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Should Obama Have Attended Je Suis Charlie March?

Should Obama Have Attended Je Suis Charlie March?

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Ockham said:
First it was outside... no I can't see that happening. VP, Sec. of State, absolutely. Sending Holder was ok since Holder wasn't there to march, he was there for other reasons. Having Holder march with the rest of that group would have been more insulting, so I'm glad Holder skipped it. That the VP or Sec. of State wasn't there - also insulting and begs questions that do not have answers.
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I agree Holder would have been a bad choice.
 
ModerateGOP said:
Pretty Straightforward question. Do you think he should have and you can discuss why you think he didn't below explaining your answer.
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I voted 'yes' in the poll, but I am not speaking of Obama himself. I think a senior official in his administration should have gone, not Obama himself. As another poster mentioned earlier, it's a pretty big security issue.
 
The obvious response to the "should he have attended" question rests in his day planner. Did a round of golf scheduled? A fund raiser? Look...those things cant just get moved around you know. They are scheduled out days and sometimes even weeks in advance.

Obama...no...probably not. Sec of State? Absolutely.
 
VanceMack said:
The obvious response to the "should he have attended" question rests in his day planner. Did a round of golf scheduled? A fund raiser? Look...those things cant just get moved around you know. They are scheduled out days and sometimes even weeks in advance.

Obama...no...probably not. Sec of State? Absolutely.
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yeah....i guess his priorities are key

the putting green practice is a big issue if he wants to get his scores down
 
countryboy said:
I agree, however, he should have at least sent a high level official. Don't you think? What's up with that?
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He should have sent some high profile person, yes.

Maybe Joe Biden.... but who knows what he might have said.
 
gdgyva said:
yeah....i guess his priorities are key

the putting green practice is a big issue if he wants to get his scores down
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That part was a joke.

And fix your formatting already. Reading your posts is like reading blog haiku.
 
VanceMack said:
Obama...no...probably not. Sec of State? Absolutely.
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Don't we have Vice Presidents for a reason? Why not Biden?

Still comes back to - who cares? Why make a big deal over it? It's not even worth a small deal.

Certainly won't change anything.
 
Dittohead not! said:
He should have sent some high profile person, yes.

Maybe Joe Biden.... but who knows what he might have said.
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It's always a roll of the dice with JoJo, but he could've sent Kerry.
 
Dragonfly said:
Don't we have Vice Presidents for a reason? Why not Biden?

Still comes back to - who cares? Why make a big deal over it? It's not even worth a small deal.

Certainly won't change anything.
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"Why not Biden?"

Come on...do you really have to ask?
 
Virtually every leader who did attend is oppressing journalists at home, to a greater or lesser degree. The world leaders' presence was an exercise in cynicism. Maybe better not to go.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Virtually every leader who did attend is oppressing journalists at home, to a greater or lesser degree. The world leaders' presence was an exercise in cynicism. Maybe better not to go.
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Well, if what you wrote is true, the President would certainly have been in good company. I think the answer may be in the purpose of the march. If it was to join in a show of solidarity that people aren't going to be intimidated, there is some argument he missed an opportunity. If the march was about free speech, there was no purpose in going, since it would have been a bit hypocritical to do so.
 
americanwoman said:
Did you fly to Paris to march or are you able to 'be Charlie' without actually marching?
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The funny thing about facebook social activism is that against all rationality it somehow accomplishes being even more meaningless than the "these colors don't run" bumper stickers people bought ("made in China!") after 9/11. Changing your Facebook status to "Je suis Charlie" requires marginally less personal investment than a short and sudden fart.
 
Dragonfly said:
He's the VP. Like it or not.
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He's like the crazy uncle that you dread standing up to speak at family get togethers. No...they should have sent the Secretary of State. I would have been OK with Biden going I guess, but that point is moot.
 
americanwoman said:
Did you fly to Paris to march or are you able to 'be Charlie' without actually marching?
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He's being Charlie from the safety of his computer. Can't you understand how valuable that is to the cause, woman!?!?
 
Really off topic but we were watching the news this weekend and my daughter asked if "Broccoli Obama" was really our president. When I laughed and told her that wasn't really his name, she asked if anyone ever said something bad like that about him before and I told her "Honey, don't worry he's been called much worse". :mrgreen:
 
In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't make any difference who was there for the rally. But just like any kind of pep rally or show of solidarity, a march like the one in Paris does have an emotional impact and does promote a unified statement of what is and what is not acceptable or tolerable in the world. So when I saw that photo of all those national leaders arm in arm, I wished America had been represented there.
 
AlbqOwl said:
In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't make any difference who was there for the rally. But just like any kind of pep rally or show of solidarity, a march like the one in Paris does have an emotional impact and does promote a unified statement of what is and what is not acceptable or tolerable in the world. So when I saw that photo of all those national leaders arm in arm, I wished America had been represented there.
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While not a significant, long-lasting issue, I can agree it was a missed opportunity.
 
ModerateGOP said:
Pretty Straightforward question. Do you think he should have and you can discuss why you think he didn't below explaining your answer.
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Mornin MGOP. :2wave: I have mixed thoughts about this. Like some have mentioned, being the Leader of the Free World. One would think he would appear with all those Leaders that showed up. I do think he should have at the very least had Kerry show up. Biden would have been a little better and more of acknowledgement. This would have been the better move to make than just have the US Ambassador attend.

But, here we have all the Leaders of the West. All in one place and at one time. Now I am sure all have their security there to, and the French with all kinds of Policy and security out and about.

Yet all it would have taken.....is one incident with a bomb, or a sniper and we could have been without these Leaders. And if that would have happened. We would still Have one Leader left. To take up the call and do what needs to be done.
 
MMC said:
Mornin MGOP. :2wave: I have mixed thoughts about this. Like some have mentioned, being the Leader of the Free World. One would think he would appear with all those Leaders that showed up. I do think he should have at the very least had Kerry show up. Biden would have been a little better and more of acknowledgement. This would have been the better move to make than just have the US Ambassador attend.

But, here we have all the Leaders of the West. All in one place and at one time. Now I am sure all have their security there to, and the French with all kinds of Policy and security out and about.

Yet all it would have taken.....is one incident with a bomb, or a sniper and we could have been without these Leaders. And if that would have happened. We would still Have one Leader left. To take up the call and do what needs to be done.
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Good pictures. I really think Obama's administration would have said something if there was a security concern. They are now just doing a poor job defending that it was a good idea to send the Ambassador. There obviously wasn't a threat. I'm not sure how...But no one was targeted at the march as far as they are willing to tell us.
 
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