Now seems like a reasonable moment to recall these zingers, which Democrats and the media thought were terribly clever in 2012. Mitt Romney’s clear-eyed assessment of Vladimir Putin’s Russia is looking more spot-on accurate than ever, yet it was greeted at the time with widespread ridicule. Barack Obama, in the final presidential debate:

“A few months ago when you were asked what’s the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia…the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold War’s been over for 20 years.”

John Kerry at the DNC:

“…but not Mitt Romney. He’s even blurted out the preposterous notion that Russia is our ‘number one geopolitical foe.’ Folks: Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from Alaska; Mitt Romney talks like he’s only seen Russia by watching Rocky IV.”

OFA:

Ouch RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: This old OFA poster mocking Romney is great for a number of reasons. pic.twitter.com/MuPP3noPaq

— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) March 1, 2014

MSNBC:

I’ll close by revisiting a Gallup poll that seems significantly more relevant today than it did when it was released just one week ago:

Who’s laughing now?

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