The DNC has released a statement today angrily condemning former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney for suggesting that President Obama should make public transcripts available of all his conversations with world leaders, saying it proved “naiveté” to suggest that the public should be kept apprised of the content of the meetings.
Romney’s call came after President Obama was caught in a hot mic moment pleading with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not to make the missile defense systems an issue until after the election, appearing to imply he would cut a better deal once his reelection was no longer at stake.
The DNC statement went on to say that it was ridiculous to suggest that the content of Obama’s talks with Israeli officials, for instance, should be made public, saying it would “tip our hand” to Iran, as many of the talks center on timing for potential attacks on Iran.
“Our friends around the world need to trust that they can speak to the President on the United States in confidence,” the statement warned. Needless to say, transcripts of what President Obama is saying will not be made public.
How clever, another venue to threaten Iran…. Why do they hate us…??? And the Hebrew State seems to delight in flexing it's military (nuclear) advantage over Iran… Its been going on for more than five years……. Every other utterance by the "O" or Netanyahu seems to be a threat . I hope those who bring this around and around will be O.K. when it comes around……… to them.
And you can be assured that If Romney should ever win the Presidency that what HE might say in private meetings with other world leaders would of course be held closely guarded and not released to the public either, despite his demanding Obama release his. Hypocrite.
And the pols wonder why the American people are tired of politicians and the games they play.
Back in 2008 it was reported that an Obama emissary told Canadian officials not to take his promises seriously, and recently that he promised weapons and support to Israel after the election if they'd delay their war on Iran. And of course we've seen his aggressive stance towards whistleblowers and journalists, including the assassination of a 16 year old boy hired by a respected British NGO to document civilian drone casualties in Pakistan. So much for the most transparent administration in history–not that Romney would actually be any better.
Both parties generally agree that "democracy" is a ridiculous concept.
You can't have democracy without a public that is informed enough to make decisions. By keeping information from the public, the government is essentially conducting a coup against the very concept of government by we the people.
Please vote for someone else in 2012. Few Republicans and few Democrats deserve your vote if you believe in basic American concepts like Freedom, Liberty and a government of the people, by the people and for the people
This "situation" has reached a level of absurdity I never thought possible. The American political system seems to have been reduced to a bad sit-com/daytime soap opera hybrid–where all of the scriptwriters and actors are (happy) unpaid Community College interns (in order to save on operating costs); yet the American people still seem to love it, and its a hit…
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddd……………………