Obama open mike flap hits Hill and campaign trail

[alp227]

Source: Washington post

President Obama’s unguarded comments to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have “more flexibility” to discuss missile defense after the November election continued to reverberate half a world away Tuesday, both in the halls of Congress and on the presidential campaign trail.

Speaking in Seoul, where he is wrapping up a three-day summit on nuclear security, Obama sought to clarify his remarks and make light of the moment.

“First of all, are the mikes on?” he joked.

He described missile defense as “extraordinarily complex, very technical” and said it would be virtually impossible to win broad consensus in Congress for any new major security agreements with Russia in an election year.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-open-mike-flap-hits-hill-and-campaign-trail/2012/03/27/gIQAFBe6eS_story.html

[YOHABLO]

1. Main Stream Media Is Making It A Really Big Deal

I was at the gym on the treadmill so I could see CNN, FOX, MSNBC .. etc with the same line running beneath ...Obama is heard on open mike...blah blah .. you know that scroll line that runs under the talking head .. I was interested in knowing what he said .. and now I would regard it as insignificant. FOX will definitely make a big big deal about it ... If you can stand to watch that channel.

[Broderick]

2. Meh

It will blow over.

It's a "who cares". Media cycles run quickly and this one is already replaced with some latest outrage.

[66 dmhlt]

7. It gave Matty Lauer a hard-on yesterday - he was obsessed w/ it.

But then again the main MSNBC males - from David Gregory, Chucky Todd, Matty Lauer and Brian Williams - are Repubican sycophants who constantly shill Repubican Talking Points.

[emulatorloo]

12. Wolf blitzer called it "Obama's Etch a Sketch Moment"

Pretty clear which team those guys are playing for.

[NBachers]

3. So guess what: He really will have more flexibility to discuss this after the election

He was caught telling the truth. What a fucking scandal

[JDPriestly]

4. What is the big deal about that statement?

Seems to me its truth is obvious. Obama is 100% right about that.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. All flap no wings. NT.

[Kahuna]

6. BFD!...

[harun]

8. The room was full of reporters, you really think he was trying to keep this a big secret?

Morons.

[Jamaal510]

11. His record has been clean so far & all 4 Republican candidates are losing to him head-to-head,

so the M$M is going all out to dig for dirt as their Plan B strategy.

[former9thward]

17. The room was not full of reporters.

When the comments were made they were waiting outside.

[harun]

19. You can hear them still snapping pictures while they were whispering.

Must have been some loud camera's.

[former9thward]

20. They were being ushered into the room.

No one was near the President and they thought the mics were off. Unless you think ABC news is lying about it. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/open-mic-moments-obamas-unintended-candor/story?id=16012750#1

[AtheistCrusader]

9. This is such a non-issue.

The reaction to the comment is sorta proof positive that the comment is 100% correct.

[Cal33]

14. Yes, but right-wingers rarely ever have an issue. This is their daily bread - making an

issue out of a non-issue. Yet, nearly half of our nation follows their BS as God's truth.

[AtheistCrusader]

16. WE MUST HAVE MORE NUKES THAN EVERYONE AND POINT THEM AT EVERYBODY

Am I doing the Republican mating call right?

[Cosmocat]

10. GOTTA GO OFFENSE HERE

Highlight that all of the war hawking with Iran is driving up gas prices, that the republicans are only concerned about winning elections and are pouring gas on things along the way.

Make it clear that the Rs are not interested in productive solutions to the big issues, just concerned about politics - this will match with REALITY.

[Marrah_G]

13. Not sure what was wrong with what he said

[yardwork]

15. This is faux outrage. What is the big deal. Of COURSE he'll have more flexibility after the election

Everybody knows that there will be more flexibility to discuss anything after the election. This is a non-issue.

[bemildred]

18. Merely stating the obvious. nt

[33Greeper]

21. Brilliant move....

A statement of truth in a twelve dimensional game of chess. POTUS knows exactly what he is doing.

[Thrill]

22. He said nothing wrong

Weak sauce. Pathetic attempts to make something out of nothing