"i recommend presidential candidates, including candidate mention (romney), @ least 2 things," medvedev told russian reporters on sidelines of nuclear security conference in seoul.
"that use head , consult reason when formulate positions, , check time - 2012, not mid-1970s," said outgoing russian president in comments broadcast on state television.
medvedev said romney's quip "smelled of hollywood" because typecast moscow washington's main enemy cold war era in popular spy movie thrillers of time.
"as ideological cliches, nervous when 1 side or other starts using phrases such 'enemy number one' , on," medvedev said.
romney had roundly criticised obama on monday getting caught open mike making controversial promise medvedev missile defence.
obama appeared suggest @ seoul meeting ready make concession on issue if wins november presidential election.
romney told cnn in transcript released station obama should understand "russia not friendly character on world stage" because has old ties governments of syria , iran.
russia "is without question our number 1 geopolitical foe," romney said.
unusual world leaders involved in foreign state's elections , foreign ministry moved make light of romney's "emotional statement."
romney's biting quip dictated "by particular demands of political battle," ministry spokesman alexander lukashevich said.
comment became number 1 topic on russian news sites , subject of angry whispers in kremlin-controlled state duma lower house of parliament.
republicans "simply not want understand united states not whole universe," duma's foreign affairs committee chief alexei pushkov wrote on ruling united russia party website.
"it seems despite suffering political defeats in iraq , suffer 1 in afghanistan, , despite losing last presidential elections, republicans have not learned thing," close kremlin ally said.
russian lawmakers - memories still fresh of diplomatic battles waged in ronald reagan era , more friendly ties enjoyed under bill clinton in 1990s - take partisan approach politics.
analysts in moscow believe russian president-elect vladimir putin have better chance of establishing close relations obama romney.
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