Posted on 01/12/2015 12:10:10 PM PST by Bratch
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After sitting out the #HandsUpDontShoot and #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations, Obama and Holder were not going to be caught on camera attending a #JeSuisCharlie rally in Paris, no matter how many other world leaders were going to be there in solidarity with the French people, with the Jewish people, or with freedom of expression in general.
When they returned, the backlash from their political base would have been too overwhelming: for distant strangers, but not for us?
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Not always. Remember his antics at Mandela's funeral, which was important enough for him to attend?
Maybe that's it....Michelle wasn't going to let him go anywhere near that attractive Danish leader he was so fond of at Mandela's funeral.
It a hypothesis
This is the same Obama who spoke in front of the UN and said there would be “Consequences” to those who dare insult the Prophet Mohammed..so there ya go, Obama celebrated these attacks. When the cartoon first came out his hired goons all slammed the cartoon, saying it was insensitive to Muslims..of course he wouldn’t go, he was too busy doing cartwheels celebrating the murders of these cartoonists and the Jews killed at the Kosher market..meanwhile, Obama is hosting the San Antonio Spurs today, gotta love priorities
I don’t think Obama should have been there but Eric Holder or John Kerry should have been out there. Eric Holder is what shocks me the most— he was THERE and didn’t participate.
Because he can cuddle with Reggie, and play “Who Has the Tightest End” game.
EEEWWW YIKES
It might be interesting to know what WithHolder was actually up to when the parade was going on....
This should have been a Biden job. That’s what VPs do in the USA.
Wrong. He doesn't go ANYPLACE where he is NOT the center of attention. Him going to France for the march simply would've been the right thing to do and most FReepers would've been supportive of America's presence in the most official way.
I watched football, too. Going to Paris didn't even cross my mind. Didn't even know that there was a "thing" to go to.
I wish BO would watch more football, and leave us the hell alone. THAT, would be an eminently good solution, IMO.
He favors “cool” over intellect.
Most VP’s but Biden is pretty special and perhaps not the best person to have out there for sensitive situations.
"Stand Up, Chuck!"
LOL! Now my stomach hurts from laughing. A++
Give the poor guy a break. He just got back from a three week all expenses paid vacation in Hawaii with the missus and the kids. He hasn’t even had a chance to unpack his golf clubs yet.
Besides, who wants to go to France in January? He will probably fit in a trip this spring or summer when the weather is good for golfing.
Je suis poseur!
Well, since Val Jarrett runs the nation, it is a fair bet that L4B is already out of the loop euphemistically known as ‘leadership’.
It's more: Proceeding. As. Planned.
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction. - Barack Obama
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