

Many college students--all of whom have been taught that emperor Obama was a faaabulous president--are too young to have been "aware" of politics back when the emperor met with Russian president Dmitri Medvedev barely 8 months before the 2012 election, on the crucial issue of a proposal by Obama's predecessor to put a ballistic-missile-defense system in Europe.

Russia strongly opposed that idea, and history shows that  the Russians could have been expected to offer one or more major concessions to get the U.S. to scrub those plans.

But then during a break in the televised 90-minute meeting between the emperor and the Russian president, the emperor clearly signalled that he was willing to give up the plans without getting any concessions from Russia.  Not realizing the cameras were still on and picking up his words, Obama leaned toward Medvedev and ask him to deliver a private message to Medvedev's boss, Russian premier Vladimir Putin. 

“On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him to give me space.  This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.”

“I understand,” Medvedev replied. “I will transmit this information to Vladimir.”  Whereupon Obama--in an astonishing breach of normal diplomacy, reached forward and patted Medvedev's leg.

Obama was clearly signalling that while he couldn't risk scuttling the missile-defense plans before the coming election, he'd be willing to do so after he was safely re-elected.

Canny, right?  Faaabulous negotiator, right?

If he'd been a Republican the NY Times and WaPo would have been running screaming headlines for a month about how stupid that move was.  But because the emperor was a Democrat, not a single reporter ever asked Obama to explain his remark.  In fact the Times praised the comment, calling it was "a rare and frank assessment of the difficulty of reaching a deal — on this or any subject — in an election year."

Naturally you can't believe that ever happened.  After all, if it had, wouldn't you think it would have been a huge story?  So you would have heard about it for at least a week, right.  But since you didn't, it must not have happened, right?  Okay, take a look at the video:



And here's the link to the NY Times version of the story.

Still, not a single reporter ever asked the emperor what he meant.  Cuz, Democrats.

The Lyin' Media will always spin stupidity or treason by Democrats as the greatest thing evah.