Obama drew a lot of heat for not joining 40 other world leaders and millions of people for an anti-terrorism rally held in France this past Sunday.
No other high ranking official from our government attended, including Eric Holder, who happened to be in France at the time.
The White House now states that someone from Washington should have been there.
But we know the real why Obama didn’t attend..all these people, knowingly or not, were marching against him.
Earnest was asked by a reporter to address a rumor that Vice President Joe Biden was “sitting at home all weekend.” Earnest — forgetting his role as the chief dissembler for the Obama administration for a second — answered, “Yes, so was the president.”
I can understand why Vice President Biden didn’t attend; that episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was on where Jeannie has to get Major Nelson out of a pickle, and ol’ Joe hasn’t figured out how to work the DVR yet.
However, as president of one of the world’s oldest democracies, and the one most closely associated with freedom of speech, wouldn’t the president find himself somewhat obligated to attend one of the largest rallies every conducted in support of it?
The fact that other world leaders seemed to find time in their busy schedules to attend — including Mahmoud Abbas, for heaven’s sake! — shows that standing up to the specter of Islamic terrorism simply isn’t a priority for our president.
And this was after the White House had issued a statement saying that America was “ready to provide any possible assistance to France to help the country overcome the consequences of terrorist attacks in Paris.”
Yet when France asked for quite literally the least the White House could do — send the president or a senior dignitary to provide support in the struggle against Islamic terrorism — Obama voted “present.” Again.
Why dont you just say he was sitting on his face
I’m glad he didn’t attend… It costs the American tax payer way too much money for him to go anywhere!
I’ll tell ya – By lying, nonstop… from promising to televise the healthcare debates on CSPAN, to shovel ready jobs, to “you can keep your healthcare plan”, to “the stimulus will cut the deficit in half”, to IRS targeting, to Fast & Furious, to almost doubling the National Debt “all by his lonesome” with nothing to show for it…etc, etc.
It’s ok he’s black and is a card carrier so he can do what he wants
No surprise ! ! ! ! !
He is am embarrassment to our country!
Don’t Believe Anything on the NET ! Way to much SPIN from Both SIDES
Go to say what
I don’t blame him for not attending. He didn’t have a dog IN that fight.
Bobby, you must admit he’s one cool customer, I love the way he comes down the stairs from “Air Force One” smooth as silk, confident, he is not scared of any old white dudes, they don’t shake him a bit, and watch the state of the Union this Tuesday, he’s going to let them boys have it, President has the Veto pen, he is the most powerful man in the world, I love it, even though I am a Democratic I will not disrespect any of our Presidents, do I agree with all of the policies of the Republican Presidents? “No” I have more class than to bad mouth any of them, they were all elected by the people for the people, with that being said God bless and have a great day fellow American.