““Look, the guy’s known for saying some pretty, pretty unconstructive stuff. How’s that? And offensive stuff.”
I’m pretty sure the same could have been said about Adolf Hitler. Neville Chamberlain learned too late what a mistake it was not to take him more seriously. Why Obama thinks it’s OK for such a nut job to get his fingers on a nuclear button is beyond me.
Regarding his first impression of Hitler, Chamberlain commented: “In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his word.”
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/triumph/tr-munich.htm