There has been some criticism of the president for missing opportunities to meet with world leaders, but not missing opportunities to appear on popular talk shows. The most recent instance was Tuesday when he and the first lady appeared on ABC’s “The View.”
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said he thought that President Barack Obama may have made a “misstep” by choosing the ladies of "The View" instead of the traditional meetings with world leaders in town for the United Nations' Convention.
“I do think there is potentially a missed opportunity this week for the President of the United States to meet with world leaders,” Blitzer reportedly said.
Others have been far more critical, calling it a lack of leadership at a time when leadership from the United States is sorely needed. The New York Post reports that House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) called Obama’s decision to go on “The View” as a “lack of willingness to lead in times of trouble.”
While the Obamas were chatting with the ladies of “The View,” White House spokesman Jay Carney was grilled by reporters as to why the president chose not to include meetings with world leaders on his schedule. Carney said the president has had extensive telephone conversations with leaders where there has been unrest of late.
So what do you think? Was skipping meetings with world leaders yet finding time for a taping of “The View" a misstep by the president, or are telephone conversations with world leaders all that is necessary?
I get a feeling that I could have a field day going through your posts. We certainly can't ignore paranoid David, from the same thread as his comments on feminism: "The revolution is coming.It's closer than you think. Arm yourselves well. The enemy could be your neighbor." You exemplify why people look down their noses at the extreme right wing of this nation. But I don't have time to really take this any further to keep delving into the depth of your ignorance.
And I never suggested women should only be housewives. But I do believe they should raise their own children or wait until they can before having them. Oh, and the revolution is coming. I'm a prognosticator!
So no consideration that the father should have the same responsibility to raise them? Now I am starting to believe that you may at least be retired, because you sound like you must be 100 years old.
Who is O'Reilly? I listen to 60's on 6 on XM radio. The TV on my boat gets limited reception. And I only watch ballgames at the sports bar. I am retired. I'm 55.
I used to do a lot of research on interpersonal communication through the internet and so far you had played out the classic case of fantasizing an identity. I had copied the communication so far and sent it off to a friend, including my exaggerated bait of calling you 100 years old. The bet was that you would come back with a reasonably believable, rounded to a 5 or 0, early retirement age. Ages that end with 5 are pseudo benchmark ages, especially when discussing social issues like retirement. But thanks for playing along and thanks for the lunch!
I really almost want to take your comments as a joke because they are so strung out and far fetched. I mean, honestly how can you say that the only people that support President Obama are terrorist? Is it because a U.S. led air strike on Libya brought detriment to their plan there? Or was in in fact the mass amounts of money that the United States rushes to other countries in the form of cash and munitions to fend off these militant groups? I'm pretty damned sure that these extremist aren't thanking the United States for making their cause harder to reach. That comment was obviously null and has no backing at all. And to tell you the truth it does. Oth g but make you look like a narrow minded, wrong side of the track, Hebron attending bigot that's idea of being cultured is ordering the "south west omelet" at the waffle house. Leave the couch, turn off the television and actually become educated before you throw out horrid statements lke you just did because this doesn't accomplish anything but prove the mullet haveing, snake skin rocking stereotype that the rest of the free world places on us. And you can say all you want about me and my service. I know what I've done, and I know what I've saw. I was running missions out of camp taji Iraq in Baghdad and FOB delta in Al Kut Iraq from 2009-2010 and then went on to run missions all along the airborne valley in the eastern providence of Afghanistan from 2011- June of this current year. (cont below)
The President has been in office for almost 4 years. Governor Romney has been running for president for almost 7 years, if you consider he was a prominent challenger to Senator McCain in the 2008 election. If you are trying to sway undecided, low-information voters where will you make the most impact? Speaking with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohamed Morsi or speaking with Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg?
His campaign has made a point to criticize the President's handling of foreign policy and it might have made him seem more Presidential. I think it might have been an effective contrast to how the President ignored the gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly. Still, 40 or so days before the election it may be that the Romney campaign felt that undecided, low-information voters wouldn't pay attention and the time was better spent in Virginia/Ohio/Florida/Wisconsin.
I did a little more digging through on your posts and have to admit that there is too much consistency of your posting of experiences to say that this education was made up. But likewise, there is a consistency in a lot of ignorance on social issues, as well. Some really odd antiquated views on people (women, especially) that shows a rather primitive perspective from somebody who could attain the level of education that you appear to have. I am similarly advantaged in this society with degrees and accomplishments and you have to admit that even in the deep South, that this type of ideological thinking starts to thin out (almost like climbing above the tree line) as you go up the ladder of enlightenment. So what do you think of your old Duke stomping ground swinging Blue: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444549204578022813911439502.html
And for fun, here is the SNL skit on low information voters: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/undecided-voter/1418227
There was at least one leader's request that was bypassed and while I don't have access to the President's travel arrangements to post them, the View appearance was frivolous considering the options. But it probably seemed like a better choice for the President so he could get back to Russia on that matter that will be easier to address in his second term... remember?
Someone should have let President Kennedy know that a few years back. Gee I thought the Sec of State was there to ASSIST the President in his administration's execution of HIS policy on OUR behalf... In other cultures around the world, "assistants" are routinely discounted. But now that I know the President doesn't need to waste time talking DIRECTLY face to face with leaders, lets ground Air-force One.
WE are damned if he does and damned if he does not.
These are both biased sources.Try reading the New York Times and watching MSNBC for balance and other view points.