And he said it with a straight face:
……I’m a big supporter of non-censorship. This is part of the tradition of the United States that I discussed before, and I recognize that different countries have different traditions…..
……I have a lot of critics in the United States who can say all kinds of things about me, I actually think that that makes our democracy stronger and it makes me a better leader because it forces me to hear opinions that I don’t want to hear.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/president-obama-tells-chinese-students-unrestricted-internet-access-makes-the-us-stronger-free-speec.html
This is coming from “a better leader” who unleashes SEIU thugs on Tea Party protesters, and has appointed communists in his cabinet with designs on censoring opposition to his (and their) Marxist agenda.
His tactics rival the Chinese government.