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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBUSTED! The world leaders did not "march" in Paris.
Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2015, 01:10 PM - Edit history (12)
They stood around for a photo-op, all tight shots, and then fled with their security details as soon as the great unwashed arrived.
Show me the beef.
Google "world leaders in Paris", what do you get?
https://www.google.ca/#q=world+leaders+in+paris&tbm=vid
Where is the beef?
Stop surrendering meekly to the shameful propaganda.
Please.
Awkward One Block March of the Penguins and their Security Penguins
(Photo credit: AP/Reuters and The Old World Order)
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Same "Unity March with the People".
(Photo credit: The New World Order)
Headline: Paris march: TV wide shots reveal a different perspective on world leaders at largest demonstration in Frances history
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-march-tv-wide-shots-reveal-a-different-perspective-on-world-leaders-at-largest-demonstration-in-frances-history-9972895.html
"But while the image of Francois Hollande, David Cameron, Angela Merkel and others linking arms was hailed in a New York Times editorial as showing unity in outrage, the display has not been without its own controversies.
Never mind those who did attend the US President Barack Obama let the world down by failing to make the journey to France, according to the front page of the New York Daily News.
Now, a different perspective on the leaders portion of the march has emerged in the form of a wide shot displayed on French TV news reports.
It shows that the front line of leaders was followed by just over a dozen rows other dignitaries and officials after which there was a large security presence maintaining a significant gap with the throngs of other marchers.
The measure was presumably taken for security reasons but political commentators have suggested that it raises doubts as to whether the leaders were really part of the march at all.The measure was presumably taken for security reasons but political commentators have suggested that it raises doubts as to whether the leaders were really part of the march at all."
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The FTs Middle East correspondent Borzou Daragahi commented: Seems world leaders didnt lead Charlie Hebdo marchers in Paris but conducted photo op on empty, guarded street.
Ian Bremmer, a US political scientist and founder of the Eurasia Group, said: All those world leaders: Not exactly at the Paris rallies. Another US commentator, Gerry Hassan, called the leaders contribution pseudo-solidarity.
To show their commitment to free speech MT @mattsteinglassThey should have banned press from showing the full photo
This is what pseudo-solidarity looks like. World leaders marching in #Paris not actually on protest but photo opp. pic.twitter.com/Sz1k0uvGo9
My favorite:
"But amid all the criticism, student Axel Fougner effectively represented the views of many on social media by writing today: Hypocritical world leaders showing up in Paris does not in any way reduce the sincerity of the millions who marched for #jesuischarlie.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Why did Obama go to Paris for a photo-op? He did not attend any rally and is now pretending he did?
Blanks
(4,835 posts)The ONLY thing that would have upset him more is the story that would've come out had he gone.
There is not a correct Obama action as far as he is concerned. It seems there was a story out not too long ago where the press was upset when he DID go somewhere that they didn't deem worth his time.
Since when do they get to decide his agenda.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)And they would suddenly go back to hating France.
Retrograde
(10,165 posts)and if Michelle had gone with him it would be even worse.
So, are we now going to see world leaders rallying every time there's a terrorist attack somewhere?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)what is going on with the American mass media these days, it is everywhere.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)They would say "so, now she thinks she's a world leader too."
Yeah, it's damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)to let the massive and historical turnout of anonymous French men, women and children be the focus.
All races, religions, creeds, nationalities and political persuasions were represented in that huge
throng--it was their time to be in the spotlight and speak through their staggering numbers. (1.5 million in Paris alone, and 3.7 million all over France, in every burg of any size).
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)transparent display of disrespect.
Get Hebdo on this, exposing hypocrisy is their speciality.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)1 million issues strong. I expect them to give no quarter. They will insult all and sundry, as it should be.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Will the mass media carry those, because they will pretty much have to?
Better triple that print run. This is going to be fun beyond imagining.
former9thward
(32,097 posts)Too bad they can't be as "wise" as our leaders. Would you have made your post if Obama had gone? Nope.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)of the tiny band of scared and isolated "leaders" (whether Obama had been among them or not), hypocritically huddling for their photo op and then dispersing immediately.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)LordGlenconner
(1,348 posts)Here, and elsewhere. It couldn't be any more transparent. This "controversy" is just another opportunity to make their loins tingle by getting their shots in.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Bashed from the right and the left.
Same shit, different day.
Sid
former9thward
(32,097 posts)The "wise" ones stayed away. Got it ...
jeff47
(26,549 posts)And they showed up to lie about their position on freedom of the press. (Hi Mr. Cameron!)
former9thward
(32,097 posts)Obama Spokesman Says U.S. Should Have Sent High Profile Representative to March
WASHINGTON The White House, facing a barrage of criticism for President Obamas decision not to attend Sundays peace march in Paris, said on Monday that an American official with a higher profile should have been on hand for the show of solidarity.
Its fair to say that we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there, Josh Earnest, the White House spokesman, said at his daily briefing with reporters at the White House.
Asked his response to critics who say a person with more prominence than the United States ambassador to France should have attended, he said: We agree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/us/politics/obama-is-faulted-for-not-attending-rally-in-paris.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1
jeff47
(26,549 posts)Canada sent a minor official. Mexico's president was not there. Japan's PM was not there. No president from South America was there. Australia's PM was not there. And so on.
As for the press conference, it demonstrates a problem Democrats have. We assume all criticism is rational and respond as such. Sometimes they're just out to make us look bad. The same people saying "Obama should have gone" would have complained had he gone. The goal was to complain. The actual complaint doesn't matter.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)would have praised him if he had gone. I guess it goes both ways.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)WASHINGTON The White House, facing a barrage of criticism for President Obamas decision not to attend Sundays peace march in Paris, said on Monday that an American official with a higher profile should have been on hand for the show of solidarity.
Its fair to say that we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there, Josh Earnest, the White House spokesman, said at his daily briefing with reporters at the White House.
Asked his response to critics who say a person with more prominence than the United States ambassador to France should have attended, he said: We agree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/us/politics/obama-is-faulted-for-not-attending-rally-in-paris.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1
Or do you think Obama was wrong in saying a higher rep should have gone?
tabasco
(22,974 posts)But we know where you're coming from, don't we, former9thward?
former9thward
(32,097 posts)I'm sure the next time the White House does a photo-op at a disaster site you will be right there posting.
former9thward
(32,097 posts)WASHINGTON The White House, facing a barrage of criticism for President Obamas decision not to attend Sundays peace march in Paris, said on Monday that an American official with a higher profile should have been on hand for the show of solidarity.
Its fair to say that we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there, Josh Earnest, the White House spokesman, said at his daily briefing with reporters at the White House.
Asked his response to critics who say a person with more prominence than the United States ambassador to France should have attended, he said: We agree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/us/politics/obama-is-faulted-for-not-attending-rally-in-paris.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1
tabasco
(22,974 posts)But they didn't get caught fake marching like the other dummies. LOL!!!
former9thward
(32,097 posts)We in the US have all the smarts... Got it....
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)but I will take your word for it. Sounds nasty.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)See post #72 and 120, please?...although that is not what this thread is about, but it explains a bit more.
Choose to ignore the evidence and the logical conclusions...free thought....
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)malaise
(269,219 posts)right
uhnope
(6,419 posts)The world leaders were there for important, symbolic reasons. Symbols are of vital importance in these matters.
can't believe people would Rec this. god what a waste of brain
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....the expected "anti-Obama" factions in the media AND here.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)with the people of France, why the hell didn't they actually take part in the march? Their cowardice was manifest.
Why didn't they bravely march at the head of the cortege? Instead, they showed up for a 10-minute photo op and then scuttled back to their respective embassies to wax eloquent about "la liberté d'expression", when many of them govern countries that suppress any such thing.
As one of the surviving Charlie editors said: "I vomit on your hypocritical solidarity!" Thank God for the common French people who came out 4 million strong to say "NOT AFRAID!" and "NON, à la barbarie !" (No to barbarity!)
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)to do so would derail their blame Obama meme they are setting up to cover for their absurdly non-factual shenanigans and even more absurdly absurd 9%! job approval GOP Congress.
Talk about fucking anything but that.
uhnope
(6,419 posts)A world leader cancels her regular schedule at the last minute to fly to Paris and be there at this important time--and whiners are angry she didn't march for the whole 12 hours?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)uppityperson
(115,681 posts)Except in a guarded side street where they were unobserved by any of those affected but got some good photos.
"A world leader cancels her regular schedule at the last minute to fly to Paris and be there at this important time" to stand in a guarded side street, walk 20 feet and disperse? Wow, what an Important Time!!!!111
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2015, 04:43 PM - Edit history (1)
And some media in America are amplifying the lie:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/solidarity-hypocrisy-in-march-on-the-streets-of-paris-2015-01-12?dist=countdown
"Millions took to the streets of Paris to rally against the extremists and in support of free speech, with high-profile global leaders marching arm-in-arm amid the massive crowd. A city rattled by bloodshed, gunfire and death in recent days transformed into a symbol of inspired solidarity.
But to some, the goodwill was couched in hypocrisy.
Reporters Without Borders, a nonprofit crusader for free speech, accused predators of press freedom of coming to Paris to advance their own agendas.
We must demonstrate our solidarity with Charlie Hebdo without forgetting all the worlds other Charlies, the groups secretary-general Christophe Deloire said. It would be unacceptable if representatives of countries that silence journalists were to take advantage of the current outpouring of emotion to try to improve their international image and then continue their repressive policies when they return home.
Specifically, Reporters Without Borders said it was appalled by the presence of leaders from countries like Egypt, Russia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates, all of which score woefully low on the RWBs press freedom index.
They werent the only ones criticizing the lineup in Paris. Daniel Wickham, the co-president of the London School for Economics Middle East Society, per his profile, garnered plenty of virtual attention when he went on this Twitter rant. Heres his full rundown."
Does anyone see the leaders "amid" the massive crowd?
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There are one massive lie and one massive hypocrisy at play.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)To prevent teabaggers from calling him a terrorist sympathize?
Hell, those world leaders showed up just to show up and when they go back to work it will be business as usual.
Business as usual.
And this will happen over and over.
And the war machine will crank on and on.
And the people who profit from this will grow richer and more powerful.
I'm glad Obama didn't go there.
kairos12
(12,882 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,264 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)Why go over there for a "PhotoOp"... Seeing this view makes it kind of embarrassing. As bad as the attacks were and the loss of life...it was not "9/11" that they needed to stage something like that and then have it exposed for not being what the MS/International Media showed.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)I know!
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)While I still see the bystanders as being particularly innocent, I now see them all as victims.
Not just the twelve, but the shooters as well. All are victims caught up in a global game that's using all of them to some evil end.
The shooters are murderers, make no mistake, but they are victims as well, pawns, brainwashed stooges, as are many in the Middle East and the West who fall for all this brainwashing.
So my heart goes out to everyone, none of this was justifiable.
It's bullshit to suggest that I ever said it was, you know I never did.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)And yes, my fine friend, you assigned lesser status to the nine murdered who did not meet your stringent criteria for innocence.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)I can't believe I have to explain differences in the meanings of common sixth grade words.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)But when we have to suffer the odd, perverse value systems of some, we need them explained once in a while.
Fortunately, your position can be summarized in English fairly succinctly: you believe that the nine sort of had it coming.
I say 'sort of' because your ethos seems to have a great deal of grey area, which, I imagine, is exactly your point. You will
decide who is guilty, who is innocent, and what is just based on criteria of your own design.
So thank heavens we are on a message board and you are not in a position to make actual decisions.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)"The shooters are murderers, make no mistake, but they are victims as well, pawns, brainwashed stooges, as are many in the Middle East and the West who fall for all this brainwashing."
zeemike
(18,998 posts)But what is never said that behind every stage is a director and a play wright.
But we have seen the play before.
YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)I think they were showing a united front--that the civilized world is no longer going to tolerate senseless violence. It was a great message, and yeah, it would have been nice if there had been an American presence showing solidarity with them. Not necessarily the Prez, but the VP, or Secretary Kerry.
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)Do you think France doubts that America stands in "solidarity with them"?
I think it was more important to show the presence of leaders of majority - Muslim nations in that front line. The point was to show this is a fight by the world against violent extremists, rather than a fight between the US and Islam, as the extremists would like to portray it.
karynnj
(59,507 posts)He was India yesterday and Pakistan today --- working hard. I suspect that he scheduled being in DC -- he would have been in France. I seriously think that the media and even DU is more concerned that he, Obama and Biden were not there than the people in France.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)Those of different Faiths, Creeds and Ethnic Origins who showed up in the Hundreds of Thousands/ Millions to show that they were standing together against those having legitimate grievances with targeted violence against random innocents ACTING OUT IN VIOLENCE against Cartoonists, Satirical Writers and Freedom of the Press and Speech.
The "Solidarity Photo Op" unfortunately moved the focus from "THE PEOPLE's SOLIDARITY" to the "Leaders who Locked Arms" in what was revealed as a "Photo Op March."
I wish the MARCH COVERAGE had focused on THE PEOPLE and their views and NOT the Political Parade of 40 Countries Leaders using the incident for Election/Re-election Advantages.
YarnAddict
(1,850 posts)--they were easily recognizable representatives of countries throughout the world. I think it was important to show that it wasn't just a "French thing." There were plenty of pix of the crowds, showing literally hundreds of thousands of people saying "no more!!" Having the leaders there showed that the world is united against terrorism.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)were not given Voice as WHY THEY were THERE.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Just me, but I do not want to awkwardly stumble for 30 seconds in a fake "rally amid the people" with any of those thugs who got no where near the actual rally.
Obama appears to be of the same view.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Would you want to walk arm in arm with them in a fake photo-op?
jeff47
(26,549 posts)Leith
(7,813 posts)Every official government attendee name I can find came from Europe or the greater Mediterranian area. No Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, no Japanese PM Abe, no Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, or Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Now we find out that it was little more than a staged photo-op away from the actually rally. Thanks the FSM for this smilie:
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)They just had a similar attack in Sydney....
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)They sent their security chief to meet with ours (Holder) there that day to actually DO something to stop these attacks, rather than mugging for the camera with party crasher Netanyahu.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)And for me, it was more about the French people. I don't think the politicians needed to be there at all.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)proletariat.
The leaders were just wanting a slice of the PR pie, aided and abetted by their finally tuned respective propaganda machines. Look how fast all these desparate nations got together to manufacture a photo-op made to look like a march with the common man? And now comes the sales pitch. Birds of feather.
What is politics and media now if nothing more than a massive co-joined psych-op?
In your face, asshats.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)we should have shown some solidarity with those leaders
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)The spin-machine here will need to put in a little overtime and get creative.
no doubt they are up to the task
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)even if he couldn't DO anything, people howled. As they should have.
Not having at least Kerry there is similarly bad. Not fatal, just not all that good.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)markpkessinger
(8,409 posts). . . which lost 2000 people to a terrorist attack on Wednesday.
George II
(67,782 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,245 posts)KoKo
(84,711 posts)countryjake
(8,554 posts)Not a one of them can say, "Je Suis Charlie!"
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2015, 09:00 PM - Edit history (2)
Dont look for the president or vice president among the photos of 44 heads of state who locked arms and marched down Boulevard Voltaire in Paris. Nor did they join a companion march the French Embassy organized in Washington on Sunday afternoon, Politico writes.
First Read: If youre not a fan of President Obama and are looking to get outraged, heres your latest chance: Obama or Vice President Biden, or Secretary of State John Kerry didnt attend Sundays unity rally in Paris after the terrorist killings there White House officials tell us that that they werent aware of the rally until Friday, and for logistic and security purposes they couldnt have organized a trip that quickly. Whats more, Kerry was en route to his trip in India. Now U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris for meetings; in fact, he appeared on remote location for NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday. But he didn't attend the rally. National Journal's Ron Fournier puts it well: "America doesn't need to march its president in the streets of Paris to prove its resolve."
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http://politicalwire.com/2015/01/12/why-wasnt-obama-in-paris/
KoKo
(84,711 posts)So, how do you feel about those of us who agree with your statement in this thread....yet are Progressives for Change?
Let's get away from the "Pro-Obama" vs " Dems Questioning Obama and Dem/Third Way Politics"...as AGAINST OBAMA!
WE ARE NOT .......Against OBAMA... We want to hold him accountable....as we would with ANY PRESIDENT.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)my mistake. I neglected to link to the actual author's site. Sincere apologies for the screw up.
Why should I have bad thoughts about Progressives for Change?
Link to the original statement. Again, sorry about that...
http://politicalwire.com/2015/01/12/why-wasnt-obama-in-paris/
Cha
(297,812 posts)fadedrose
(10,044 posts)I guess he wasn't invited . . .
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Our secretary of state spoke well and in French on the day it happened. I was delighted we had someone who could do that. And that is enough for me.
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)There was a wall of security all around them. I think they "marched" all of one block, long enough to snap the picture. But under the circumstances, I can't imagine it happening any other way.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)they must have all realized that this staged event is not going to look all that good if someone finds out.
Historic NY
(37,454 posts)a photo opt.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)I doubt those with functional brains in nations that elected them want to see the carnage that could have been if they were in a crowd of millions.
All it would have taken was one armed 'freedom fighter' to take one or more of them out so they could descend into theocracy or just plain fascism.
The media, however, would be feasting on it with glee until they were taken out in the ensuing chaos.
MSM world wide is disgusting in it shallowness and desire to get attention for non-issues. This is one of them, and it's a fact of life.
But then, we can't expect them to be anything other than gossip mongers, celebrity promoters and rightwing shills. Not like there is any reason for them to start telling people information they need.
alarimer
(16,245 posts)Just a dumb photo-op stunt, by people who really despise freedom of the press and speech.
It was complete bullshit from the get-go.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Oh wait, not the point you were trying to make?
Spazito
(50,514 posts)One can find incidences of suppression of rights, speech or expression, in most of their countries, imo. It was hypocritical of them but what's new about that, nothing.
I applaud the French public for turning out, it should have been their day and not overshadowed by the politicians, imo.
malaise
(269,219 posts)I'm so glad Obama stayed home
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)they would focus on the victims of the tragedy and their families.
malaise
(269,219 posts)photo-op later - more egg in their fugging faces.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)It pissed off the right wingers.
That's a good thing!
Skittles
(153,226 posts)why did the White House say it was an error?
malaise
(269,219 posts)Have you noticed that no one is asking either the House or the Senate why they sent no one either? That would be very uncomfortable for the French fries hating ReTHUGs.
Skittles
(153,226 posts)that right there is some serious bullshit!!!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)(approximately the halfway point on the parade route), stood there for 5 minutes in a straggily straight line, advanced about 20 paces, waited for all the photo ops, and then dispersed.
Ont marché, mon cul ! Marched, my ass!
Mr.Bill
(24,334 posts)If Obama had gone, the wingnuts would be lighting up the internet with posts about how much taxpayer money was wasted flying him over there for a photo op.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Cosmocat
(14,575 posts)no fucking doubt, none.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)and a few so called "Progressive" will be negative so at this point in time President O and his administration needs to focus the crazy congress and their Supreme Court allies who "might" take away approx. 6-7 million healthcare coverage and other crap that will extremely hurt the "whats left of the middle class" and the "poor" alongwith the constant presence of Terrorism here in the US and other countries where US citizens resides.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)planes searching any empty ocean, coverage for days on end......
benz380
(534 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)This is a must! LOL!
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)9/11 was the first act...
OnlinePoker
(5,727 posts)Where the "crowds" cheering were managed and produced by the U.S. military and the media ate it up.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)I posted the same thing below.
Response to Fred Sanders (Original post)
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uhnope
(6,419 posts)why else would they Rec. this BS
freshwest
(53,661 posts)I don't always agree with him, but in his defense, he's not an Obama hater. I'm familiar with his record on DU and in the BOG. Too many people can post online without any analysis of the issue or the words above them. They go with what they think is going to appeal to the mob, even if it's fact free and pointlessly negative. Yes, the knee jerks are in every thread, but take a second to re-read the OP.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Bucky
(54,087 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Or do we have to wait for the upcoming new cartoons from Hebdo to point it out?
And who else to carry the water for the hair on fire brigade that Hair on Fire in Chief, Wolf Blitzer?
"I assume he (the Press Secretary) is going to be badgered by questions by the press?", Wolf asks as the invisible wires tug at his impassive mug.
I assume Wolf Blitzer has a pole up his ass inserted by Jeff Zucker.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)I think I'm going to have to give Obama credit for not wanting to be part of that.
Bucky
(54,087 posts)That diversity photoshop student from University of Wisconsin (as well as the US ambassador)
dilby
(2,273 posts)There would be absolutely no way to make sure they would have been safe for the entire march.
msongs
(67,462 posts)MaggieD
(7,393 posts)For the world to see our firm commitment against terrorism. We've spent trillions of dollars (out of the pockets of our taxes and our children's taxes) to demonstrate our commitment. No reason for Obama (or Biden) to fly to Paris for a stupid photo op.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)is perpetuating bald face lies in order to gin up fear and hate.
Except for "porridge" it was bacon.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Step back and look at the whole picture.
What exactly are the fucking media getting at, that Obama does not care? Isn't that a judgment call for the French to make, not the fucking idiot American PR firm known as the mass media?
countryjake
(8,554 posts)which is this:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2905307/One-million-people-prepare-march-Paris-terror-attacks.html
Almost four million people said "Je Suis Charlie" in the streets of Paris yesterday. And what is our MSM talking about?
There are people right here at DU who have been claiming that even the "Liberal" media such as MSNBC and CNN (ROTFLMAO!) are questioning the lack of representation by the USA in that hypocritical photo-op. You can't get any more blatant than that.
Josh Earnest made a good point at the White House Press Briefing this morning when he butted into the Reuters' correspondent's question about "plenty of criticism" with his own question, "Criticism from who?" and then, "Anybody that comes to mind?"...Steve Holland's answer was people like Ted Cruz, Jake Tapper, Marco Rubio and other Republicans. The name of Marco Rubio rose up immediately from other correspondents, too, after Josh asked if anybody came to mind.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)are the "leaders" in that throng?
They were dining on fois gras and toasting their media deception before anyone even had showed up.
countryjake
(8,554 posts)I've been wasting my breath all afternoon trying to counter "the criticism" but after reading down just a bit on the responses here, I've just found this:
Nothing more needs to be said.
I've got plenty of my own disagreements on this administration's various policies, but for them not to wish to stand and drip with the hypocrisy of that motley crew is the best stance they could have taken, as far as I'm concerned.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)not say that, so we have to for him.
Marched with or "amid" (the new word coined to deflect the truth) the French? Like hell they did, not too many would want to anyway. No wonder they had to pretend they did.
Cha
(297,812 posts)http://thedailybanter.com/2015/01/desperate-freedom-fries-conservatives-attack-obama-marching-france/
Dr. Ramy Abdu @RamAbdu
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The man who killed 17 journalists & +500 children in #Gaza last year is marching against terror in #Paris
7:44 AM - 11 Jan 2015 3,038 Retweets 875 favorites
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/01/12/rise-and-shine-989/#comments
You're funny, Fred.. "where's the beef?!"
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Now That These Leaders Are Done Pretending to March, They Should Pass Legislation Protecting Satire
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/01/now-leaders-done-pretending-march-theyll-pass-legislation-protecting-satire/#mg20RKFRUCTVPvM3
Those World Leaders Who Were at the Paris Demonstration? They Werent Actually at the Paris Demonstration.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/44208_Those_World_Leaders_Who_Were_at_the_Paris_Demonstration_They_Werent_Actually_at_the_Paris_Demonstration.
"As American media goes into all-out concern troll mode because President Obama didnt join other world leaders at the demonstration in Paris, it should be pointed out that those world leaders werent actually at the demonstration either.
They were in a separate isolated area, under heavy security. This was a staged photo op, made to look like they joined the marchers spontaneously."
Cha
(297,812 posts)· 6h 6 hours ago
Fuck @CNN! The President's safety comes before your stupid BS. Get lost
Rita A @ritaag
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former US Secret Service agent jst said on MSNBC that
Secret Service wld nvr allow POTUS to attend an unplanned march in a foreign country
8:46 AM - 11 Jan 2015 105 Retweets 41 favorites
François Picard ✔ @FrancoisF24
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"I'm marching but I'm conscious of the confusion and hypocrisy of the situation."
6:11 AM - 11 Jan 2015 3,899 Retweets 2,111 favorites
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/01/11/chat-on-68/
Thank you for the link to Bob Cesca latest..
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2) Take a guess at how many of the nations represented by those leaders have statutes protecting satire as free speech? Not one. Indeed, theres only one western nation where satire is protected speech. Its the United States. Thanks to the Supreme Courts unanimous decision in Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, Americans cant be sued by other Americans for producing satire against public figures regardless of whether the satire describes Jerry Falwell having incestuous sex or whether Saturday Night Live lampoons the president. They can try to sue, but the suit will never see the
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)anyone willing to bash Obama, even as their own "journalists" do so, is going to be a wonder of deflection?
When is there a plane crash to cover incessantly when you really need one?
Beef in the media burger is no longer required, pink slime will do.
Marr
(20,317 posts)It is so gross to watch Democrats doing exactly what I'm so accustomed to seeing right-wingers do; instinctively smearing anyone and anything that casts their Dear Leader in an unfavorable light.
JI7
(89,279 posts)from people like wolf blitzer.
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)that Merkel looks as tho if two guys weren't holding her arms, she would run away. Her face has that deer in the headlights look.